On September 27, 2014, a 32-year-old Tavoris Cloud (24-2, 19 KOs) and a 29-year-old Russian boxer Artur Beterbiev (5-0, 5 KOs) met in the ring in a light-heavyweight bout.
Cloud came in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 73% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 11 months and 30 days. Beterbiev was on a 5-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 5 days.
Artur Beterbiev stopped Tavoris Cloud via KO in the 2nd round. Beterbiev improves his record to 6-0 (6 KOs), while Cloud adds a loss to his record at 24-3.
On September 28, 2013, a 31-year-old Tavoris Cloud (24-1, 19 KOs) got a shot at the light-heavyweight WBC and The Ring title held by 36-year-old Canadian boxer Adonis Stevenson (21-1, 18 KOs).
Cloud came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 76% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 19 days. Stevenson was on a 8-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 20 days.
The challenger refused to continue the fight in the 7th round, and Adonis Stevenson is crowned the new light-heavyweight world champion. Stevenson improves his record to 22-1 (19 KOs), while Cloud adds a loss to his record at 24-2.
On March 9, 2013, the 31-year-old IBF light-heavyweight world champion, Tavoris Cloud (24-0, 19 KOs), faced a 48-year-old Bernard Hopkins (52-6-2, 32 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Cloud came in to the fight on a 24-fight win streak with a 79% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year and 19 days. Hopkins was on a -1-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 10 months and 9 days.
Bernard Hopkins defeated Tavoris Cloud via unanimous decision and wins the IBF title. Hopkins improves his record to 53-6-2, while Cloud adds a loss to his record at 24-1.