Nathan Cleverly was born in Caerphilly, Wales on February 17, 1987. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on July 23, 2005 against Ernie Smith. Cleverly defeated Smith via 4 round points decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Cleverly got elevated as the WBO light-heavyweight champion at the age of 24 after 22 professional fights, and had his first world-title defense fight against Aleksy Kuziemski on May 21, 2011. He stopped Kuziemski in the 4th of the 12-round fight.
He then went on to successfully win the WBA light-heavyweight world title as well.
Cleverly's last fight was a 5th-round TKO loss to Badou Jack at age 30, on August 26, 2017, in which he lost his WBA (Regular) light-heavyweight title.
Some of Nathan Cleverly's best fights have been against Jürgen Brähmer, Tony Bellew, Karo Murat, and Tommy Karpency. For a complete list of Cleverly's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Nathan Cleverly".
Cleverly has 4 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Nathan Cleverly Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
34 | Aug 26, 2017 | 30 | ![]() | loss | TKO 5 |
33 | Oct 01, 2016 | 29 | ![]() | win | RTD 6 |
32 | Oct 16, 2015 | 28 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
31 | May 30, 2015 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
30 | Nov 22, 2014 | 27 | ![]() | loss | SD 12 |
29 | Jul 12, 2014 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
28 | May 17, 2014 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
27 | Aug 17, 2013 | 26 | ![]() | loss | TKO 4 |
26 | Apr 20, 2013 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
25 | Nov 10, 2012 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
24 | Feb 25, 2012 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
23 | Oct 15, 2011 | 24 | ![]() | win | MD 12 |
22 | May 21, 2011 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
21 | Dec 11, 2010 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
20 | Sep 18, 2010 | 23 | ![]() | win | RTD 9 |
19 | Feb 13, 2010 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
18 | Oct 09, 2009 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
17 | Jul 18, 2009 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
16 | May 22, 2009 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
15 | Feb 13, 2009 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
14 | Dec 12, 2008 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
13 | Oct 10, 2008 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
12 | Apr 19, 2008 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
11 | Nov 03, 2007 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
10 | Jul 21, 2007 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
9 | Apr 07, 2007 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
8 | Nov 18, 2006 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
7 | Oct 14, 2006 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
6 | Jul 08, 2006 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
5 | Jun 01, 2006 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
4 | Mar 04, 2006 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
3 | Dec 04, 2005 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
2 | Sep 10, 2005 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
1 | Jul 23, 2005 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |