Lennox Lewis Record

Lennox Lewis was born in West Ham, London, England on September 2, 1965. He made his professional debut at the age of 23 years on June 27, 1989 against Al Malcolm. Lewis defeated Malcolm via 2nd round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.

Lewis got elevated as the WBC heavyweight champion at the age of 27 after 23 professional fights, and had his first world-title defense fight against Tony Tucker on May 8, 1993. He defeated Tucker via 12-round unanimous decision.

He then went on to successfully win the WBA, IBF, and The Ring heavyweight world titles as well — and undisputed at heavyweight.

Lewis' last fight was a 6th-round TKO victory over Vitali Klitschko at age 37, on June 21, 2003, in which he successfully defended his WBC and The Ring heavyweight championship.

Some of Lennox Lewis' best fights have been against Evander Holyfield (HOFer), Henry Akinwande, Hasim Rahman, Vitali Klitschko (HOFer), David Tua, Donovan Ruddock, and Mike Tyson (HOFer). For a complete list of Lewis' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Lennox Lewis".

Lewis has just 2 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Lennox Lewis Losses".