Lennox Lewis
Career, Record, Stats
Lennox Lewis (The Lion) is a 59-year-old retired British professional boxer. He is a former heavyweight world champion with 5 world-title wins and 2 world-championship elevations. In a career spanning 13 years, 11 months, and 25 days, Lewis amassed a record of 41-2-1, which includes 32 wins via KO, 10 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2009.
Lennox Lewis' Boxing Career
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), Hasim Rahman, Vitali Klitschko (HOFer), David Tua, Donovan Ruddock, Mike Tyson (HOFer), and Tony Tucker. 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".
Lennox Lewis' Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
44 | Jun 21, 2003 | 37 | 
Vitali Klitschko 31 32-1 | win | TKO 6 |
43 | Jun 08, 2002 | 36 | 
Mike Tyson 35 49-3 | win | KO 8 |
42 | Nov 17, 2001 | 36 | 
Hasim Rahman 29 35-2 | win | KO 4 |
41 | Apr 22, 2001 | 35 |
Hasim Rahman 28 34-2 | loss | KO 5 |
40 | Nov 11, 2000 | 35 | 
David Tua 27 37-1 | win | UD 12 |
39 | Jul 15, 2000 | 34 | 
Francois Botha 31 40-2-1 | win | TKO 2 |
38 | Apr 29, 2000 | 34 | 
Michael Grant 27 31-0 | win | KO 2 |
37 | Nov 13, 1999 | 34 | 
Evander Holyfield 37 36-3-1 | win | UD 12 |
36 | Mar 13, 1999 | 33 |
Evander Holyfield 36 36-3 | draw | SD 12 |
35 | Sep 26, 1998 | 33 |  Željko Mavrović | win | UD 12 |
34 | Mar 28, 1998 | 32 | 
Shannon Briggs 26 30-1 | win | TKO 5 |
33 | Oct 04, 1997 | 32 | 
Andrew Golota 29 28-2 | win | KO 1 |
32 | Jul 12, 1997 | 31 | Henry Akinwande | win | DQ 5 |
31 | Feb 07, 1997 | 31 | 
Oliver McCall 31 28-6 | win | TKO 5 |
30 | May 10, 1996 | 30 | 
Ray Mercer 35 23-3-1 | win | MD 10 |
29 | Oct 07, 1995 | 30 | 
Tommy Morrison 26 45-2-1 | win | TKO 6 |
28 | Jul 02, 1995 | 29 | Justin Fortune | win | TKO 4 |
27 | May 13, 1995 | 29 | Lionel Butler | win | TKO 5 |
26 | Sep 24, 1994 | 29 |
Oliver McCall 29 24-5 | loss | TKO 2 |
25 | May 06, 1994 | 28 | Phil Jackson | win | TKO 8 |
24 | Oct 01, 1993 | 28 | 
Frank Bruno 31 36-3 | win | TKO 7 |
23 | May 08, 1993 | 27 | 
Tony Tucker 34 48-1 | win | UD 12 |
22 | Oct 31, 1992 | 27 | 
Donovan Ruddock 28 27-3-1 | win | TKO 2 |
21 | Aug 11, 1992 | 26 | Mike Dixon | win | TKO 4 |
20 | Apr 30, 1992 | 26 | Derek Williams | win | TKO 3 |
19 | Feb 01, 1992 | 26 | Levi Billups | win | UD 10 |
18 | Nov 23, 1991 | 26 | 
Tyrell Biggs 30 19-4 | win | TKO 3 |
17 | Sep 30, 1991 | 26 | Glenn McCrory | win | KO 2 |
16 | Jul 12, 1991 | 25 | 
Mike Weaver 40 35-15-1 | win | KO 6 |
15 | Mar 06, 1991 | 25 | 
Gary Mason 28 35-0 | win | TKO 7 |
14 | Oct 31, 1990 | 25 | Jean-Maurice Chanet | win | TKO 6 |
13 | Jul 11, 1990 | 24 | Mike Acey | win | KO 2 |
12 | Jun 27, 1990 | 24 | 
Ossie Ocasio 34 22-9-1 | win | UD 8 |
11 | May 20, 1990 | 24 | Dan Murphy | win | TKO 6 |
10 | May 09, 1990 | 24 | Jorge Dascola | win | KO 1 |
9 | Apr 14, 1990 | 24 | Michael Simuwelu | win | TKO 1 |
8 | Mar 22, 1990 | 24 | Calvin Jones | win | KO 1 |
7 | Jan 31, 1990 | 24 | Noel Quarless | win | TKO 2 |
6 | Dec 18, 1989 | 24 | Greg Gorrell | win | TKO 5 |
5 | Nov 05, 1989 | 24 | Melvin Epps | win | DQ 2 |
4 | Oct 10, 1989 | 24 | Steve Garber | win | KO 1 |
3 | Sep 25, 1989 | 24 | Andrew Gerrard | win | TKO 4 |
2 | Jul 21, 1989 | 23 | Bruce Johnson | win | TKO 2 |
1 | Jun 27, 1989 | 23 | Al Malcolm | win | KO 2 |