SPORT & NOTE
Chad DAWSON

Male

"Bad"
Light Heavyweight, USA, New Haven, Connecticut
Born: July 13, 1982, Hartsville, South Carolina
Height 6ft 3in, mt 1,90
"southpaw"

as an amateur:
2000 Budapest, Hungary, World Jr Champs bronze medallist 75 kg
Wstpd 3 Beibut Shumenov (Kzk), w.o. Mohamed Akli Amari (Alg)
Semis: Lpts Sullivan Barrera (Cub) 11-21

No amateur results

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
2001
+ Aug. 18Steve Garrett Uncasville, ConnecticutTKO 2
+ Sept. 21Antonio Baker Cranston, Rhode IslandKO 1
+ Dec. 13James Orso Uncasville, ConnecticutKO 1
2002
+ Feb. 16Jerald Lowe Uncasville, ConnecticutTKO 1
+ Mar. 1Martin Desjardins Mashantucket, ConnecticutW 4
+ Apr. 27Chad Sawyer Uncasville, ConnecticutW 4
+ May 18Gary GrantUncasville, ConnecticutTKO 1
+ Aug. 3Faustino Gonzalez Mashantucket, ConnecticutW 6
+ Oct. 25John Romans William Mashantucket, ConnecticutTKO 4
2003
+ Feb. 1 Shannon Miller Uncasville, ConnecticutW 6
+ Mar. 21Earl Allen Mashantucket, ConnecticutTKO 3
+ May 2Earl Allen Ledyard, ConnecticutTKO 3
+ Aug. 1Brett Lally Hampton Beach, New HampshireTKO 4
+ Oct. 31Dumont Welliver Providence, Rhode IslandTKO 8
2004
* Mar. 27Aundalen Sloan Mashantucket, ConnecticutNC 6
+ Oct. 29 Darnell Wilson Mashantucket, ConnecticutW 10
(Won vacant WBC Youth Middleweight Title)
+ Dec. 10Carl Daniels Mashantucket, ConnecticutTKO 7
(Retained WBC Youth Middleweight Title)
2005
+ Apr. 1Efrain Garcia New Haven, ConnecticutTKO 4
(Retained WBC Youth Middleweight Title)
+ Aug. 6Ronald Boddie Tampa, FloridaTKO 3
+ Nov. 18Ian Gardner New Haven, ConnecticutTKO 11
(Won vacant NABO Super-Middleweight Title)
2006
+ Feb. 4Jason Naugler El Paso, TexasW 8
+ Mar. 4Jamie Hearn Manchester, EnglandTKO 3
+ June 2Eric Harding Santa Ynez, CaliforniaW 12
(Won vacant NABF Light-Heavyweight Title)
2007
+ Feb. 3Tomasz Adamek Kissimmee, FloridaW 12
(Won WBC Light-Heavyweight Title)
+ June 9 Jesus Ruiz Hartford, ConnecticutTKO 6
(Retained WBC Light-Heavyweight Title)
+ Sept. 29Epifanio Mendoza Sacramento, CaliforniaTKO 4
(Retained WBC Light-Heavyweight Title)
2008
+ Apr. 12Glen Johnson Tampa, FloridaW 12
(Retained WBC Light-Heavyweight Title)
+ Oct. 11Antonio Tarver Las Vegas, NevadaW 12
(Won IBF and IBO Light-Heavyweight Titles)
2009
+ May 9Antonio Tarver Las Vegas, NevadaW 12
(Retained IBF and IBO Light-Heavyweight Titles)
+ Nov. 7 Glen JohnsonHartford, ConnecticutW 12 UD
(Retained IBO and won vacant WBC interim Light-Heavyweight Titles)
2010
- Aug. 14 Jean PascalMontreal, CanadaTL 11 UD
(For WBC and lost IBO Light-Heavyweight Titles)
2011
+ May 21 Adrian DiaconuMontreal, CanadaW 12 UD
* Oct. 15 Bernard HopkinsLos Angeles, CaliforniaND 2 (2:48)
(For WBC Light-Heavyweight Title)
2012
+ Apr. 28 Bernard HopkinsAtlantic City, New JerseyW 12 MD
(Regained WBC Light-Heavyweight Title)
- Sept. 8 Andre WardOakland, CaliforniaTKO by 10 (2:45)
(For WBA Super Champion and WBC Super-Middleweight Titles)
2013
- June 8 Adonis StevensonMontreal, CanadaKO by 1 (1:16)
(Lost WBC Light Heavyweight Title)
2014
+ June 21 George BladesCarson, CaliforniaKO 1
2015
Inactive
2016
+ Apr. 16 Cornelius WhiteMashantucket, ConnecticutTKO 4

 

Summary

Total bouts: 38, Won: 33 (19 inside the limit), Lost: 3 (2 inside the limit), Draw: 0, NC: 2