Record details

Lennox Lewis

"The Lion"

Heavyweight

Male

(Lennox Claudius Lewis)
Great Britain, Croydon, London, England
Born: 2 September 1965, West Ham, London, England, Great Britain
Height: 6ft 4 3/4in, mt 1,94
Weight: 246.5 lbs, 111.849 kg

British-Canadian

as an amateur:

1983 World Junior Championships super-heavyweight gold medal
1984 Canadian Championships super-heavyweight winner
1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games super-heavyweight preliminaries
1985 Canadian Championships super-heavyweight winner
1985 North American Championships super-heavyweight gold medal
1985 World Cup super-heavyweight silver medal
1986 Canadian Championships super-heavyweight winner
1986 Commonwealth Games super-heavyweight gold medal
1987 Canadian Championships super-heavyweight winner
1987 Pan-American Champs super-heavyweight silver medal
1987 World Cup super-heavyweight
1987 North-American Champs super-heavyweight gold medal
1988 Canadian Championships super-heavyweight winner
1988 Seoul, South Korea, Olympic Games super-heavyweight gold medal
W RSCH 2 Chris Odera, Kenya;
W RSCH 1 Ulli Kaden, Germany,GDR;
W W.O. Janusz Zarenkiewicz, Poland;
W RSC 2 Riddick Bowe, USA

Lewis was the second Canadian to win an Olympic boxing gold medal.
The first was Horace Gwynne in 1932.

As an amateur Lewis fought for Canada
amateur record: 94-11-0

Lennox Lewis was the first Olympic Gold Medallist at super-heavyweight
to win a professional heavyweight world title

Amateur Results


1980
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Toronto, Canada, Ontario Junior Championsips, 75 kg
- Mar. 1	Donovan Ruddock (CAN)	Toronto, Canada	LPTS 3


1981 No results recorded

1982
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Montreal, Canada, Canadian Junior Championsips, 91 kg
- May 1	H. Thompson	Montreal, Canada	LPTS 3
+ May 15	K. Hataway	Toronto, Canada	WPTS 3
+ June 1	D. Walls	Kitchener, Canada	WPTS 3
+ July 1	J. Mathiasen	Brandford, Canada	WTKO 1
+ July 8	G. Lamblon	Sarnia, Canada	WTKO 1
+ July 15	I. Lewis	Sudbury, Canada	WTKO 1
+ July 22	B. Forbes	Winnipeg, Canada	WPTS 3
+ Aug. 1	I. Lewis	Toronto, Canada	WPTS 3
+ Sept. 1	M. Rome	Toronto, Canada	WPTS 3
+ Sept. 15	B. Allan	Toronto, Canada	WTKO 2
+ Oct. 1	J. Corrigan	Toronto, Canada	WTKO 3

1983
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Chicago, Illinois, USA vs Canada, +91 kg
+ Jan. 15	J. Valleyfield	Chicago, Illinois	WPTS 3
Chicoutimi, Canada, Canada Winter Games winner, +91 kg
+ Feb. 23	Claude Courchesnes	Chicoutimi, Canada	WTKO 1
+ Mar. 1	B. Drift	Waterloo, Canada	WPTS 3
+ June 1	Larry Evans	Hamilton, Canada	WPTS 3
Oulu, Finland, Dual Match Finland vs Canada, +91 kg
+ Sept. 16	Jouni Kopola (FIN)	Oulu, Finland	WWO
Upsala, Sweden, Dual Match Sweden vs Canada, +91 kg
+ Sept. 19	Tommy Borzsei (SWE)	Upsala, Sweden	WTKO 3
+ Oct. 1	Larry Evans	Waterloo, Canada	WTKO 2
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, World Junior Championships gold medal, +91 kg
+ Nov. 20	Vincent Jones (USA)	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	WPTS 5:0
+ Nov. 22	Dorin Racaru (OMA)	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	WPTS 5:0
+ Nov. 24	Pedro Quesada (CUB)	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	WWO

1984
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 9	Bengt Cederqvist (SWE)	Stockholm, Sweden	WPTS 5:0
+ Jan. 23	D. Mills	Waterloo, Canada	WPTS 3
Edmonton, Canada, Dual Match Canada vs USA, +91 kg
+ Feb. 25	Craig Payne (USA)	Edmonton, Canada	WPTS 3
+ Mar. 11	J. Singletary	Toronto, Canada	WTKO 2
Trois Riviere, Canada, Canadian National Championships winner, +91 kg
+ Apr. 6	Don Stevenson	Trois Riviere, Canada	WTKO 1
+ Apr. 7	Barry Forbes (CAN)	Trois Riviere, Canada	WPTS 5:0
+ Apr. 8	Vernon Linklater	Trois Riviere, Canada	WPTS 5:0
Halifax, Canada, Canadian Olympic Box-offs, +91 kg
+ May 4	Vernon Linklater	Halifax, Canada	WWO
Los Angeles, California, Olympic Games quarter-finals, +91 kg
+ Aug. 3	Mohammad Yousuf	Los Angeles, California	WTKO 3
- Aug. 8	Tyrell Biggs (USA)	Los Angeles, California	LPTS 5:0
Milton Keynes, England, Dual Match England vs Canaa, +91 kg
+ Oct. 31	Robert Wells	Milton Keynes, England	WKO 3
Orlando, Florida, Dual Match USA vs Canaa, +91 kg
+ Dec. 8	Nathaniel Fitch (USA)	Orlando, Florida	WPTS 3:0

1985
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Medicine Hat, Canada, Canadian National Championships winner, +91 kg
+ Mar. 29	Joe Stack	Medicine Hat, Canada	WKO 1
+ Mar. 30	Jeff Horton	Medicine Hat, Canada	WAB 2
+ Mar. 31	Brian Lansing	Medicine Hat, Canada	WTKO 1
+ Apr. 15	M. Jarvin	Kitchener, Canada	WAB 2
+ May 1	R. Garrison	London, Canada	WTKO 2
Albena, Bulgaria, Albena International Tournament gold medal, +91 kg
+ June 10	Milan Turek	Albena, Bulgaria	WAB 1
Beaumont, Texas, North American Championships gold medal, +91 kg
+ Aug. 15	Kimmuel Odum (USA)	Beaumont, Texas	WPTS 5:0
+ Aug. 17	Isaac Barrientos (PUR)	Beaumont, Texas	WPTS 4:1
Seoul, South Korea, World Cup silver medal, +91 kg
+ Nov. 4	Juan Antonio Diaz (ARG)	Seoul, South Korea	WAB 1
- Nov. 6	Vyacheslav Yakovlev (RUS)	Seoul, South Korea	LPTS 5:0

1986
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 15	A. White	Toronto, Canada	WPTS 3
Cornwall, Canada, Canadian National Championships winner, +91 kg
+ Mar. 8	Sandy Hervieux	Cornwall, Canada	WAB 2
+ Mar. 9	Wade Parsons	Cornwall, Canada	WDQ 2
Glace Bay, Canada, Canadian Box-offs, +91 kg
+ Apr. 1	Wade Parsons	Glace Bay, Canada	WWO
Reno, Nevada, World Championships semifinals, +91 kg
- May 9	Petar Stoymenov (BUL)	Reno, Nevada	LPTS 3:2
- July 1	T. Littles	Bay City, Michigan	LPTS 3
+ July 3	J. Davidson	Bay City, Michigan	WTKO 3
Edinburgh, Scotland, Commonwealth Games gold medal, +91 kg
+ July 29	James Oyebola	Edinburgh, Scotland	WTKO 2
+ July 31	Aneurin Evans	Edinburgh, Scotland	WTKO 2
East Berlin, East Germany, TSC Tournament third place bout, +91 kg
- Oct. 5	Valery Abadzhyan (RUS)	East Berlin, East Germany	LRSC 3
- Oct. 7	Ladislav Husarik (SVK)	East Berlin, East Germany	LWO
Montreal, Canada, Québec Cup winner, +91 kg
+ Dec. 1	Sandy Hervieux	Montreal, Canada	WRSC 2

1987
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm Box Open gold medal, +91 kg
+ Jan. 11	Hakan Brock (SWE)	Stockholm, Sweden	WPTS 5:0
+ Jan. 12	Alexander Burmistrov	Stockholm, Sweden	WKO 3
Oromocto, Canada, Canadian National Championships winner, +91 kg
+ Apr. 1	Sandy Hervieux	Oromocto, Canada	WPTS 5:0
+ Apr. 3	K. Russell	Oromocto, Canada	WAB 2
Saint-Nazaire, France, French Open gold medal, +91 kg
+ Apr. 29	Istvan Szikora (HUN)	Saint-Nazaire, France	WPTS 3
Ottawa, Canada, Canadian Box-offs, +91 kg
+ May 7	Sandy Hervieux	Ottawa, Canada	WRSC 1
Indianapolis, Indiana, Panamerican Games silver medal, +91 kg
+ Aug. 19	Carlos Barcelete (BRA)	Indianapolis, Indiana	WKO 2
- Aug. 23	Jorge Luis Gonzalez (CUB)	Indianapolis, Indiana	LPTS 4:1
Toronto, Canada, North American Championships gold medal, +91 kg
+ Aug. 29	Jorge Luis Gonzalez (CUB)	Toronto, Canada	WPTS 2:1
Belgrade, Yugoslavia, World Cup preliminaries, +91 kg
- Oct. 26	Ulli Kaden (GER)	Belgrade, Yugoslavia	LPTS 3:2
Warsaw, Poland, Feliks Stamm Memorial gold medal, +91 kg
+ Nov. 14	Nathaniel Fitch (USA)	Warsaw, Poland	WKO 2
+ Nov. 15	Marian Klepka	Warsaw, Poland	WAB 2

1988
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Edmonton, Canada, Canadian National Championships winner, +91 kg
+ Mar. 1	R. Ayotte	Edmonton, Canada	WAB 1
Ottawa, Canada, Canada Cup winner, +91 kg
+ June 5	Elton Wright	Ottawa, Canada	WAB 1
Karlsruhe, West Germany, Intercup silver medal, +91 kg
+ Aug. 26	Chris Odera	Karlsruhe, West Germany	WPTS 5:0
+ Aug. 27	Petar Stoymenov (BUL)	Karlsruhe, West Germany	WPTS 3:2
+ Aug. 29	Janusz Zarenkiewicz (POL)	Karlsruhe, West Germany	WWO
- Aug. 30	Alexander Miroshnichenko (KAZ)	Karlsruhe, West Germany	LPTS 5:0
Seoul, South Korea, Olympic Games gold medal for Canada, +91kg
+ Sept. 26	Chris Odera	Seoul, South Korea	WRSCH 2
+ Sept. 28	Ulli Kaden (GER)	Seoul, South Korea	WRSCH 1
+ Sept. 29	Janusz Zarenkiewicz (POL)	Seoul, South Korea	WWO
+ Oct. 2	Riddick Bowe (USA)	Seoul, South Korea	WRSC 2

Professional record


1989
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ June 27	Al Malcolm	Kensington, Great Britain	TKO 2
+ July 21	Bruce Johnson	Atlantic City, USA	TKO 2
+ Sept. 25	Andrew Gerrard	Crystal Palace, Great Britain	TKO 4
+ Oct. 10	Steve Garber	Hull, Great Britain	KO 1
+ Nov. 5	Melvin Epps	Kensington, Great Britain	WDQ 2
+ Dec. 18	Greg Gorrell	Kitchener, Canada	TKO 5

1990
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 31	Noel Quarless	Bethnal Green, Great Britain	TKO 2
+ Mar. 22	Calvin Jones	Gateshead, Great Britain	KO 1
+ Apr. 14	Michael Simuwelu	Kensington, Great Britain	TKO 1
+ May 9	Jorge Alfredo Dascola	Kensington, Great Britain	KO 1
+ May 20	Dan Murphy	Sheffield, Great Britain	TKO 6
+ June 27	Ossie Ocasio	Kensington, Great Britain	W 8
+ July 11	Mike Acey	Kitchener, Canada	TKO 2
+ Oct. 31	Jean Chanet	Crystal Palace, Great Britain	cTKO 6
(Won European Heavyweight Title)

1991
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 6	Gary Mason	Wembley, Great Britain	TKO 7
(Retained European Heavyweight Title and won British Heavyweight Title)
+ July 12	Mike Weaver	Stateline, USA	TKO 6
+ Sept. 30	Glenn McCrory	Kensington, Great Britain	KO 2
(Retained European & British Heavyweight Titles)
+ Nov. 23	Tyrell Biggs	Atlanta, USA	TKO 3

1992
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 1	Levi Billups	Las Vegas, USA	W 10
+ Apr. 30	Derek Williams	Kensington, Great Britain	TKO 3
(Retained European & British Heavyweight Titles and won Commonwealth Heavyweight Title)
+ Aug. 11	Mike Dixon	Atlantic City, USA	TKO 4
+ Oct. 31	Donovan Ruddock	Kensington, Great Britain	TKO 2
(Won WBC Heavyweight Final Title Eliminator and retained Commonwealth Heavyweight Title)

1993
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
(December 1992: Awarded WBC Heavyweight Title)
+ May 8	Tony Tucker	Las Vegas, USA	W 12
(Retained WBC Heavyweight Title)
+ Oct. 1	Frank Bruno	Cardiff, Great Britain	TKO 7
(Retained WBC Heavyweight Title)

1994
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ May 6	Phil Jackson	Atlantic City, USA	TKO 8
(Retained WBC Heavyweight Title)
- Sept. 24	Oliver McCALL	Wembley, Great Britain	TKO by 2
(Lost WBC Heavyweight Title)

1995
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ May 13	Lionel Butler	Sacramento, USA	TKO 5
+ July 2	Justin Fortune	Dublin, Ireland	TKO 4
+ Oct. 7	Tommy Morrison	Atlantic City, USA	TKO 6

1996
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ May 10	Ray Mercer	New York, USA	W 10

1997
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 7	Oliver McCALL	Las Vegas, USA	TKO 5
(Regained vacant WBC Heavyweight Title)
+ July 12	Henry Akinwande	Stateline, USA	WDQ 5
(Retained WBC Heavyweight Title)
+ Oct. 4	Andrew Golota	Atlantic City, USA	KO 1
(Retained WBC Heavyweight Title)

1998
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 28	Shannon Briggs	Atlantic City, USA	TKO 5
(Retained WBC Heavyweight Title)
+ Sept. 26	Zeljko Mavrovic	Uncasville, USA	W 12
(Retained WBC Heavyweight Title)

1999
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
= Mar. 13	Evander Holyfield	New York, USA	Draw 12
(Retained WBC and For WBA-IBF Heavyweight Titles)
+ Nov. 13	Evander Holyfield	Las Vegas, USA	W 12
(Retained WBC, won WBA-IBF and vacant IBO Heavyweight Titles)

2000
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Apr. 29	Michael Grant	New York, USA	TKO 2
(Retained WBC, IBF and IBO Heavyweight Titles)
+ July 15	Frans Botha	Millwall, Great Britain	TKO 2
(Retained WBC, IBF and IBO Heavyweight Titles)
+ Nov. 11	David Tua	Las Vegas, USA	W 12
(Retained WBC, IBF and IBO Heavyweight Titles)

2001
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Apr. 22	Hasim Rahman	Brakpan, South Africa	KO by 5
(Lost WBC, IBF and IBO Heavyweight Titles)
+ Nov. 17	Hasim Rahman	Las Vegas, USA	KO 4
(Regained WBC, IBF and IBO Heavyweight Titles)

2002
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ June 8	Mike Tyson	Memphis, USA	KO 8
(Retained WBC, IBF and IBO Heavyweight Titles)

2003
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ June 21	Vitaly Klitschko	Los Angeles, USA	cTKO 6
(Retained WBC, IBF and IBO Heavyweight Titles)

Summary