Kelvin Davis (boxer)

Kelvin Davis (born May 26, 1978 in Natchez, Mississippi) is an American boxer. He is a former IBF-champion in the Cruiserweight weight class.

Kelvin Davis
Statistics
Real nameKelvin Davis
Nickname(s)Concrete
Weight(s)Cruiserweight
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Nationality American
Born (1978-05-26) May 26, 1978
Natchez, Mississippi, USA
Boxing record
Total fights38
Wins24
Wins by KO17
Losses11
Draws3
No contests0

Known as "Concrete", Davis, a compact pressure fighter, turned pro in 1999. He was undefeated in his first 20 fights, including a draw with veteran David Vedder (record 21-19-3) in 2001 and a points win over 37-year-old Ex IBF-titleholder Arthur Williams. He lost for the first time to little-known Ravea Springs (record 24-2).

In 2003 he got an IBF-eliminator fight against O'Neil Bell, who knocked him out.

Unimpressed by these losses the IBF put him in another eliminator with another Don King-fighter in Louis Azille. He won the fight by close decision.

In 2004 he won the vacant IBF title against hard-punching but chinny southpaw Ezra Sellars but never defended it.

In 2005 he lost by KO to Guillermo Jones and on points to undefeated Steve Cunningham.

He drew with heavyweight Charles Shufford in 2006 but was KOd by puncher Darnell Wilson in 2007.

Injury

While training for a heavyweight bout against Shane Cameron, Davis suffered an injury while on a training run in June 2007, jumping over Auckland's Greenhithe bridge to avoid a car. Davis was forced to spend the next month in New Zealand after being hospitalized with a broken neck & broken back in two places.[1] After 11 hours of surgery, Davis began recovering, and many speculated that his boxing future was in doubt.[2] However, he fully recovered and returned to the ring four months later against undefeated heavy weight Carl Davis Drummond.

Recovery

Davis recovered from his injury and returned to the ring in November 2007. He lost a decision to undefeated Carl Davis Drumond. Davis was winless in his last eight bouts, including suffering first round knockouts to Eric Fields and Alexander Frenkel.

Retirement

Davis retired live on ESPN2's Friday Night Fights on January 18, 2008, after his TKO loss to prospect Eric Fields.[3]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
38 fights 24 wins 11 losses
By knockout 17 6
By decision 7 5
Draws 3
Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
Loss 20-0 Alexander Frenkel TKO 1 07/11/2009 Nuremberg, Bayern, Germany Referee stopped the bout at 2:07 of the first round.
Draw 20-11-1 "Famous" Michael Simms PTS 6 07/08/2009 Sacramento, California, United States 56-58, 57-57, 58-56.
Loss 5-8-1 Leo Bercier UD 6 30/01/2009 Sacramento, California, United States 55-58, 56-57, 54-59.
Loss 15-0-1 Marcus Oliveira TKO 3 25/10/2008 Columbia, South Carolina, United States Referee stopped the bout at 0:59 of the third round.
Loss 10-0 Eric "Danger" Fields TKO 1 18/01/2008 Key West, Florida, United States Referee stopped the bout at 0:55 of the first round.
Loss 22-0 Carl Davis Drumond UD 10 17/11/2007 San Jose, Costa Rica 93-97, 94-96, 92-93.
Loss 29-2-1 Terry "The Troublemaker" Smith UD 10 11/05/2007 Miami, Oklahoma, United States 93-97, 92-98, 92-98.
Loss 20-5-3 Darnell Wilson TKO 3 23/02/2007 Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:03 of the third round.
Win 20-27-3 "Wreckless" Willie Chapman UD 8 05/01/2007 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 80-69, 80-69, 78-72.
Win 5-9-1 Paul King PTS 4 21/10/2006 Southwark, London, United Kingdom 40-36.
Win 16-5-2 Chris "Cold Steel" Thomas TKO 5 19/08/2006 Reno, Nevada, United States Referee stopped the bout at 0:49 of the fifth round.
Draw 20-6 Charles Shufford PTS 6 07/07/2006 Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States 58-56, 57-57, 57-57.
Loss 17-0 Steve "USS" Cunningham UD 12 03/09/2005 Cleveland, Ohio, United States IBF Cruiserweight Title Eliminator. 111-117, 111-117, 110-118.
Loss 31-3-2 Guillermo "El Felino" Jones TKO 4 21/05/2005 Chicago, Illinois, United States Referee stopped the bout at 0:42 of the fourth round.
Win 27-5 Ezra Sellers TKO 8 01/05/2004 Miami, Florida, United States IBF World Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:33 of the eighth round.
Win 18-1-2 Louis "The Lion" Azille SD 12 24/10/2003 Bushkill, Pennsylvania, United States IBF World Cruiserweight Title Eliminator. 116-111, 113-114, 115-112.
Loss 20-1-1 O'Neil "Supernova" Bell TKO 11 23/05/2003 Concho, Oklahoma, United States USBA/NABF Cruiserweight Titles. Referee stopped the bout at 1:03 of the 11th round.
Win 29-6 Rogerio Lobo TKO 1 21/02/2003 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States IBA Americas Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:42 of the first round.
Loss 24-2 Ravea Springs UD 10 16/08/2002 Saratoga Springs, New York, United States 93-97, 93-97, 93-97.
Win 12-3 Tipton Walker TKO 7 24/05/2002 Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:51 of the seventh round.
Win 34-6-1 "King" Arthur Williams SD 12 23/03/2002 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States USBA Cruiserweight Title. 116-112, 116-112, 112-116.
Draw 21-19-3 David Vedder PTS 6 08/09/2001 Reno, Nevada, United States
Win 13-19 "Hollywood" Derek Amos TKO 1 14/07/2001 Denver, Colorado, United States
Win 5-1 Bobby Scoggins TKO 2 01/06/2001 San Antonio, Texas, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:31 of the second round.
Win 4-6-1 Alphonzo Davis TKO 2 02/02/2001 Reno, Nevada, United States
Win 13-26-8 Wesley "The Wild Wild Wes" Martin KO 1 17/11/2000 Reno, Nevada, United States
Win 8-16-2 Anthony Moore UD 6 22/10/2000 Reno, Nevada, United States 59-55, 59-55, 58-56.
Win 6-0 Maurice Marshall KO 1 09/09/2000 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Marshall knocked out at 0:28 of the first round.
Win 7-18-3 Bradley Rone UD 4 24/06/2000 Reno, Nevada, United States 39-37, 40-36, 39-37.
Win 4-1 Chris "Cold Steel" Thomas KO 2 13/05/2000 Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Win 3-3-1 James Johnson KO 6 28/04/2000 Lafayette, Louisiana, United States
Win 4-8-2 Craig Brinson TKO 2 26/02/2000 Biloxi, Mississippi, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:49 of the second round.
Win 4-5 Errol "The Polish Hammer" Sadikovski TKO 2 15/01/2000 New York City, United States
Win 5-0 "Marvelous" Marvin Hunt TKO 2 26/11/1999 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Win 1-3 Chico Copeland TKO 1 19/11/1999 Tunica, Mississippi, United States Referee stopped the bout at 0:45 of the first round.
Win 4-1 Carl Harrell UD 4 11/11/1999 Biloxi, Mississippi, United States 39-35, 39-35, 39-35.
Win -- Joe Johnson TKO 1 15/10/1999 Pensacola, Florida, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:08 of the first round.
Win 2-0-1 Randy Worth TKO 2 01/10/1999 Tunica, Mississippi, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:45 of the second round.

See also

References
  1. "Boxing: Cameron's opponent in hospital with broken back". The New Zealand Herald. Newstalk ZB. June 25, 2007. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
  2. Houser, Mike. 'Koncrete' Kelvin back on his feet! Archived 2008-09-19 at the Wayback Machine, Fightnews.com, July 4, 2007
  3. Cohen, Daniel. Eric Fields Makes Quick Work of Kelvin Davis on ESPN2's Friday Night Fights Archived 2008-01-24 at the Wayback Machine, Ringside Report, January 19, 2008
Achievements
Vacant
Title last held by
James Toney		 IBF cruiserweight champion
May 1, 2004 - May 20, 2005
Vacated		 Vacant
Title next held by
O'Neil Bell
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