Kelvin Davis (boxer)

Kelvin Davis
Statistics
Real name	Kelvin Davis
Nickname(s)	Concrete
Weight(s)	Cruiserweight
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Nationality	American
Born	(1978-05-26) May 26, 1978 (age 43) Natchez, Mississippi, USA
Boxing record
Total fights	38
Wins	24
Wins by KO	17
Losses	11
Draws	3
No contests	0

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

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[]

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	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 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 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	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 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 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 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 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 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	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	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 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 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 Sadikovski	TKO	2	15/01/2000	New York City, United States
Win	5-0	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[]

• List of cruiserweight boxing champions

References[]

External links[]

• Boxing record for Kelvin Davis from BoxRec
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