Cedric Boswell
American boxer
Cedric Boswell
Born Cedric Boswell
(1969-07-21 ) July 21, 1969 (age 55) Other names The Bos Statistics Weight(s) Heavyweight Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) Stance Orthodox
Boxing record Total fights 36 Wins 34 Wins by KO 26 Losses 2 Draws 0 No contests 0
Cedric Boswell (born July 21, 1969) is an American professional boxer . He was touted as a future heavyweight contender early in his pro career, which began in 1994.
As an amateur, he defeated Shannon Briggs on points at the National Golden Gloves quarterfinals.
Known as "The Bos", Boswell began his professional career with 21 straight wins, blasting out limited opposition to set up a fight against Jameel McCline in 2003. McCline won via TKO in the 10th, and Boswell didn't fight again until 2006.
Boswell fought undefeated (27-0) Roman Greenberg in August 2008,[ 1] and won via a shocking 2nd-round TKO.
As of July 2009, he was 30-1 and ranked 38th in the International Boxing Organization's heavyweight computerized rankings.[ 2] He also ranked 14th in the United States in the heavyweight division.[ 3]
On December 3, 2011, Boswell lost to Alexander Povetkin for the WBA (regular) title. The fight took place at Hartwall Arena , Helsinki , Finland .[ 4]
Professional boxing record
35 Wins (26 knockouts, 9 decisions), 2 Losses (2 knockouts, 0 decisions)[ 5]
Result
Record
Opponent
Type
Round
Date
Location
Notes
Loss
22-0
Alexander Povetkin
KO
8
2011-12-03
Helsinki , Finland
WBA Heavyweight Title . Boswell knocked out at 2:58 of the eighth round.
Win
20-2
Kertson Manswell
UD
10
2011-06-04
Hollywood, Florida, U.S.
WBC Latino/NABA Heavyweight Titles .
Win
55-10
Oliver McCall
UD
10
2011-03-18
Hollywood, Florida, U.S.
WBC Latino/NABA Heavyweight Titles .
Win
20-9-1
Dominique Alexander
TKO
2
2011-01-22
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia , U.S.
WBC Latino Heavyweight Title . Referee stopped the bout at 2:44 of the second round.
Win
29-6
Owen Beck
KO
9
2010-12-07
Hollywood, Florida , U.S.
WBC Latino Heavyweight Title . Beck knocked out at 2:29 of the ninth round.
Win
23-15-2
Cisse Salif
UD
8
2009-09-26
Los Angeles , California , U.S.
Win
9-6-2
Serdal Uysal
TKO
6
2009-06-20
Gelsenkirchen , Germany
Win
15-19-2
Harold Sconiers
TKO
1
2009-04-03
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Referee stopped the bout at 2:25 of the first round.
Win
27-0
Roman Greenberg
TKO
2
2008-08-29
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
IBF North American/USBA Heavyweight Titles . Referee stopped the bout at 2:05 of the second round.
Win
26-16-2
Cliff Couser
TKO
2
2008-07-12
Atlantic City , New Jersey , U.S.
Referee stopped the bout at 1:46 of the second round.
Win
15-19-1
Zack Page
UD
8
2008-05-23
Memphis, Tennessee , U.S.
Win
18-7
Josh Gutcher
KO
2
2007-12-01
Mashantucket, Connecticut , U.S.
Gutcher knocked out at 2:18 of the second round.
Win
34-11
Steve Pannell
KO
1
2007-05-18
Broomfield, Colorado , U.S.
Pannell knocked out at 2:35 of the first round.
Win
9-6
Robert Kooser
TKO
1
2007-01-12
Auburn Hills, Michigan , U.S.
Referee stopped the bout at 1:12 of the first round.
Win
7-11
Wallace McDaniel
TKO
2
2006-04-28
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Referee stopped the bout at 2:41 of the second round.
Loss
29-3-3
Jameel McCline
TKO
10
2003-10-03
Las Vegas, Nevada , U.S.
Referee stopped the bout at 2:07 of the tenth round.
Win
25-1
Jim Strohl
TKO
5
2003-01-25
Temecula, California, U.S.
Referee stopped the bout at 2:46 of the fifth round.
Win
6-3
Willie Perryman
KO
3
2002-12-06
Atlanta, Georgia , U.S.
Win
21-3-3
Talmadge Griffis
TKO
2
2002-11-03
Friant, California, U.S.
Referee stopped the bout at 2:44 of the second round.
Win
23-11-1
Melvin Foster
UD
8
2002-09-22
Friant, California , U.S.
Win
5-7-2
Clarence Goins
KO
2
2002-08-18
Temecula, California , U.S.
Goins knocked out at 2:19 of the second round.
Win
13-4-2
Terry Porter
TKO
7
1999-12-18
Tunica, Mississippi , U.S.
Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the seventh round.
Win
5-6
Mike Middleton
TKO
2
1999-05-15
Miami, Florida , U.S.
Referee stopped the bout at 2:38 of the second round.
Win
31-17-2
Mike Sedillo
UD
10
1998-05-12
Ottawa, Ontario , Canada
Win
16-60-2
Danny Wofford
TKO
3
1997-09-09
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Win
14-0
Marcus McIntyre
TKO
3
1997-06-17
Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi , U.S.
Win
2-0-1
Jermaine Woods
UD
6
1997-04-18
Las Vegas, Nevada , U.S.
Win
0-1
Gerald Mitchell
TKO
1
1997-02-26
Nashville, Tennessee , U.S.
Win
0-1
Alexander Vasiliev
TKO
5
1996-10-08
London, England
Win
8-4
Keith Fletcher
TKO
3
1996-04-02
Southwark , London , England
Win
1-3
Jeff Garrigan
KO
1
1995-08-23
Chicago , Illinois , U.S.
Win
3-5
Bradley Rone
PTS
4
1995-05-23
Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S.
Win
--
Nelson Ramsey
KO
1
1995-04-26
Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S.
Win
--
Bernard Hatcher
KO
1
1995-03-31
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Win
--
Nardi Johnson
TKO
1
1995-03-01
Rosemont, Illinois, U.S.
Win
2-39-2
Jordan Keepers
PTS
4
1995-01-26
Rosemont, Illinois , U.S.
Win
2-0
Tommy Clark
TKO
4
1994-07-20
Detroit , Michigan , U.S.
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