Kelvin Davis (boxer)

Kelvin Davis (born May 26, 1978) is an American boxer. He is a former IBF cruiserweight champion.

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 (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 Upper Harbour Bridge to avoid a car. Davis was forced to spend the next month in New Zealand after being hospitalized with a broken neck and 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, 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, U.S.
Loss	5-8-1	Leo Bercier	UD	6	30/01/2009	Sacramento, California, U.S.
Loss	15-0-1	Marcus Oliveira	TKO	3	25/10/2008	Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 0:59 of the third round.
Loss	10-0	Eric Fields	TKO	1	18/01/2008	Key West, Florida, U.S.	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
Loss	29-2-1	Terry Smith	UD	10	11/05/2007	Miami, Oklahoma, U.S.
Loss	20-5-3	Darnell Wilson	TKO	3	23/02/2007	Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.	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, U.S.
Win	5-9-1	Paul King	PTS	4	21/10/2006	London, England
Win	16-5-2	Chris Thomas	TKO	5	19/08/2006	Reno, Nevada, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 0:49 of the fifth round.
Draw	20-6	Charles Shufford	PTS	6	07/07/2006	Hyannis, Massachusetts, U.S.
Loss	17-0	Steve Cunningham	UD	12	03/09/2005	Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Loss	31-3-2	Guillermo Jones	TKO	4	21/05/2005	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 0:42 of the fourth round.
Win	27-5	Ezra Sellers	TKO	8	01/05/2004	Miami, Florida, U.S.	IBF 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, U.S.
Loss	20-1-1	O'Neil Bell	TKO	11	23/05/2003	Concho, Oklahoma, U.S.	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, U.S.	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, U.S.
Win	12-3	Tipton Walker	TKO	7	24/05/2002	Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.	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, U.S.	USBA Cruiserweight Title.
Draw	21-19-3	David Vedder	PTS	6	08/09/2001	Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Win	13-19	Derek Amos	TKO	1	14/07/2001	Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Win	5-1	Bobby Scoggins	TKO	2	01/06/2001	San Antonio, Texas, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 1:31 of the second round.
Win	4-6-1	Alphonzo Davis	TKO	2	02/02/2001	Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Win	13-26-8	Wesley Martin	KO	1	17/11/2000	Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Win	8-16-2	Anthony Moore	UD	6	22/10/2000	Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Win	6-0	Maurice Marshall	KO	1	09/09/2000	New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.	Marshall knocked out at 0:28 of the first round.
Win	7-18-3	Bradley Rone	UD	4	24/06/2000	Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Win	4-1	Chris Thomas	KO	2	13/05/2000	Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Win	3-3-1	James Johnson	KO	6	28/04/2000	Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.
Win	4-8-2	Craig Brinson	TKO	2	26/02/2000	Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 1:49 of the second round.
Win	4-5	Errol Sadikovski	TKO	2	15/01/2000	New York City, U.S.
Win	5-0	Marvin Hunt	TKO	2	26/11/1999	New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Win	1-3	Chico Copeland	TKO	1	19/11/1999	Tunica, Mississippi, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 0:45 of the first round.
Win	4-1	Carl Harrell	UD	4	11/11/1999	Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.
Win	--	Joe Johnson	TKO	1	15/10/1999	Pensacola, Florida, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 1:08 of the first round.
Win	2-0-1	Randy Worth	TKO	2	01/10/1999	Tunica, Mississippi, U.S.	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 (registration required)
• Homepage

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