Kelvin Davis (boxer)


Kelvin Davis 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 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.
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. After 11 hours of surgery, Davis began recovering, and many speculated that his boxing future was in doubt. 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.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
Loss20-0 Alexander FrenkelTKO107/11/2009 Nuremberg, Bayern, GermanyReferee stopped the bout at 2:07 of the first round.
Draw20-11-1 "Famous" Michael SimmsPTS607/08/2009 Sacramento, California, United States56-58, 57-57, 58-56.
Loss5-8-1 Leo BercierUD630/01/2009 Sacramento, California, United States55-58, 56-57, 54-59.
Loss15-0-1 Marcus OliveiraTKO325/10/2008 Columbia, South Carolina, United StatesReferee stopped the bout at 0:59 of the third round.
Loss10-0 Eric "Danger" FieldsTKO118/01/2008 Key West, Florida, United StatesReferee stopped the bout at 0:55 of the first round.
Loss22-0 Carl Davis DrumondUD1017/11/2007 San Jose, Costa Rica93-97, 94-96, 92-93.
Loss29-2-1 Terry "The Troublemaker" SmithUD1011/05/2007 Miami, Oklahoma, United States93-97, 92-98, 92-98.
Loss20-5-3 Darnell WilsonTKO323/02/2007 Scranton, Pennsylvania, United StatesReferee stopped the bout at 1:03 of the third round.
Win20-27-3 "Wreckless" Willie ChapmanUD805/01/2007 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States80-69, 80-69, 78-72.
Win5-9-1 Paul KingPTS421/10/2006 Southwark, London, United Kingdom40-36.
Win16-5-2 Chris "Cold Steel" ThomasTKO519/08/2006 Reno, Nevada, United StatesReferee stopped the bout at 0:49 of the fifth round.
Draw20-6 Charles ShuffordPTS607/07/2006 Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States58-56, 57-57, 57-57.
Loss17-0 Steve "USS" CunninghamUD1203/09/2005 Cleveland, Ohio, United StatesIBF Cruiserweight Title Eliminator. 111-117, 111-117, 110-118.
Loss31-3-2 Guillermo "El Felino" JonesTKO421/05/2005 Chicago, Illinois, United StatesReferee stopped the bout at 0:42 of the fourth round.
Win27-5 Ezra SellersTKO801/05/2004 Miami, Florida, United StatesIBF World Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:33 of the eighth round.
Win18-1-2 Louis "The Lion" AzilleSD1224/10/2003 Bushkill, Pennsylvania, United StatesIBF World Cruiserweight Title Eliminator. 116-111, 113-114, 115-112.
Loss20-1-1 O'Neil "Supernova" BellTKO1123/05/2003 Concho, Oklahoma, United StatesUSBA/NABF Cruiserweight Titles. Referee stopped the bout at 1:03 of the 11th round.
Win29-6 Rogerio LoboTKO121/02/2003 Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesIBA Americas Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:42 of the first round.
Loss24-2 Ravea SpringsUD1016/08/2002 Saratoga Springs, New York, United States93-97, 93-97, 93-97.
Win12-3 Tipton WalkerTKO724/05/2002 Tulsa, Oklahoma, United StatesReferee stopped the bout at 2:51 of the seventh round.
Win34-6-1 "King" Arthur WilliamsSD1223/03/2002 Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesUSBA Cruiserweight Title. 116-112, 116-112, 112-116.
Draw21-19-3 David VedderPTS608/09/2001 Reno, Nevada, United States
Win13-19 "Hollywood" Derek AmosTKO114/07/2001 Denver, Colorado, United States
Win5-1 Bobby ScogginsTKO201/06/2001 San Antonio, Texas, United StatesReferee stopped the bout at 1:31 of the second round.
Win4-6-1 Alphonzo DavisTKO202/02/2001 Reno, Nevada, United States
Win13-26-8 Wesley "The Wild Wild Wes" MartinKO117/11/2000 Reno, Nevada, United States
Win8-16-2 Anthony MooreUD622/10/2000 Reno, Nevada, United States59-55, 59-55, 58-56.
Win6-0 Maurice MarshallKO109/09/2000 New Orleans, Louisiana, United StatesMarshall knocked out at 0:28 of the first round.
Win7-18-3 Bradley RoneUD424/06/2000 Reno, Nevada, United States39-37, 40-36, 39-37.
Win4-1 Chris "Cold Steel" ThomasKO213/05/2000 Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Win3-3-1 James JohnsonKO628/04/2000 Lafayette, Louisiana, United States
Win4-8-2 Craig BrinsonTKO226/02/2000 Biloxi, Mississippi, United StatesReferee stopped the bout at 1:49 of the second round.
Win4-5 Errol "The Polish Hammer" SadikovskiTKO215/01/2000 New York City, United States
Win5-0 "Marvelous" Marvin HuntTKO226/11/1999 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Win1-3 Chico CopelandTKO119/11/1999 Tunica, Mississippi, United StatesReferee stopped the bout at 0:45 of the first round.
Win4-1 Carl HarrellUD411/11/1999 Biloxi, Mississippi, United States39-35, 39-35, 39-35.
Win-- Joe JohnsonTKO115/10/1999 Pensacola, Florida, United StatesReferee stopped the bout at 1:08 of the first round.
Win2-0-1 Randy WorthTKO201/10/1999 Tunica, Mississippi, United StatesReferee stopped the bout at 2:45 of the second round.