Cedric Boswell
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Cedric Boswell | |
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| Born | Cedric Boswell July 21, 1969 |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | The Bos |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| 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 in Detroit, Michigan) is a professional heavyweight boxer from the United States. He was touted as a future heavyweight contender early in his pro career, which began in 1994.
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
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KO | 8 | 2011-12-03 |  Helsinki, Finland
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WBA World Heavyweight Title. Boswell knocked out at 2:58 of the eighth round. |
| Win | 20-2 |  Kertson "The Pride of Tobago" Manswell
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UD | 10 | 2011-06-04 |  Hollywood, Florida, United States
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WBC Latino/NABA Heavyweight Titles. 98-90, 98-90, 98-90. |
| Win | 55-10 |  Oliver "Atomic Bull" McCall
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UD | 10 | 2011-03-18 | Hollywood, Florida, United States
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WBC Latino/NABA Heavyweight Titles. 99-91, 99-92, 98-92. |
| Win | 20-9-1 | Dominique "Diamond" Alexander
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TKO | 2 | 2011-01-22 |  White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, United States
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WBC Latino Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:44 of the second round. |
| Win | 29-6 |  Owen "What the Heck" Beck
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KO | 9 | 2010-12-07 | Hollywood, Florida, United States
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WBC Latino Heavyweight Title. Beck knocked out at 2:29 of the ninth round. |
| Win | 23-15-2 |  Cisse Salif
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UD | 8 | 2009-09-26 |  Los Angeles, California, United States
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80-72, 80-72, 80-72. |
| Win | 9-6-2 |  Serdal Uysal
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TKO | 6 | 2009-06-20 |  Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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| Win | 15-19-2 | Harold Sconiers
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TKO | 1 | 2009-04-03 |  Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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Referee stopped the bout at 2:25 of the first round. |
| Win | 27-0 |  Roman Greenberg
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TKO | 2 | 2008-08-29 |  Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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IBF North American/USBA Heavyweight Titles. Referee stopped the bout at 2:05 of the second round. |
| Win | 26-16-2 | Cliff "Black Bull" Couser
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TKO | 2 | 2008-07-12 |  Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
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Referee stopped the bout at 1:46 of the second round. |
| Win | 15-19-1 | Zack Page
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UD | 8 | 2008-05-23 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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80-72, 80-72, 79-71. |
| Win | 18-7 | Josh Gutcher
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KO | 2 | 2007-12-01 |  Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States
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Gutcher knocked out at 2:18 of the second round. |
| Win | 34-11 | Steve "Storm" Pannell
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KO | 1 | 2007-05-18 |  Broomfield, Colorado, United States
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Pannell knocked out at 2:35 of the first round. |
| Win | 9-6 | Robert Kooser
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TKO | 1 | 2007-01-12 |  Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States
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Referee stopped the bout at 1:12 of the first round. |
| Win | 7-11 | Wallace McDaniel
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TKO | 2 | 2006-04-28 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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Referee stopped the bout at 2:41 of the second round. |
| Loss | 29-3-3 | Jameel "Big Time" McCline
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TKO | 10 | 2003-10-03 |  Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Referee stopped the bout at 2:07 of the tenth round. |
| Win | 25-1 | Jim "Steel Chin" Strohl
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TKO | 5 | 2003-01-25 | Temecula, California, United States
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Referee stopped the bout at 2:46 of the fifth round. |
| Win | 6-3 | Willie Perryman
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KO | 3 | 2002-12-06 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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| Win | 21-3-3 | Talmadge "Two Guns" Griffis
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TKO | 2 | 2002-11-03 | Friant, California, United States
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Referee stopped the bout at 2:44 of the second round. |
| Win | 23-11-1 | Melvin "Top Gun" Foster
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UD | 8 | 2002-09-22 | Friant, California, United States
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79-72, 79-73, 79-73. |
| Win | 5-7-2 | Clarence Goins
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KO | 2 | 2002-08-18 | Temecula, California, United States
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Goins knocked out at 2:19 of the second round. |
| Win | 13-4-2 | Terry Porter
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TKO | 7 | 1999-12-18 |  Tunica, Mississippi, United States
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Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the seventh round. |
| Win | 5-6 | Mike "The Jinx" Middleton
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TKO | 2 | 1999-05-15 | Miami, Florida, United States
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Referee stopped the bout at 2:38 of the second round. |
| Win | 31-17-2 |  Mike "Nikki" Sedillo
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UD | 10 | 1998-05-12 |  Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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| Win | 16-60-2 | Danny Wofford
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TKO | 3 | 1997-09-09 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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| Win | 14-0 | Marcus McIntyre
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TKO | 3 | 1997-06-17 | Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi, United States
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| Win | 2-0-1 | Jermaine Woods
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UD | 6 | 1997-04-18 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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| Win | 0-1 | Gerald Mitchell | TKO | 1 | 1997-02-26 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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| Win | 0-1 | Alexander "The Great" Vasiliev
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TKO | 5 | 1996-10-08 |  Battersea, London, England, United Kingdom
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| Win | 8-4 |  Keith Fletcher
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TKO | 3 | 1996-04-02 | Southwark, London, England, United Kingdom
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| Win | 1-3 | Jeff Garrigan
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KO | 1 | 1995-08-23 |  Chicago, Illinois, United States
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| Win | 3-5 | Bradley Rone
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PTS | 4 | 1995-05-23 | Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States
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| Win | -- | Nelson Ramsey | KO | 1 | 1995-04-26 | Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States
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| Win | -- | Bernard Hatcher | KO | 1 | 1995-03-31 | Detroit, Michigan, United States
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| Win | -- | Nardi Johnson
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TKO | 1 | 1995-03-01 | Rosemont, Illinois, United States
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| Win | 2-39-2 | Jordan Keepers
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PTS | 4 | 1995-01-26 | Rosemont, Illinois, United States
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| Win | 2-0 | Tommy Clark
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TKO | 4 | 1994-07-20 | Detroit, Michigan, United States
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References
- ^ "Cedric Boswell Revives Career With 2nd Round TKO Over Previously Unbeaten Roman Greenberg". east side boxing. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
- ^ "Heavyweight - Top 100 IBO Rankings - International Boxing Organization". iboboxing.com. Archived from the original on June 4, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Cedric-Boswell profile". box news. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
- ^ "BoxRec Boxing Records". boxrec.com.
- ^ "Cedric Boswell - Boxer". boxrec.com.