Adonis Stevenson (Superman) boxer

Adonis Stevenson boxer
bouts
32
won
29
lost
2
draw
1
Status
inactive
Division
light heavyweight
Debut
2006-09-30
Height
5′ 11″/180cm
Reach
77″/196cm
Age
-
Born
1977-09-22
Death
-
Nationality
Canada

Stevenson Adonis (born 22 September 1977), best known as Adonis Stevenson, is a Haitian Canadian former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2018. He won the WBC, Ring magazine and lineal light-heavyweight titles in 2013 by defeating Chad Dawson by first-round knockout, which earned him awards for Fighter of the Year and Knockout of the Year by The Ring.Known for his fast hand speed and exceptional knockout power, Stevenson was considered one of boxing's hardest punchers during his prime. For more than five years, he made ten successful defenses of the WBC and lineal titles until sustaining a life-threatening brain injury in his 2018 fight against Oleksandr Gvozdyk.Stevenson's known name is an inversion of his family name and given name. Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Stevenson moved to Montreal, Quebec with his family when he was seven. By 14 years old, he was living on the streets and soon fell into a violent gang which drew him into a criminal lifestyle. In his early twenties, after a criminal trial in 1998 in Quebec, Stevenson served 18 months of a four-year prison sentence for managing prostitutes, assault, and issuing threats. While in prison, he also pleaded guilty to aggravated assault after putting a fellow inmate into a coma. After leaving prison in 2001, Stevenson vowed he would never return.Stevenson became Quebec Middleweight champion in 2004, and was named best amateur fighter in Canada in 2005 and again in 2006. Stevenson won the Canadian national title in 2005 and 2006. Stevenson competed in the XVIII Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia in 2006, and won the silver medal, losing to local Australian Jarrod Fletcher in the final. It was also the only medal won by a Canadian boxer at the Commonwealth Games.A 29-year-old Stevenson turned professional in September 2006. His opponent was Mike Funk, another boxer making his debut, at the Montreal Casino in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Stevenson knocked Funk out with a hook in twenty-two seconds.On August 1, 2009, at Windsor Station in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Stevenson defeated Anthony Bonsante by first round knockout. The two fighters came out of their corners for the fight with Bonsante launching the first attack, but just moments after the assault, Stevenson landed a left hand that sent Bonsante down to the canvas. Bonsante sprawled out on the canvas with his eyes closed, while the referee reached the count of six before stopping the fight. Bonsante had begun to get up at the count of six, but it was too late, leaving Bonsante livid with the decision as he chased the referee around the ring in an attempt to protest the decision, but to little avail. He also won a fifth-round TKO decision against Jermain Mackey on September 25, 2009.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
2018-12-01 Oleksandr Gvozdyk WWWWWW Centre Videotron, Quebec City LOST
KO
2018-05-19 Badou Jack WWWWDW Air Canada Centre, Toronto DRAW
Majority decision
2017-06-03 Andrzej Fonfara LWWWLW Bell Centre, Montreal WIN
Technical knockout
2016-07-29 Thomas Williams Jr WWLWWW Centre Videotron, Quebec City WIN
KO
2015-09-11 Tommy Karpency LLWWWW Ricoh Coliseum, Toronto WIN
Technical knockout
2015-04-04 Sakio Bika WWWWDL Pepsi Coliseum, Quebec City WIN
Unanimous decision
2014-12-19 Dmitry Sukhotskiy WLWWWW Pepsi Coliseum, Quebec City WIN
KO
2014-05-24 Andrzej Fonfara WWWWWW Bell Centre, Montreal WIN
Unanimous decision
2013-11-30 Tony Bellew LWWWDW Pepsi Coliseum, Quebec City WIN
Technical knockout
2013-09-28 Tavoris Cloud WWWWWL Bell Centre, Montreal WIN
Corner retirement
2013-06-08 Chad Dawson WLWWL Bell Centre, Montreal WIN
KO
2013-03-22 Darnell Boone LWWLLL Bell Centre, Montreal WIN
KO
2012-10-12 Donovan George WLWWLW Bell Centre, Montreal WIN
Technical knockout
2012-04-20 Noe Gonzalez Alcoba WWWWWW Bell Centre, Montreal WIN
Technical knockout
2012-02-18 Jesus Gonzales WWWWWW Bell Centre, Montreal WIN
KO
2011-12-10 Aaron Pryor Jr WWWLWL Bell Centre, Montreal WIN
Technical knockout
2011-09-17 Dion Savage WWWWLW MGM Grand, Las Vegas WIN
Technical knockout
2011-04-08 Derek Edwards WWWWWL Bell Centre, Montreal WIN
KO
2010-04-16 Darnell Boone WLLLLL Wicomico Civic Center, Salisbury LOST
Technical knockout
2009-09-25 Jermain Mackey WLLWWW Bell Centre, Montreal WIN
Technical knockout
2008-08-01 Anthony Bonsante WWWLWW Gare Windsor Salle des Pas Perdus, Montreal WIN
KO
2008-04-05 Dhafir Smith LWWDWW Montreal Casino, Montreal WIN
Technical knockout
2007-12-07 David Whittom WLLWLW Bell Centre, Montreal WIN
Unanimous decision
2007-08-03 Marlon Hayes LLWLLL Pierre-Charbonneau Centre, Montreal WIN
Unanimous decision
2007-06-08 Alvaro Enriquez WWWLDW Uniprix Stadium, Montreal WIN
KO
2007-05-12 Marcus Thomas WWLWWW Montreal Casino, Montreal WIN
KO
2007-04-14 Carl Cockerham DLLLL Montreal Casino, Montreal WIN
Unanimous decision
2007-02-10 Etianne Whitaker LLLLLL Montreal Casino, Montreal WIN
Technical knockout
2006-12-11 Eduardo Calderon WWW Montreal Casino, Montreal WIN
Technical knockout
2006-11-18 Bonnie Joe McGee LLDLWL Colisee, Trois-Rivières WIN
Technical knockout
2006-10-28 Ferenc Lankonde LLLLWL Lac Leamy Casino, Gatineau WIN
Technical knockout
2006-09-30 Mike Funk debut Montreal Casino, Montreal WIN
KO