Kevin Lueshing boxer
- bouts
- 25
- won
- 21
- lost
- 4
- draw
- 0
- Status
- inactive
- Division
- welterweight
- Debut
- 1991-09-30
- Height
- 5′ 11″/180cm
- Reach
- 70″/178cm
- Age
- -
- Born
- 1968-04-17
- Death
- -
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
Kevin Lueshing (born 17 April 1968) is a British former boxer who was British welterweight champion between 1996 and 1997 and three times fought for world titles, winning the IBO World welterweight title in 1996.From Beckenham, London, Kevin Lueshing made his professional debut in September 1991 with a second round stoppage of John McGlynn at the Royal Albert Hall. After winning his first ten fights he faced Kirkland Laing in June 1993 for the vacant BBBofC Southern Area super welterweight title, stopping Laing in the fifth round.He suffered his first defeat in March 1994 when Chris Saunders stopped him in the fourth. He won his next five fights leading to a challenge for Saunders' British welterweight title in February 1996. Lueshing stopped Saunders in the third round to become British champion.After stopping Paul King in two rounds in June he challenged for Nino Cirilo's IBO World welterweight title in New York in July 1996. Lueshing stopped Cirilo in the second round to take the title.Now based in New York, his next fight was against the unbeaten Félix Trinidad for the latter's IBF World welterweight title at the Nashville Arena in January 1997. Although Lueshing had Trinidad down in the second round, Trinidad stopped him in the third to retain the title.In July 1997 he made the first defence of his British title against Geoff McCreesh at Wembley Arena. McCreesh stopped him in the tenth round to take the title.
Date | Opponent | Last Opponents' Results | Place | Result |
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1999-05-01 | Harry Simon | WWWWWW | National Sports Centre, Crystal Palace | LOST Technical knockout |
1998-11-14 | Nicky Thurbin | WWWWLW | Grundy Park Leisure Centre, Cheshunt | WIN Points |
1998-02-10 | Benji Singleton | LLLWDL | The Vanderbilt, Plainview | WIN Technical knockout |
1997-07-19 | Geoff McCreesh | WWWWWL | Wembley Arena, Wembley | LOST Technical knockout |
1997-01-11 | Felix Trinidad | WWWWWW | Nashville Arena, Nashville | LOST Technical knockout |
1996-07-17 | Nino Cirilo | WLWLWL | New York | WIN Technical knockout |
1996-06-08 | Paul King | LLLLWL | Telewest Arena, Newcastle | WIN Technical knockout |
1996-02-13 | Chris Saunders | WWWWWW | York Hall, Bethnal Green | WIN Technical knockout |
1995-12-09 | Steve Goodwin | LLLLWL | York Hall, Bethnal Green | WIN Technical knockout |
1995-09-30 | Danny Quacoe | LWWWW | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | WIN Points |
1995-06-17 | Michael Smyth | WWWWWW | National Ice Rink, Cardiff | WIN Technical knockout |
1994-10-25 | Peter Waudby | WWWWWW | Town Hall, Middlesbrough | WIN Technical knockout |
1994-07-30 | Dennis Berry | WWLWWW | York Hall, Bethnal Green | WIN KO |
1994-03-03 | Chris Saunders | LLLWLL | Leisure Centre, Ebbw Vale | LOST Technical knockout |
1993-06-23 | Kirkland Laing | WLLLWW | Picketts Lock Stadium, Edmonton | WIN Technical knockout |
1993-04-14 | Marty Duke | LLLDLW | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington | WIN Technical knockout |
1993-03-31 | Ernie Loveridge | WWLLLL | York Hall, Bethnal Green | WIN Technical knockout |
1993-02-17 | Leigh Wicks | WWLDWL | York Hall, Bethnal Green | WIN Points |
1993-02-03 | Ian Chantler | WLLLLL | Earls Court Arena, Kensington | WIN Technical knockout |
1992-04-30 | Newton Barnett | WLLLLL | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington | WIN Points |
1992-03-25 | Tracy Jocelyn | LWLW | Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham | WIN Technical knockout |
1992-01-18 | Simon Eubank | LLWLLL | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington | WIN KO |
1991-12-14 | Trevor Meikle | LWWLWL | Crook Log Sports Club, Bexleyheath | WIN KO |
1991-10-23 | Julian Eavis | LLLLLL | York Hall, Bethnal Green | WIN Technical knockout |
1991-09-30 | John McGlynn | WWWWLW | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington | WIN Technical knockout |