Kelvin Seabrooks pugile

Kelvin Seabrooks (born March 10, 1963 in Charlotte, North Carolina) was an American boxer who won the International Boxing Federation bantamweight title and defended it four times.Seabrooks turned professional in 1981. He obtained the vacant world title of the bantamweight IBF the 15/5/1987 when beating to the other aspirant, Miguel Maturana by KO in the 5º assault in a combat agreed to 15 assaults. Defended the belt three times before losing it via TKO in the 15th round to Orlando Canizales in 1988. Seabrooks was down in 1st and 15th in the bout. Seabrooks was defeated by Canizales the following year by 11th round TKO. Seabrooks retired in 1995 after six consecutive losses.Charlotteobserver.com August 9, 2013Allison Osman wrote an article titled: FORMER BOXER FROM CHARLOTTE NOW WANTS TO GUIDE YOUTHKelvin Seabrooks, 50, was growing up in North Charlotte, he never dreamed he would be a boxer. Seabrooks, one of seven children, moved from place to place and even slept in an abandoned apartment building at times, but he found his escape in boxing. Sea brooks started boxing with the local Police Athletic League at age 11. "It kept me busy, off the streets and out of trouble," Seabrooks said. Although he did not want to box at first, he soon discovered he was good at it. "I won my first fight," he said.Seabrooks went to win four N.C. Golden Gloves championships. A highlight of his boxing career was winning a bronze medal at the 1980 Olympic trials; however, he didn't get to go to the Olympics. President Jimmy Carter boycotted the Summer Olympics in Moscow that year to protest the December 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.