Cedric Boswell

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.

Cedric Boswell
Statistics
Real nameCedric Boswell
Nickname(s)The Bos
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
NationalityAmerican
Born (1969-07-21) July 21, 1969
Detroit, Michigan, United States
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights36
Wins34
Wins by KO26
Losses2
Draws0
No contests0

As an amateur, he defeated Shannon Briggs on points at the National Golden Gloves quarterfinals.

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 KO 8 2011-12-03 Helsinki, Finland WBA World Heavyweight Title. Boswell knocked out at 2:58 of the eighth round.
Win 20-2 Kertson "The Pride of Tobago" Manswell UD 10 2011-06-04 Hollywood, Florida, United States WBC Latino/NABA Heavyweight Titles. 98-90, 98-90, 98-90.
Win 55-10 Oliver "Atomic Bull" McCall UD 10 2011-03-18 Hollywood, Florida, United States WBC Latino/NABA Heavyweight Titles. 99-91, 99-92, 98-92.
Win 20-9-1 Dominique "Diamond" Alexander TKO 2 2011-01-22 White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, United States WBC Latino Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:44 of the second round.
Win 29-6 Owen "What the Heck" Beck KO 9 2010-12-07 Hollywood, Florida, United States WBC Latino Heavyweight Title. Beck knocked out at 2:29 of the ninth round.
Win 23-15-2 Cisse Salif UD 8 2009-09-26 Los Angeles, California, United States 80-72, 80-72, 80-72.
Win 9-6-2 Serdal Uysal TKO 6 2009-06-20 Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Win 15-19-2 Harold Sconiers TKO 1 2009-04-03 Memphis, Tennessee, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:25 of the first round.
Win 27-0 Roman Greenberg TKO 2 2008-08-29 Atlanta, Georgia, United States 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 TKO 2 2008-07-12 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:46 of the second round.
Win 15-19-1 Zack Page UD 8 2008-05-23 Memphis, Tennessee, United States 80-72, 80-72, 79-71.
Win 18-7 Josh Gutcher KO 2 2007-12-01 Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States Gutcher knocked out at 2:18 of the second round.
Win 34-11 Steve "Storm" Pannell KO 1 2007-05-18 Broomfield, Colorado, United States Pannell knocked out at 2:35 of the first round.
Win 9-6 Robert Kooser TKO 1 2007-01-12 Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:12 of the first round.
Win 7-11 Wallace McDaniel TKO 2 2006-04-28 Atlanta, Georgia, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:41 of the second round.
Loss 29-3-3 Jameel "Big Time" McCline TKO 10 2003-10-03 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:07 of the tenth round.
Win 25-1 Jim "Steel Chin" Strohl TKO 5 2003-01-25 Temecula, California, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:46 of the fifth round.
Win 6-3 Willie Perryman KO 3 2002-12-06 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Win 21-3-3 Talmadge "Two Guns" Griffis TKO 2 2002-11-03 Friant, California, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:44 of the second round.
Win 23-11-1 Melvin "Top Gun" Foster UD 8 2002-09-22 Friant, California, United States 79-72, 79-73, 79-73.
Win 5-7-2 Clarence Goins KO 2 2002-08-18 Temecula, California, United States Goins knocked out at 2:19 of the second round.
Win 13-4-2 Terry Porter TKO 7 1999-12-18 Tunica, Mississippi, United States Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the seventh round.
Win 5-6 Mike "The Jinx" Middleton TKO 2 1999-05-15 Miami, Florida, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:38 of the second round.
Win 31-17-2 Mike "Nikki" Sedillo UD 10 1998-05-12 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Win 16-60-2 Danny Wofford TKO 3 1997-09-09 Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Win 14-0 Marcus McIntyre TKO 3 1997-06-17 Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi, United States
Win 2-0-1 Jermaine Woods UD 6 1997-04-18 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 0-1 Gerald Mitchell TKO 1 1997-02-26 Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Win 0-1 Alexander "The Great" Vasiliev TKO 5 1996-10-08 Battersea, London, England, United Kingdom
Win 8-4 Keith Fletcher TKO 3 1996-04-02 Southwark, London, England, United Kingdom
Win 1-3 Jeff Garrigan KO 1 1995-08-23 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win 3-5 Bradley Rone PTS 4 1995-05-23 Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States
Win -- Nelson Ramsey KO 1 1995-04-26 Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States
Win -- Bernard Hatcher KO 1 1995-03-31 Detroit, Michigan, United States
Win -- Nardi Johnson TKO 1 1995-03-01 Rosemont, Illinois, United States
Win 2-39-2 Jordan Keepers PTS 4 1995-01-26 Rosemont, Illinois, United States
Win 2-0 Tommy Clark TKO 4 1994-07-20 Detroit, Michigan, United States

References
  1. "Cedric Boswell Revives Career With 2nd Round TKO Over Previously Unbeaten Roman Greenberg". east side boxing. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
  2. "Heavyweight - Top 100 IBO Rankings - International Boxing Organization". iboboxing.com. Archived from the original on June 4, 2009.
  3. "Cedric-Boswell profile". box news. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
  4. "BoxRec Boxing Records". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on June 17, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
  5. "Cedric Boswell - Boxer". boxrec.com.
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