Kertson Manswell

Kertson Manswell (born October 28, 1976 in Charlotteville, Tobago) also known as The Pride of Tobago, is a heavyweight boxer from Trinidad and Tobago.

Kertson Manswell
Statistics
Nickname(s)The Pride of Tobago
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Nationality Trinidad and Tobago
Born (1976-10-28) October 28, 1976
Pembroke, Tobago
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights37
Wins25
Wins by KO18
Losses12
Medal record
Commonwealth Games
2002 Manchester Heavyweight
Pan American Games
2003 Santo Domingo Heavyweight
Central American and Caribbean Games
2002 San Salvador Heavyweight

Amateur

At the 2002 Commonwealth Games, Manswell won the silver medal, losing the gold to Canadian Jason Douglas. Manswell again won silver at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games, losing final to Victor Bisbal. At the 2003 Pan Am Games Manswell beat American Devin Vargas in the semifinals, but lost in the final to Cuban Odlanier Solis 3 to 15, giving him yet another silver medal. Manswell lost to Vargas in 2004 at the Olympic Qualifying Tournament and did not continue to the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Pro

Manswell turned pro in 2004 at age 27 and beat his first 20 opponents, including Louis Monaco.

Manswell signed with boxing promoter Don King.

In 2011 Manswell lost three fights in a row; first KO'd by Bermane Stiverne, then outpointed by undefeated Mike Perez and fringe contender Cedric Boswell.

In 2012 he was outpointed by former and future world champion Ruslan Chagaev.

Professional boxing record
25 Wins (18 knockouts, 7 decisions), 12 Losses (7 knockout, 5 decisions)[1]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Win 2–2–1 Kenneth Bishop UD 8 09/02/2019 Woodebook Youth Facility, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Loss 20–0–1 Vyacheslav Glazkov KO 4 (10), 1:33 15/08/2015 Basket Hall, Krasnodar, Russia
Loss 8–4 Mitchell Rogers UD 12 19/06/2015 San Fernando, Trinidad & Tobago
Loss 10–0 Bogdan Dinu TKO 2 (8), 2:04 23/09/2014 Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada
Loss 17–0–1 Charles Martin TKO 3 (10), 2:33 23/06/2014 BB King Blues Club & Grill, New York, United States For WBO–NABO heavyweight title
Loss 20–2 Wendell Jorkhu KO 2 1/12/2013 Marabella, Trinidad & Tobago
Loss 20–2 Tor Hamer TKO 1 14/08/2013 BB King Blues Club & Grill, New York, United States
Loss 15–1 Skip Scott UD 12 10/01/2013 Bayou Event Center, Houston, United States for World Boxing Foundation Intercontinental Heavyweight Title
Loss 31–0 Deontay Wilder TKO 1 04/08/2012 Mobile Civic Center–Expo Hall, Mobile, Alabama, United States
Loss 25–0 Alexander Ustinov TKO 1 03/03/2012 ESPRIT arena, Düsseldorf, Germany
Win 6–3 Mitchell Rodgers UD 12 30/12/2011 Woodebook Youth Centre, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Loss 27-2-1 Ruslan Chagaev UD 8 28/01/2012 Grand Elysée, Rotherbaum, Germany
Win 6–15–3 Leon "The Lion" Gilkes KO 1 19/11/2011 Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Win 6–8–1 Curtis "Hitman" Murray KO 1 29/07/2011 Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Loss 34–1 Cedric "The Boz" Boswell UD 10 04/06/2011 Hollywood, Florida, United States WBC Latino/NABA World Heavyweight Titles. 90–98, 90–98, 90–98.
Loss 13–0 Mike "The Rebel" Perez UD 3 07/05/2011 Muswell Hill, London, United Kingdom Prizefighter Tournament International Heavyweight Quarter-Finals. 25–30, 25–30, 25–30. Manswell was knocked down in the first round.
Loss 19–1–1 Bermane "B Ware" Stiverne TKO 2 29/01/2011 Pontiac, Michigan, United States WBC International/WBC USNBC/WBA Fedelatin Heavyweight Titles. Referee stopped the bout at 1:52 of the second round.
Win 4–25–5 Tomas Mrazek UD 8 19/03/2010 Merksem, Antwerp, Belgium 77–76, 78–76, 78–74.
Win 28–49–1 Dennis McKinney UD 8 20/02/2010 Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
Win 16–3–1 Jimmy "Farmer" Joseph TKO 4 24/07/2009 Bacolet, Trinidad & Tobago Trinidad & Tobago Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:59 of the fourth round.
Win 9–24–2 Cullen Rogers TKO 1 04/04/2009 Pleasantville, Trinidad & Tobago Referee stopped the bout at 2:58 of the first round.
Win 14–18–1 Earl "Chocolate Drop" Ladson SD 8 02/08/2008 Ponce, Puerto Rico, United States 78–74, 78–74, 75–77.
Win 8–7 Cerrone Fox TKO 1 27/03/2008 St Louis, Missouri, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:53 of the first round.
Win 9–12 Willie Perryman UD 8 30/11/2007 Tampa, Florida, United States 79–73, 79–73, 79–73.
Win 12–3–1 Saul Farah TKO 7 26/12/2006 Mucurapo, Trinidad & Tobago 79–73, 79–73, 79–73.
Win 23–10 Corey "T-Rex" Sanders UD 10 14/10/2006 Bacolet, Trinidad & Tobago 98–91, 98–92, 98–93.
Win 14–32–4 Louis "The Facelifter" Monaco TKO 8 15/06/2006 Fyzabad, Trinidad & Tobago Referee stopped the bout at 2:36 of the eighth round.
Win 2–2–1 "Irish" Glen Williams TKO 3 31/03/2006 Pointe-a-Pierre, Trinidad & Tobago Referee stopped the bout at 2:42 of the third round.
Win 5–0–1 Curtis "Hitman" Murray KO 3 27/01/2006 Princes Town, Trinidad & Tobago Murray knocked out at 1:19 of the third round.
Win -- Salim Zinnerman TKO 1 12/01/2006 Marabella, Trinidad & Tobago Referee stopped the bout at 1:01 of the first round.
Win 3–2 Kerron Speid KO 3 28/10/2005 St. James, Trinidad & Tobago Speid knocked out at 2:39 of the third round.
Win -- Mitchell "Strongman" Rogers KO 1 13/08/2005 St. James, Trinidad & Tobago Rogers knocked out at 1:28 of the first round.
Win -- Mickey Richards TKO 3 16/06/2005 Fyzabad, Trinidad & Tobago Referee stopped the bout at the end of the third round.
Win -- Clyde Williams TKO 1 03/12/2004 Bacolet, Trinidad & Tobago Referee stopped the bout at 2:42 of the first round.
Win 0–1 Kurt Bess TKO 4 28/11/2004 Georgetown, Guyana Referee stopped the bout at 1:20 of the fourth round.
Win -- Kurt Bess TKO 1 23/09/2004 Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago Referee stopped the bout at 0:54 of the first round.
Win 2–10 David McMillan KO 1 29/07/2004 Arima, Trinidad & Tobago McMillan knocked out at 0:40 of the first round.

References
  1. "BoxRec – Kertson Manswell". Retrieved 18 March 2016.
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