Steve Cunningham
Sports writer Robert Brizel ringside with Steve Cunningham
Statistics
Real name	Steven Ormain Cunningham
Nickname(s)	USS
Rated at	Cruiserweight
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Nationality	American
Born	(1976-07-15) July 15, 1976 (age 35) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	28
Wins	24
Wins by KO	12
Losses	4

Steven Ormain (Steve) Cunningham (born July 15, 1976 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American professional boxer. Nicknamed USS Cunningham in reference to his 1994–1998 US Navy service on the aircraft carriers USS America and USS Enterprise.^[1]

Amateur career[link]

As an amateur, he won the National Golden Gloves 178 lb (81 kg) title in 1998.

Professional Boxing career[link]

Cunningham began his professional career in 2000 with a 19 fight winning streak including a split decision over Guillermo Jones.

On November 26, 2006, he challenged Krzysztof Włodarczyk for the Vacant IBF Cruiserweight Title but lost by a disputed split decision in front of Wlodarczyk's fans in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. Later, Cunningham challenged Wlodarczyk again in the summer of 2007. With a majority decision in his favor, Cunningham at last won the title. He stopped undefeated Marco Huck in Germany in December 2007.

Cunningham defended the IBF title and fought for the vacant The Ring Magazine Cruiserweight Championship against Tomasz Adamek in Newark, New Jersey, on December 11, 2008. He lost a split decision (116–110, 115–112, 112–114), in a fight that was close in spite of the fact that Cunningham was knocked down in the second, fourth, and eighth rounds.

Cunningham faced former WBC Cruiserweight Champion Wayne 'Bigtruck' Braithwaite, at the BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise, Florida on the July 11, 2009, and won the fight via a twelve round unanimous decision (119–109, 117–111, 118–110). On June 5, 2010, Cunningham regained the IBF Cruiserweight title with a fifth round stoppage on cuts of Troy Ross in Germany. Cunningham returned to Germany to defend his IBF title against challenger Enad Licina on February 12, 2011.

Other activities[link]

He joined light-middleweight Boyd Melson, super welterweight Denis Douglin, Shawn Estrada, Demetrius Andrade and other boxers in Team Fight to Walk, an organization focused on increasing awareness in boxing of the importance of stem cell research for spinal cord injuries.^[2]

Professional boxing record[link]

24 Wins (12 knockouts, 12 decisions), 4 Losses (0 by knockout, 4 by decision), 0 Draws [3]
Res.	Opponent	Type	Rd	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Yoan Pablo Hernandez	UD	12	2012-02-04	Fraport Arena, Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany	IBF/The Ring Cruiserweight Titles on the line.
Loss	Yoan Pablo Hernandez	TD	6 (12)	2011-10-01	Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany	Lost IBF Cruiserweight Title.
Win	Enad Licina	UD	12	2011-02-12	RWE Rhein-Ruhr Sporthalle, Muelheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany	Retained IBF Cruiserweight Title.
Win	Troy Ross	TKO	5 (12)	2010-06-05	Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany	Won vacant IBF Cruiserweight Title.
Win	Wayne Braithwaite	UD	12	2009-07-11	BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise, Florida, United States	IBF Cruiserweight Title Eliminator match.
Loss	Tomasz Adamek	SD	12	2008-12-11	Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, United States	Lost IBF & vacant The Ring Cruiserweight Titles.
Win	Marco Huck	TKO	12 (12)	2007-12-29	Seidensticker Halle, Bielefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany	Retained IBF Cruiserweight Title.
Win	Krzysztof Wlodarczyk	MD	12	2007-05-26	Spodek, Katowice, Poland	Won IBF Cruiserweight Title.
Loss	Krzysztof Wlodarczyk	SD	12	2006-11-25	Torwar Sport Hall, Warsaw, Poland	vacant IBF Cruiserweight Title on the line.
Win	Lloyd Bryan	TKO	5 (10)	2006-01-07	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
Win	Kelvin Davis	UD	12	2005-09-03	Gund Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, United States	IBF Cruiserweight Title Eliminator match.
Win	Guillermo Jones	SD	10	2005-04-02	DCU Center, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Win	Forrest Neal	TKO	4 (8)	2004-10-02	Centennial Garden Arena, Bakersfield, California, United States
Win	Sebastiaan Rothmann	MD	10	2004-05-22	Carnival City Casino, Brakpan, Gauteng, South Africa
Win	Terry McGroom	UD	8	2003-09-20	Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Win	Demetrius Jenkins	UD	8	2003-03-29	Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	Joseph Awinongya	UD	8	2002-07-27	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	Caseny Truesdale	PTS	4	2001-09-29	Martinsville, Virginia, United States
Win	Shawn Townsend	TKO	3 (?)	2001-08-30	Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Win	Shawn Townsend	TKO	6 (?)	2001-07-26	Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Win	John Battle	KO	1 (?)	2001-06-28	The Plex, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Win	Mike Williams	TKO	6 (?)	2001-05-24	The Plex, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Win	Richard Perry	KO	1 (?)	2001-05-12	Johnson City, Tennessee, United States
Win	Jeff Bowman	TKO	1 (?)	2001-04-28	The Plex, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Win	Kanovas Alexander	KO	1 (?)	2001-04-12	Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Win	Nate Frazier	KO	1 (?)	2001-03-10	Virginia, United States
Win	Robert Marsh	PTS	4	2001-02-17	Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Win	Norman Jones	SD	4	2000-10-28	Jarrell's Gym, Savannah, Georgia, United States	Cunningham's professional debut.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Professional boxing record for Steve Cunningham from BoxRec
• Personal website

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Troy Amos-Ross (born July 17, 1975 in Georgetown, Guyana) is a Guyanese Canadian boxer, currently residing in Brampton, Ontario. He competed in the light heavyweight (< 81 kg) division at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia and 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. He is the cousin of Egerton Marcus, and the son of Charles Ross.

He is currently ranked as the fourth best cruiserweight according to Ring Magazine and ESPN.com

In the 1996 Olympics, after having defeated Roland Raforme (Seychelles) and Paul M'Bongo (Cameroon), Ross lost 14-8 in quarterfinals to Kazakhstan's eventual gold medalist Vassili Jirov. Ross entered the 2000 Olympics as a gold medal hopeful, however he was eliminated after a disappointing loss in his first fight.

Ross turned pro after the 2000 Summer Olympics, however he announced his retirement in 2005 after compiling an impressive record of 13-1, due to the inability to get quality fights. In 2007 Troy began a comeback and on March 19, 2007 he captured the Commonwealth Cruiserweight title by knocking out John Keeton in the second round.

Ross has also achieved success out of the ring starting his own fashion line, Ross Wear, and playing roles in Hollywood movies. He appeared in the 2005 movie Cinderella Man opposite Russell Crowe playing the role of heavyweight boxer John Henry Lewis. Ross also appeared in the 2007 movie Resurrecting the Champ with Josh Hartnett and Samuel L. Jackson, playing the younger version of the champ. He also appears in the movie Phantom Punch, in the role of Heavyweight boxer Floyd Patterson.

The Contender[link]

In 2008 Troy joined the cast of the boxing reality TV show The Contender filming in Singapore. He became a member of the gold team and on 14 January 2009 won his first round contest against Australian Lawrence Tauasa.^[1] He fought American Felix Cora Jr. in the quarter finals winning when the fight was stopped after 2:48 of the first round.^[2] In the semi finals Troy faced Nigerian Akinyemi Laleye, the fight was scored 50-45 by all three judges in Troy's favor. Troy fought another Nigerian, Ehinomen Ehikhamenor, in the Contender final on February 25, 2009 at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut. Ross defeated Ehikhamenor by fourth round TKO to become the Contender Champion.^[3]

Professional Record[link]

24 Wins (16 knockouts, 7 decisions), 2 Losses, 0 Draws
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Win	24-2	Carl Handy	UD	10 (10)	2010-10-30	Rama, Ontario, Canada
Loss	23-2	Steve Cunningham	TKO	5 (8), 0:01	2010-06-05	Neubrandenburg, Germany	For vacant IBF cruiserweight title. Cunningham was knocked down in the fourth round. Fight was stopped and ruled TKO for Cunningham because of cut. The fight was aired in Germany on ARD.
Win	23-1	Daniel Bispo	KO	1 (8), 1:12	2009-12-05	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win	22-1	Michael Simms	UD	10 (10)	2009-06-19	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win	21-1	Ehinomen Ehikhamenor	TKO	4 (10), 2:00	2009-02-25	Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA	Fourth fight in under two months. Won The Contender season 4 championship fight.
Win	20-1	Akinyemi Laleye	UD	5 (5)	2009-02-18	Singapore
Win	19-1	Felix Cora Jr.	TKO	1 (5), 2:38	2009-01-28	Singapore
Win	18-1	Lawrence Tauasa	TKO	2 (5), ?:??	2009-01-14	Singapore	First fight in 8½ months.
Win	17-1	Kendrick Releford	UD	8 (8)	2008-05-03	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	First fight in 11½ months.
Win	16-1	Tony Booth	TKO	2 (8), 1:52	2007-05-18	London, England, United Kingdom
Win	15-1	John Keeton	KO	2 (12), 2:08	2007-03-19	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Won vacant Commonwealth cruiserweight title.
Win	14-1	Hastings Rasani	TKO	3 (8), 3:05	2007-01-20	London, England, United Kingdom	First fight in 19½ months.
Win	13-1	Claudio Rîşco	TKO	8 (10), 1:25	2005-05-28	Hull, Quebec, Canada	Won vacant Canadian cruiserweight title.
Loss	12-1	Willie Herring	SD	8 (8)	2005-03-05	Greensboro, North Carolina, USA	Permanent move back up to cruiserweight.
Win	12-0	Etianne Whitaker	KO	2 (8), 1:09	2005-02-04	Orangeville, Ontario, Canada	Return to light heavyweight.
Win	11-0	John Battle	TKO	5 (6), 1:26	2005-01-08	Greensboro, North Carolina, USA	This fight was fought at cruiserweight.
Win	10-0	Caseny Truesdale	TKO	1 (8), 2:24	2004-12-11	Greensboro, North Carolina, USA	This fight was fought at cruiserweight.
Win	9-0	Robert Marsh	TKO	4 (6), 0:44	2004-11-20	Greensboro, North Carolina, USA	First fight in 21½ months to debut at cruiserweight.
Win	8-0	Sam Reese	KO	3 (6), 0:38	2003-01-31	San Antonio, Texas, USA
Win	7-0	Norman Jones	UD	6 (6)	2002-08-06	Secaucus, New Jersey, USA
Win	6-0	Dennis Matthews	KO	2 (6), 1:13	2002-05-24	Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Win	5-0	Dan Sheehan	UD	4 (4)	2001-12-14	Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
Win	4-0	Will Little	UD	4 (4)	2001-10-26	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Win	3-0	Kip Triplet	TKO	2 (4), 2:40	2001-06-22	Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Win	2-0	Tim Scoggins	TKO	1 (4), 2:12	2001-06-01	San Antonio, Texas, USA
Win	1-0	Roger Bowden	UD	4 (4)	2001-04-20	Cincinnati, Ohio, USA	Professional debut at light heavyweight.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Canadian Olympic Committee
• Professional boxing record for Troy Amos-Ross from BoxRec
• Troy Amos-Ross at the Internet Movie Database

Career (US)
Namesake:	Alfred Austell Cunningham
Builder:	Bethlehem Steel, Staten Island
Laid down:	23 February 1944
Launched:	3 August 1944
Commissioned:	23 November 1944
Decommissioned:	24 February 1971
Struck:	1 February 1974
Fate:	sunk as a target after being hit with five laser-guided bombs on 12 October 1979
General characteristics
Class and type:	Allen M. Sumner class destroyer
Displacement:	2,200 tons
Length:	376 ft 6 in (114.8 m)
Beam:	40 ft (12.2 m)
Draft:	15 ft 8 in (4.8 m)
Propulsion:	60,000 shp (45 MW); 2 propellers
Speed:	34 knots (63 km/h)
Range:	6500 nm @ 15 kn (12,000 km @ 28 km/h)
Complement:	336
Armament:	6 × 5 in/38 cal guns (12 cm), 12 × 40mm AA guns, 11 × 20mm AA guns, 10 × 21 in torpedo tubes, 6 × depth charge projectors, 2 × depth charge tracks

USS Alfred A. Cunningham (DD-752), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Alfred Austell Cunningham, a USMC officer and aviator.

Alfred A. Cunningham (DD-752) was laid down on 23 February 1944 at Staten Island, New York, by the Bethlehem Steel Co.; launched on 3 August 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Alfred A. Cunningham, the widow of Lieutenant Colonel Cunningham; and commissioned on 23 November 1944, Commander Floyd B. T. Myhre in command.

Service history[link]

World War II[link]

Following shakedown training out of Bermuda, Alfred A. Cunningham returned to New York on 17 January 1945 for post-shakedown availability. Proceeding to Norfolk soon thereafter, the destroyer spent the next three months operating in the Chesapeake Bay area as a training ship for prospective destroyer crews. Here the ship introduced hundreds of trainees to life on board a destroyer, engaging in gunnery exercises, damage control drills, and maneuvering practice.

Following a brief availability for repairs and alterations at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Cunningham got underway on 7 May, and rendezvoused with the new heavy cruiser Chicago off Brown Shoals, Delaware Bay, and proceeded with that ship to Chesapeake Bay for gunnery exercises. The two warships then steamed to Guantanamo Bay, thence to Panama, transiting the isthmian waterway on 18 May, and arrived at Pearl Harbor on 31 May. Over the next two weeks, Cunningham remained in Hawaiian waters, undergoing an availability alongside the USS Black Hawk (AD-9) and carrying out training.

On 13 June, the destroyer joined Task Group (TG) 12.4 and sailed for the western Pacific. A week later, while en route, Cunningham screened carriers launching air strikes on Japanese-held Wake Island. The group arrived at Leyte on 26 June.

Cunningham got underway the following day for Okinawa, and while en route to her destination conducted a depth charge attack on what she evaluated as a "good" submarine contact, but with negative results. Shortly after arriving at Okinawa on 29 June, she served on radar picket duty off the island's southwest coast. From 1 July until the end of hostilities she served on patrol, escort, and screening duty in waters surrounding the Ryukyus. Following Japan's capitulation, Cunningham remained in the Far East, operating off the coast of China between the Yellow Sea and the South China Sea. She performed escort services and served on an antismuggling patrol between Korea and Japan. The destroyer returned to the United States on 28 March 1946, went into reserve at San Diego on 12 May 1947, and was decommissioned in August 1949.

Korea[link]

During the build up of the fleet in the wake of the North Korean invasion of South Korea in late June 1950, Alfred A. Cunningham was recommissioned on 5 October 1950, Commander L. P. Spear in command, and joined the Pacific Fleet. Following training exercises, the destroyer got underway for the western Pacific (WestPac) on 2 January 1951. Cunningham was involved in a variety of operations, principally serving with Task Force (TF) 77, the fast carrier task force, off the coast of Korea.

Early in this deployment, on 18 February 1951, the ship was released from her "Bird Dog" station (plane guard) with TF 77 to carry out a night shore bombardment mission on "targets of opportunity" near Tanchon, on the east coast of Korea. Cunningham arrived on station at 2130 and opened fire, conducting harassing and interdictory fire; her targets included railroad tracks, two grade crossings, a tunnel, and lights on the road leading south. After expending 90 rounds of 5-inch, the destroyer ceased fire at 0605 on the 19th.

Returning to San Diego on 4 September 1951, Cunningham again sailed for the Far East in March 1952. As before, she steamed with the fast carrier task force off Korea and performed shore bombardment missions. On 19 September, the destroyer was operating in Task Element 95.22 (the "Songjin Element") to prevent the movement of trains along the railroad at that point by preventing clearance of the roadbed and repair during the day, and destroying trains at night. Patrolling some 6,000 yards off the beach at about 1340, Cunningham fired on workers she had seen in that vicinity. A little over an hour later, detecting workmen at a tunnel, the destroyer stood in toward the shoreline, turning slowly to starboard to take a northeasterly course to fire on the workmen at the tunnel mouth.

At that point, at least three enemy guns opened fire on the ship. The first salvo was a direct hit, on the main deck, starboard side; several pieces of shrapnel penetrated the shield of mount 51 and wounded three of the mount's crew. Two air bursts followed in quick succession, one on either side of the bridge. Within two minutes time, the North Korean guns had registered four more direct hits and at least seven air bursts near the ship.

One shell penetrated into the forward fire room, destroying a forced-draft blower; shrapnel holed a nearby bulkhead. Another shell struck a depth charge on the forward K-gun, blowing the charge apart and scattering burning TNT as far aft as the fantail; shrapnel from this hit set another depth charge afire, and ruptured four others. The fourth hit on the starboard side, two feet below the main deck; shrapnel from this hit caused extensive damage to the motor whaleboat. The last shell to hit struck about two feet below the waterline, but did not penetrate. The air bursts near the bridge rendered the SG radar inoperative.

Immediately, one of the ship's 3-inch mounts opened up to return the shore battery's fire, expending both hoppers full (ten rounds); these rounds landed in the target area but did not slow the enemy's rate of fire.

With Cunningham under fire, Lieutenant Frederick F. Palmer, USNR, the officer of the deck, sounded the general alarm, ordered the rudder shifted to left full, rang up the port engine back emergency full, starboard engine ahead flank, in order to come left and open the range.

Although mount 53 had reported a fire on the starboard K-guns, the blast from the guns of that mount and the nearby 3-inch mount, 34, prevented a repair party from approaching the blaze from that angle. Men from another damage control party got to the fire and battled the blaze, while as the ship sped to seaward, weaving but keeping at least one main battery mount bearing on the target guns at all times.

As the ship opened the range to 9,000 yards and worked up to 26.5 knots, Ensign Charles E. Dennis, USNR; Chief Torpedoman William J. Bohrman; and Electrician's Mate 2nd Class Victor J. Leonard manhandled one burning depth charge over the side, performing this task at great personal risk while the fire on the K-guns was being brought under control. All three men were later recommended for the award of the Bronze Star.

Having suffered 13 men wounded, principally to shrapnel, Cunningham pulled out of range and stood down from general quarters, steering toward Yang Do Island to receive medical assistance from Charity. After emergency repairs, Cunningham was able to continue her combat operations. Cunningham ultimately returned to the United States and reached her new home port, Long Beach, California, on 6 November.

Cunningham operated in the southern California area through the first five months of 1953 before getting underway on 13 June for another WestPac deployment. During her five months in the Far East, Cunningham operated twice with TF 77. The first of these periods saw her escorting the heavy cruiser Bremerton. On 29 and 30 July 1953, Cunningham participated, with Bremerton and other United States Navy ships, in the search and rescue effort to recover the crew of a Boeing RB-50 that had crashed in the Sea of Japan. The searching ships managed to recover only the co-pilot.

The destroyer also participated in intensive antisubmarine warfare (ASW) exercises with TG 96.7 and joined in operations near Taiwan with other ships of Destroyer Division (DesDiv) 131. She returned to Long Beach on 20 December 1953.

A regular overhaul kept her at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard from February through April 1954. Then, after two months of training, Cunningham got underway for WestPac on 10 August. En route, she stopped at Pearl Harbor for gunnery and antisubmarine exercises and then continued on to Yokosuka, Japan. Cunningham joined TG 70.2 for maneuvers and division exercises and made two brief port visits to Manila. Next she operated with TF 72 as a part of a patrol in the Taiwan Strait. Cunningham then escorted Yorktown to Hong Kong and on to Manila, where she spent the holiday season.

Cunningham continued her work as plane guard for Yorktown into 1955, and returned to Long Beach on 6 February. After a leave and upkeep period, she resumed operations off the California coast. On 11 May, the destroyer took part in Operation "WigWam."

Following five months of preparation, Cunningham departed the west coast on 11 October, bound for Japan. She made fuel stops at Pearl Harbor and Midway en route to Yokosuka. Upon completion of voyage repairs, the destroyer joined TF 77 for three weeks of duty, broken once by a port call at Kobe, Japan. Cunningham spent the Christmas holidays at Yokosuka.

1956-1965[link]

Antisubmarine exercises were her first assignment of 1956 before she proceeded, via Subic Bay, to join the Taiwan Strait patrol for a fortnight. Then the destroyer visited Hong Kong and stopped briefly in Yokosuka for repairs before sailing for home. After arriving at Long Beach on 31 March, she entered the San Francisco Naval Shipyard in May for an overhaul which was followed by two months of underway training out of San Diego. On 6 November, Alfred A. Cunningham got underway to escort Bremerton to Melbourne, Australia, where the ships participated in festivities surrounding the XVI Olympic Games. After 10 days in that port, the destroyer sailed for Yokosuka.

In January 1957, Cunningham took part in exercises near Chinhae, Korea, with ships of the Republic of Korea Navy (ROK). She then joined TF 77 in the South China Sea for plane-guard duty. This work was followed by another stint with the Taiwan Strait patrol. Cunningham made stops at Subic Bay, Hong Kong, and Yokosuka before sailing for the United States.

She arrived at Long Beach on 12 May and devoted the next few months to air defense, hunter/killer operations, and shore bombardment exercises along the California coast. In December, the destroyer entered the Long Beach Naval Shipyard for an availability.

On 13 January 1958, Cunningham sailed for another Far East tour. Following stops at Pearl Harbor; Pago Pago, American Samoa; and Wellington, New Zealand, the destroyer arrived at Hobart, Tasmania, on 7 February. There, the members of her crew were graciously entertained by officials of the Royal Hobart Regatta.

On 12 February, Cunningham got underway for Guam, where she received two weeks of repair work. The destroyer then shifted to Yokosuka, arriving on 1 April. During the following months, the ship took part in numerous exercises, escorting and screening Ticonderoga and other warships. During the cruise, she visited Hong Kong; Subic Bay; and Buckner Bay, Okinawa, before arriving back at Long Beach on 21 July. In early September, she entered the Long Beach Naval Shipyard for overhaul. She left drydock in early December and spent the holidays in leave and upkeep.

The destroyer held refresher training during the first three months of 1959, departed Long Beach on 28 March, and steamed to Yokosuka. On 15 April, she left that port in company with Shangri-La to take part in Exercise "Sea Turtle", off the coast of Korea.

Late in May, Cunningham assisted in Exercise "Granite Creek." After a visit to Hong Kong, she returned to Yokosuka for an availability to prepare for the voyage home where she arrived on 27 August. The ship spent the rest of the year participating in gunnery exercises, ASW exercises, and acting as a school ship for Fleet Training Group, Pacific.

In January 1960, Cunningham, took part in STRIKEX 30-60. On 1 February, she became a unit of DesDiv 132 and was assigned to TG 14.7, a hunter/killer group. From 1 February to 7 May, the destroyer trained with that unit in the eastern Pacific.

Leaving Long Beach on 17 May with Destroyer Squadron 13 and Hornet, Cunningham proceeded to Pearl Harbor where she arrived on 23 May. The force remained in Hawaiian waters conducting ASW exercises until their departure on 5 July. The destroyer reached Kobe, Japan, on 16 July and began an upkeep period. She next sailed for ASW operations in the area off Okinawa, conducting these until 29 August, when the ship entered Subic Bay. Except for two brief visits to Hong Kong, she remained in the Subic Bay area until 3 December, when she sailed for Yokosuka. After a brief upkeep period, the ship left on a return voyage to the west coast, arriving at Long Beach on 18 December.

In late January 1961, the ship entered the Long Beach Naval Shipyard for a fleet rehabilitation and modernization (FRAM) overhaul. She held sea trials in July and August and resumed operations on 22 September. On 9 October, she sailed for Seattle. The ship conducted sound trials in Puget Sound from 12 to 20 October and then returned to Long Beach, whence she held refresher training in San Diego waters with the fleet training group from 30 October through 8 December.

Throughout the first five months of 1962, Cunningham alternated periods at sea with upkeep in her home port. On 7 June, she departed the west coast for a six-month WestPac cruise. Upon her arrival at Pearl Harbor on 13 June, the destroyer conducted ASW operations off Oahu before proceeding on to Yokosuka. In August, the destroyer took part in combined operations with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force and made port calls at Kure, Kobe, and Sasebo, before returning to Yokosuka on 31 October. She got underway again on 3 November for patrol duty in the Strait of Tsushima and, after completing this task on 14 November, sailed via Hong Kong to Subic Bay. On 2 December, the ship participated in a weapons demonstration, then began her voyage back to the United States, arriving at Long Beach on 21 December.

The destroyer spent the first three months of 1963 in local operations. On 1 April, she became a part of DesDiv 232 and spent April and May in availability at San Diego. Putting to sea in early June, she began a series of intensive ASW training exercises. In August, Cunningham sailed north with Carrier Division 19 on a goodwill and training cruise to Seattle, and the Alaskan ports of Skagway and Dutch Harbor. After a month back at Long Beach, the destroyer got underway for Pearl Harbor and several weeks of ASW operations. She returned to Long Beach in December for leave and upkeep.

On 20 February 1964, the ship left Long Beach in company with the other ships of DesDiv 232 for a six-month WestPac tour. Reaching Pearl Harbor on 28 February, Cunningham operated locally until sailing for the Far East on 23 March. Soon after leaving Hawaii, the destroyer took part in Operation "Crazy Horse", off the coast of Okinawa. On 7 April, the ship began a week of upkeep in Yokosuka. Other ports of call during this deployment included Kure, Sasebo, and Hong Kong. From 9 June to 4 July, the ship operated out of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on the Taiwan Strait patrol. Alfred A. Cunningham. then steamed to the Sea of Japan for Operation "Crossed Tee", a joint operation with ships of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. Then, following stops at Hakodate and Yokosuka, Japan, the destroyer arrived back in Long Beach on 11 August for leave, upkeep, and local operations. On 15 November, she entered the Long Beach Naval Shipyard for an overhaul.

Trivia: Featured in the 1964 Warner Brothers movie "The Incredible Mr. Limpet" with Don Knotts, Jack Weston and Andrew Duggan.

Upon completion of this renewal effort on 15 March 1965, the ship departed Long Beach for seven weeks of refresher training in San Diego waters. Early in June, she embarked 30 midshipmen for a two-week training cruise in the Puget Sound area. On 12 August, Cunningham got underway for her 13th WestPac cruise. The ship stopped at Pearl Harbor for a two-week ASW operation held southwest of Molokai. A fortnight's upkeep at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard ensued before the destroyer continued on to Yokosuka.

Vietnam[link]

In October, Alfred A. Cunningham joined TF 77 for patrol and surveillance duties off the coast of North Vietnam and in the Gulf of Tonkin. Following a week of recreation in Hong Kong, the destroyer got underway on 10 November to steam to Kaohsiung, and operated out of that port on patrol in the Taiwan Strait. On 5 December, she proceeded through the Tsushima Strait into the Sea of Japan for a joint ASW exercise with ships of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy before returning to Sasebo for the Christmas holidays.

In January 1966, Cunningham again patrolled off the Vietnamese coast and provided naval gunfire support in the area of Quang Ngai, South Vietnam. The final weeks of her patrol were spent on radar picket station south of Hainan Island. After a brief respite at Yokosuka, the ship sailed back to the United States, reaching Long Beach on 3 March.

For the next seven months, she held numerous training operations and availability periods but was underway west again on 4 November, bound for Oahu on the first leg of her deployment. Once in Hawaiian waters, the destroyer held exercises with combined American and Canadian forces and then continued on to Yokosuka for a brief upkeep period before sailing to the Taiwan Strait for patrol duty.

Cunningham proceeded to the Gulf of Tonkin early in January 1967 to serve as a plane guard for Bennington to assist in recovering downed aviators. In February, the ship was assigned to Operation "Sea Dragon", a logistics interdiction effort in the coastal waters of North Vietnam, and continued this duty into April. Another stint of service in the Taiwan Strait followed, lasting from 6 to 12 April. On the 28th of that month, the destroyer sailed for home where she spent one and a half months preparing for an overhaul. She entered the Long Beach Naval Shipyard on 14 July and underwent extensive repairs and alterations. Upon completion of the yard work in November, Cunningham spent a month in independent steaming and undergoing tender availability.

The destroyer began 1968 with refresher training in San Diego and then was deployed once more to southeast Asian waters. She repeated her former pattern of plane guard and search and rescue operations off the Vietnamese coast. On 23 October, the ship set course for home, made fueling stops at Midway and Pearl Harbor, and arrived back in Long Beach on 9 November.

On 2 January 1969, Cunningham took part in Operation "Quickstart", and plane guarded for Oriskany. The destroyer maintained a full schedule of exercises and availability periods until 1 July, when a shaft bearing casualty caused her to enter the Todd Shipyard at San Pedro, California, for repairs.

Emerging from drydock on 6 September, Cunningham began an intensive one-month period of preparations for deployment. The destroyer left Long Beach in early October and sailed to Pearl Harbor for refueling; she then conducted port calls at Yokosuka, Buckner Bay, and Subic Bay. On 14 November, the destroyer stood out of Subic Bay for duty off Vietnam. From 19 November until 4 December, she supported forces ashore with fire from her 5-inch guns. On 5 December, she joined Hancock on "Yankee Station" and remained there until the 20th when she headed for Sasebo for the holidays.

Cunningham began the year of 1970 with ASW and flight operations in Okinawan waters which were followed by a five-day visit to Hong Kong. On 17 January, she sailed to join Constellation on "Yankee Station" and remained on this assignment until 21 February when the ship paid a brief visit to Kaohsiung. The destroyer sailed on 21 March to return to Long Beach. Upon her arrival on 9 April, she began a leave and upkeep period and then resumed operations in the southern California area in May. She spent the early summer months in training exercises and a midshipman training cruise. On 7 August, slated for inactivation, Cunningham unloaded all her ammunition at Seal Beach, California

Fate and Awards[link]

Decommissioned on 24 February 1971, Alfred A. Cunningham was placed in reserve. Her name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 February 1974. Utilized as a target for weapons tests off the coast of southern California, she was sunk after being hit with five laser-guided bombs on 19 September 1979.

Cunningham earned one battle star for World War II service, six for Korea, and seven for Vietnam. In 2007, World War II crewman Walter Hart was awarded Eagle Scout, which he had completed before joining the Navy and serving on Cunningham.^[1]

References[link]

• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

External links[link]

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Guillermo Jones (born 1972-05-05 in Colón, Panama) is a Panamanian boxer best known for losing three world title fights in controversial decisions. He is the current WBA Cruiserweight Champion.

Career[link]

"El Felino" started to box in the paid ranks 1993 as a welterweight and later at junior middleweight.^[1] He won his first 21 bouts in Panama then went abroad and was stopped in two rounds by Trinbagonian David Noel. He avenged the loss by first round KO and promoter Don King gave him a WBA title fight against Laurent Boudouani in 1998. He drew once and lost the rematch by split decision.

After these fights he went up four weightclasses until fighting as a Cruiser starting in 2002. He fought Johnny Nelson for the WBO title, again scoring a draw.

After yet another split decision loss in 2005, this time to undefeated contender and future title holder Steve Cunningham, he rebounded the same year with KOs of Kelvin Davis and ex champ Wayne Braithwaite.

Jones got a shot at champion Firat Arslan on September 27, 2008 and won an undisputed fight by TKO. He is the heaviest and oldest professional fighter from Panama to have achieved a world championship and became Panama's 28th World Champion.^[2] After winning the title Jones went through an extremely long period of inactivity (even for modern day boxers) and over 2 years later had still not made a single defence of his title. This was put down to a combination of fight postponements & 'out of the ring' problems.

In August 2010 the WBA finally threatened to strip him of their belt unless some action was taken by Jones and his promoter to rectify this. As a result he signed to make his first defence of the belt against Valery Brudov in October 2010 and retained his title with an eleventh round stoppage in Panama City.

Jones second defence of his title was then scheduled to take place on June 25, 2011 against the undefeated Ryan Coyne. However just a few days before the fight Jones pulled out, citing a back injury sustained after he fell out of the ring following a training session.^[3] Following this latest cancellation he then announced that he would make a mandatory defence against WBA interim champion Yoan Pablo Hernández.^[4] The fight was scheduled to take place in Germany on August 27, 2011, however once again a title fight involving Jones was cancelled this time with no specific reasons given. Hernandez would instead go on to challenge IBF champion Steve Cunningham in October 2011, winning the belt via a technical decision in somewhat controversial circumstances.

Following the cancellation of the Hernandez fight, Jones defend his title against career heavyweight Mike Marrone. The fight took place in Florida on November 5th 2011^[5] with Jones retaining his title via a TKO in the sixth round.

Professional boxing record[link]

38 Wins (30 knockouts, 8 decisions), 3 Losses (1 knockout, 2 decisions), 2 Draws [1]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Win	38-3-2	Michael Marrone	TKO	6	05/11/2011	Hollywood, Florida, United States	WBA World Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:55 of the sixth round.
Win	37-3-2	Valery Brudov	TKO	11	02/10/2010	Panama City, Panama	WBA World Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:16 of the 11th round.
Win	36-3-2	Firat Arslan	TKO	10	27/09/2008	Altona, Hamburg, Germany	WBA World Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:33 of the tenth round.
Win	35-3-2	Zack Page	UD	8	07/07/2007	Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States	77-74, 79-72, 79-72.
Win	34-3-2	Jeremy "Beast" Bates	TKO	1	06/01/2007	Hollywood, Florida, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:44 of the first round.
Win	33-3-2	Wayne "Big Truck" Braithwaite	TKO	4	03/09/2005	Cleveland, Ohio, United States	WBA Fedelatin/WBC Latino Cruiserweight Titles. Referee stopped the bout at 2:26 of the fourth round.
Win	32-3-2	Kelvin "Concrete" Davis	TKO	4	21/05/2005	Chicago, Illinois, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 0:42 of the fourth round.
Loss	31-3-2	Steve "USS" Cunningham	SD	10	02/04/2005	Worcester, Massachusetts, United States	93-97, 94-96, 97-93.
Win	31-2-2	Antonio Berroa	KO	1	03/12/2004	Panama City, Panama	WBA Fedelatin/WBC Latino Cruiserweight Titles. Berroa knocked out at 2:09 of the first round.
Win	30-2-2	Luciano Torres	TKO	1	16/03/2004	Panama City, Panama	WBA Fedelatin Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:48 of the first round.
Draw	29-2-2	Johnny "Entertainer" Nelson	SD	12	23/11/2002	Derby, Derbyshire, United Kingdom	WBO World Cruiserweight Title. 113-116, 115-113, 114-114.
Win	29-2-1	Sione Asipeli	UD	10	13/07/2002	Warren, Ohio, United States	99-91, 99-91, 99-92.
Win	28-2-1	"Terrible" Tim Williamson	SD	10	13/04/2002	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	95-94, 96-93, 94-95.
Win	27-2-1	Victor Maciel	TKO	1	19/05/2001	Colon, Panama	Referee stopped the bout at 1:21 of the first round.
Win	26-2-1	Allen "Boogaloo" Watts	UD	10	20/05/2000	Tunica, Mississippi, United States	99-88, 99-88, 98-89.
Win	25-2-1	Jaffa "African Assassin" Ballogou	UD	6	18/12/1999	Tunica, Mississippi, United States	58-56, 59-55, 59-56.
Win	24-2-1	Jose Maquina Rojas	TKO	2	09/10/1999	Panama City, Panama	Referee stopped the bout at 2:59 of the second round.
Win	23-2-1	Santos Daniels	TKO	6	04/09/1999	Panama City, Panama	Referee stopped the bout at 1:47 of the sixth round.
Loss	22-2-1	Laurent Boudouani	SD	12	30/05/1998	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	WBA World Light Middleweight Title. 112-116, 113-115, 117-111.
Draw	22-1-1	Laurent Boudouani	PTS	12	13/02/1998	Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States	WBA World Light Middleweight Title. 114-114, 114-114, 115-114.
Win	22-1	David "The First" Noel	TKO	1	29/11/1997	Colon, Panama	WBA Fedelatin Light Middleweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:05 of the first round.
Loss	21-1	David "The First" Noel	KO	2	27/09/1997	Caracas, Venezuela	WBA Fedelatin Light Middleweight Title.
Win	21-0	Alejandro Ugueto	TKO	5	03/05/1997	Colon, Panama	WBA Fedelatin Light Middleweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:42 of the fifth round.
Win	20-0	Jorge Luis Vado	KO	1	28/02/1997	Colon, Panama
Win	19-0	Alejandro Ugueto	PTS	12	07/10/1996	Maracay, Venezuela	WBA Fedelatin Light Middleweight Title.
Win	18-0	Gilberto Barreto	KO	1	15/06/1996	Panama City, Panama	WBA Fedelatin Light Middleweight Title. Barreto knocked out at 1:04 of the first round.
Win	17-0	Eduardo "Cheetah Ruiz" Rodriguez	KO	2	20/04/1996	Colon, Panama	Rodriguez knocked out at 2:53 of the second round.
Win	16-0	Manuel Florian	TKO	2	29/03/1996	Panama City, Panama
Win	15-0	Carlos Alberto Arrieta	KO	1	15/03/1996	Panama City, Panama	WBA Fedelatin Welterweight Title. Arrieta knocked out at 2:41 of the first round.
Win	14-0	Jose Garcia	KO	1	02/02/1996	Colon, Panama	WBA Fedelatin Welterweight Title.
Win	13-0	Manuel "Manito" Alvarez	KO	1	18/09/1995	Maracay, Venezuela	WBA Fedelatin Welterweight Title.
Win	12-0	Ricardo Simarra	TKO	4	05/08/1995	Colon, Panama	WBA Fedelatin Welterweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:50 of the fourth round.
Win	11-0	Antonio Ocasio	KO	3	15/07/1995	Colon, Panama	Panama Welterweight Title. Ocasio knocked out at 0:32 of the third round.
Win	10-0	Marcelino Quiroz	KO	2	01/04/1995	Panama City, Panama	Quiroz knocked out at 2:35 of the second round.
Win	9-0	Rafael Ortiz	KO	1	04/02/1995	Colon, Panama
Win	8-0	Felix Jose "Escopeta" Hernandez	TKO	2	15/10/1994	Colon, Panama
Win	7-0	Jaime Mayorga	TKO	1	03/09/1994	Colon, Panama	WBC FECARBOX Welterweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:45 of the first round.
Win	6-0	Edison Martinez	TKO	1	04/06/1994	Colon, Panama	Referee stopped the bout at 1:49 of the first round.
Win	15-0	Manuel "Manito" Alvarez	SD	8	05/02/1994	Panama City, Panama	77-76, 78-75, 76-77.
Win	4-0	Ramon Barrera	TKO	1	28/12/1993	Panama City, Panama
Win	3-0	Jorge Eliecer Ortiz	TKO	1	04/12/1993	Panama City, Panama	Referee stopped the bout at 2:18 of the first round.
Win	2-0	Manuel Florian	UD	4	16/10/1993	Colon, Panama
Win	1-0	Gabriel Camarena	TKO	1	17/07/1993	Panama City, Panama	Referee stopped the bout at 1:25 of the first round.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Professional boxing record for Guillermo Jones from BoxRec

Tomasz Adamek
Tomasz Adamek posing with his belt.
Statistics
Real name	Tomasz Adamek
Nickname(s)	"Góral" (eng. Highlander) "Tomek"
Rated at	Light Heavyweight Cruiserweight Heavyweight
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1.5 in)
Reach	1.91 m (75 in)
Nationality	Polish
Born	(1976-12-01) 1 December 1976 (age 35) Żywiec, Poland
Boxing record
Total fights	47
Wins	45
Wins by KO	28
Losses	2
Draws	0
No contests	0

Medal record
Competitor for  Poland
Men's Boxing
European Amateur Championships
Bronze	1998 Minsk	Light Heavyweight

Tomasz Adamek (Polish pronunciation: [ˈtɔmaʂ aˈdamɛk]; born 1 December 1976 in Żywiec, Poland) is a Polish professional heavyweight boxer. He is the former WBC Light Heavyweight Champion and the former IBF & The Ring Cruiserweight Champion.

Amateur career[link]

Adamek began boxing at age 12 in boxing club Góral Żywiec with his trainers Stefan Gawron and Stanisław Orlicki.

Amateur highlights[link]

• 1995 and 1996 Poland Amateur Middleweight Champion.
• 1997 2nd Poland Amateur Light Heavyweight Champion.
• 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Budapest (without success).
• 1998 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Minsk (Bronze medal).
• During his amateur career won 108 out of 120 fights.
• Adamek turned pro in 1999.

Professional career[link]

Adamek made his professional boxing debut on 13 March 1999 in Manchester, England against Israel Khumalo. He won by TKO in first round.

Light Heavyweight[link]

Light Heavyweight Champion[link]

Adamek won the vacant WBC Light Heavyweight title defeating Paul "Firepower" Briggs by majority decision on 21 May 2005. The fight was described by some as one of the most brutal in recent memory, as Briggs suffered a large cut above his left eye early in the fight and Adamek bled profusely from his nose for much of the fight as well. Adamek tended to be the aggressor and won the fight.

On 15 October 2005, he defended his title against German boxer Thomas Ulrich by knockout in Round 6.

He then defended his title in a rematch with Paul Briggs in 2006, again winning by majority decision. After the fight Jim Lampley said that Adamek vs Briggs I and II was the best combined 24 rounds he has ever seen.

Adamek vs Dawson[link]

Undefeated Adamek with 31-0 (21 KO) lost his first fight by unanimous decision to "Bad" Chad Dawson on 3 February 2007. During that fight, Adamek was knocked down in the seventh round; this was only the second time in his career he has been knocked down (upon slow-motion replay, Adamek was shown to have tripped on Dawson's foot after the body shot). Adamek, well behind on points, provided some drama by suddenly dropping Dawson in the 10th round but Dawson fended off the onslaught that followed, and won a clear-cut points decision. Immediately following the loss to Dawson, Adamek decided to move up in the cruiserweight division.

Cruiserweight[link]

After losing to Dawson, Adamek moved up to cruiserweight to beat Luis Andres Pineda by technical knockout in round seven. He defeated Josip Jalusic on 29 December 2007 in Germany.

Adamek vs. Bell[link]

On April 19, 2008 in Poland, Adamek fought former undisputed cruiserweight champion O'Neil Bell in an IBF Cruiserweight title eliminator. Adamek floored Bell in round one and had good success by outboxing Bell. Bell opted not to come out for round eight, citing that he felt dizzy and ill.

Winning the cruiserweight title[link]

In December 2008 he fought the then reigning champion Steve Cunningham at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Knocking a game Cunningham down three times, he won the IBF & vacant Ring Magazine Cruiserweight titles in a bout many thought was the fight of the year.

Adamek successfully defended his title against Johnathon Banks on 27 February 2009, at the Prudential Center in Newark. He won with a brutal TKO in the 8th Round. He then went on to defeat Bobby Gunn before a large crowd at the Prudential Center on July 11, 2009, with the referee stopping the bout at the ring physician's advice between rounds four and five.

He vacated the IBF title on October 18, 2009, choosing to move up to the heavyweight division.^[1]

Heavyweight[link]

On October 24, 2009 in Łódź, Poland, Adamek defeated Andrew Golota by TKO in the fifth round to win the IBF "International" Heavyweight Title. It was the biggest live broadcast in the history of Polish internet.^{[citation needed]} Then, on February 7, 2010 in Newark's Prudential Center he defeated Jason Estrada by unanimous decision after 12 rounds.

Adamek (40-1; 27 KO) then took on fellow heavyweight contender Chris Arreola (28-1; 25 KO) on April 24, 2010, at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California California. The bout was televised as part of Boxing After Dark. The Polish fighter won a twelve-round majority decision, with the scores of 114-114, 115-113 and 117-111. A day before the bout, Arreola weighed 250½ pounds, while Adamek was 217.

Klitschko and Adamek, during signing for the fight in 2011

Adamek defeated veteran American Michael Grant by unanimous decision on August 21, 2010.^[2] In his first fight of 2011, Adamek defeated Irishman Kevin McBride by a wide unanimous decision.

On September 10, 2011 Adamek faced the WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko in Poland, losing by TKO in the 10th round. The referee stopped the bout after Adamek received punishing blows and was ruled out, as he was no longer able to defend himself.

Adamek returned on March 24, 2012 after signing a contract with Main Events. Adamek defeated by a unnanimous decision "Dominican Dynamite" Nagy Aguilera.

On 16 June he will fight against Eddie Chambers in Prudential Center.

Professional boxing record[link]

45 Wins (28 knockouts), 2 Losses, 0 Draws[3]
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
N/A	N/A	Eddie Chambers	N/A	12	16/06/2012	Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, United States	For NABF Heavyweight title.
Win	45–2	Nagy Aguilera	UD	10	24/03/2012	Aviator Sports Complex, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Loss	44–2	Vitali Klitschko	TKO	10 (12)	10/09/2011	Municipal Stadium, Wrocław, Poland	For WBC Heavyweight title.
Win	44–1	Kevin McBride	UD	12	09/04/2011	Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, United States	Retained IBF International & WBO NABO & Heavyweight titles.
Win	43–1	Vincent Maddalone	TKO	5 (12)	09/12/2010	Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, United States	Retained IBF International & WBO NABO & Heavyweight titles.
Win	42–1	Michael Grant	UD	12	21/08/2010	Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, United States	Retained IBF International & WBO NABO & Heavyweight titles.
Win	41–1	Chris Arreola	MD	12	24/04/2010	Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, California, United States	Retained IBF International Heavyweight title. Won vacant WBO NABO Heavyweight title.
Win	40–1	Jason Estrada	UD	12	06/02/2010	Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, United States	Retained IBF International Heavyweight title.
Win	39–1	Andrew Golota	TKO	5 (12)	24/10/2009	Atlas Arena, Lodz, Poland	Won vacant IBF International Heavyweight title.
Win	38–1	Bobby Gunn	RTD	4 (12)	11/07/2009	Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, United States	Retained IBF & The Ring Cruiserweight titles.
Win	37–1	Johnathon Banks	TKO	8 (12)	27/02/2009	Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, United States	Retained IBF & The Ring Cruiserweight titles.
Win	36–1	Steve Cunningham	SD	12	11/12/2008	Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, United States	Won IBF & vacant The Ring Cruiserweight titles.
Win	35–1	Gary Gomez	RTD	7 (10)	11/07/2008	Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win	34–1	O'Neil Bell	TKO	8 (12)	19/04/2008	Spodek, Katowice, Poland	IBF Cruiserweight Title Eliminator.
Win	33–1	Josip Jalusic	UD	8	29/12/2007	Seidensticker Halle, Bielefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win	32–1	Luis Andres Pineda	TKO	7 (12)	09/06/2007	Spodek, Katowice, Poland	Won vacant IBO Cruiserweight title.
Loss	31–1	Chad Dawson	UD	12	03/02/2007	Silver Spurs Arena, Kissimmee, Florida, United States	Lost WBC Light Heavyweight title.
Win	31–0	Paul Briggs	MD	12	07/10/2006	Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois, United States	Retained WBC Light Heavyweight title.
Win	30–0	Thomas Ulrich	KO	6 (12)	15/10/2005	Mehrzweckhalle Sued, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany	Retained WBC Light Heavyweight title.
Win	29–0	Paul Briggs	MD	12	25/05/2005	United Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States	Won vacant WBC Light Heavyweight title.
Win	28–0	Ismail Abdoul	UD	8	10/09/2004	Blue City, Warsaw, Poland
Win	27–0	Dzhabrail Dzhabrailov	KO	5 (12)	17/04/2004	Baltic Hall, Mariehamn, Finland	Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental Light Heavyweight title.
Win	26–0	Olivier Beard	TKO	3 (10)	20/12/2003	BBTS Wlokniarz Hall, Bielsko-Biala, Poland
Win	25–0	Ed Dalton	KO	2 (12)	04/10/2003	Baltic Hall, Mariehamn, Finland	Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental Light Heavyweight title.
Win	24–0	Roberto Coelho	UD	8	30/08/2003	Olympiahalle, Munich, Bayern, Germany
Win	23–0	Zoltan Beres	UD	6	06/04/2003	Benidorm, Valencian Community, Spain
Win	22–0	Andrei Karsten	TKO	2 (6)	15/02/2003	Kisahalli, Helsinki, Finland
Win	21–0	Varuzhan Davtyan	RTD	4 (6)	14/12/2002	Telewest Arena, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom
Win	20–0	Laverne Clark	TKO	3 (12)	18/10/2002	Kozienice, Poland	Won Polish International Light Heavyweight title.
Win	19–0	Mihai Iftode	UD	8	27/07/2002	Hala Milenium, Kolobrzeg, Poland
Win	18–0	Siarhei Karanevich	PTS	10	24/05/2002	Plonsk, Poland	Won vacant WBC CIS and Slovenian Boxing Bureau (CISBB) Light Heavyweight titles.
Win	17–0	Willie McDonald	TKO	3 (6)	06/04/2002	Lodz, Poland
Win	16–0	Dzianis Salomka	TKO	5 (6)	23/02/2002	OSiR, Wloclawek, Poland
Win	15–0	Ruslan Hladkykh	UD	6	29/12/2001	Konin, Poland
Win	14–0	Zdravko Kostic	UD	10	10/11/2001	Wloclawek, Poland
Win	13–0	Timofey Maklakov	TKO	3 (10)	11/08/2001	Jaworzno, Poland
Win	12–0	Ion Voica	KO	1 (6)	18/05/2001	Warsaw, Poland
Win	11–0	Rudi Lupo	UD	10	02/03/2001	Warsaw, Poland	Won IBC Inter-Continental Light Heavyweight title.
Win	10–0	Nino Cirilo	TKO	3 (8)	03/11/2000	Nowy Dwor, Poland
Win	9–0	Stanislav Schreiber	TKO	3 (10)	14/10/2000	Debica, Poland
Win	8–0	Glenn Odem	TKO	4 (6)	10/06/2000	Elblag, Poland
Win	7–0	Terry Ford	TKO	3 (6)	25/03/2000	Bialystok, Poland
Win	6–0	Mark Lee Dawson	TKO	3 (6)	21/02/2000	Elephant & Castle Centre, Southwark, London, England, United Kingdom
Win	5–0	Melvin Wynn	TKO	3 (6)	10/12/1999	Warsaw, Poland
Win	4–0	Kevin Whaley-El	TKO	4 (6)	22/10/1999	Legia na Bemowie Hall, Warsaw, Poland
Win	3–0	Milko Stoikov	TKO	3 (6)	26/06/1999	Hala Ludowa, Wroclaw, Poland
Win	2–0	Smokey Enison	TKO	2 (4)	29/04/1999	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England, United Kingdom
Win	1–0	Israel Khumalo	TKO	1 (4)	13/03/1999	Bowler's Arena, Manchester, England, United Kingdom