| Steven Luevano | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Steven Luevano |
| Rated at | Super Featherweight Featherweight |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (178 cm) |
| Reach | 72 in (184 cm) |
| Nationality | Mexican American |
| Born | March 3, 1981 Los Angeles, California |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 39 |
| Wins | 37 |
| Wins by KO | 15 |
| Losses | 2 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 0 |
Steven Luevano (born March 3, 1981 in Los Angeles, California) was a Mexican-American boxer in the Featherweight division[1] and is the former WBO Featherweight Champion.[2] He was trained by the former IBF Super Featherweight Champion Roberto Garcia.[3]
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Steven fought on the Mexican National amateur team. He is the 1997 National Jr. Olympic amateur champion at 119 pounds and had almost 300 amateur bouts before entering the pro ranks.[4]
Luevano turned pro in 2000 and many talented veterans including a win over future IBF Featherweight Champion Cristobal Cruz.
On July 14, 2007 Luevano won the Vacant WBO Featherweight Championship by upsetting an undefeated and the future Super Featherweight WBO champion Nicky Cook by K.O.
On October 6, 2007, Steven Luevano (34-1, 15 KOs) defended his WBO Featherweight title, unanimously defeating 35-year old Antonio "T-Rex" Davis (24-4) on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao and Marco Antonio Barrera.[5] On March 15 Luevano defended his title magnificently against Thailands Terdsak Jandaeng (29-2-0) winning unanimously. In this pay-per-view fight he landed a featherweight boxing record for most jabs landed.
Even though Steven was born in the United States, he comes to the ring with the Mexican flag instead, thus considered to be a Mexican boxer.
Steven Luevano's was tested in his 3rd defense on June 28, 2008 night's David Diaz-Manny Pacquiao undercard at Mandalay Bay Events Center. Luevano retained his 126-pound belt via split draw with Mario Santiago. Judge Harry Davis scored it 117-111 for Luevano, Duane Ford had it 115-113 for Santiago and Dave Moretti had it 114-114. ESPN.com also had it 114-114. Luevano landed 215 of 641 punches (34%) while Santiago connected on 214 of 835 (26%).[6][7]
On October 18, 2008, Luevano defeated Billy Dib of Australia (21-0-0) for his 4th defense by unanimous decision.
On August 15, 2009, Luevano successfully defended his title via disqualification against Bernabe Concepcion (29-1-2). Luevano was ahead on the scorecards when Concepcion landed late blows after the bell at the end of the seventh round, resulting in Concepcion being disqualified.[8]
Luevano ultimately lost his title on January 23, 2010 as he was stopped in the 7th round by former WBO junior bantamweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez. This was his first knockout loss.
| Preceded by Juan Manuel Márquez Vacated |
WBO Featherweight Champion July 14, 2007–January 23, 2010 |
Succeeded by Juan Manuel López |
While only 29 years old and still in his prime, Steven has decided to retire from boxing. During his professional career Steven Luevano won the WBO NABO Super Bantamweight, WBC Continental Americas Featherweight, WBO NABO Featherweight, and made six defences of his WBO Featherweight Championship.[9]