Steve Little (boxer)
Steve Little (born June 19, 1965 in Philadelphia, PA, died January 30, 2000) was an American boxer who was Lineal/WBA super-middleweight champion in 1994. He fought out of Reading, Pennsylvania.
Amateur career
Little won 228 of 265 amateur bouts and fought in eight amateur weight classes, ranging from 80 pounds (36 kg) to 156 pounds (71 kg).[1]
Professional career
Little turned professional in 1983 and while he won his first four bouts, he soon started compiling losses. Even with a mediocre record, he fought for the WBO light-middleweight title against John David Jackson in 1989. He lost by a technical knockout. He retired for a short time after that fight.
In 1994 he scored an upset victory over Lineal/WBA super-middleweight champion Michael Nunn by split decision in London. He lost the belt in his first defense to Frankie Liles, losing a decision. Although he later fought James Toney and Arthur Williams, he never fought for another major title.
Besides being a professional boxer, Little also sold used cars in Reading.
Little retired in 1998 and died from colon cancer in 2000, at the young age of 34. He left behind a wife and six children.[2]
Preceded by Michael Nunn |
WBA Super Middleweight Champion 26 Feb 1994 – 12 Aug 1994 |
Succeeded by Frankie Liles |
Professional boxing record
25 Wins (6 knockouts, 19 decisions), 17 Losses (3 knockouts, 14 decisions), 3 Draws | |||||||
Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
Draw | 19-4-1 | Courtney Butler | PTS | 8 | 03/11/1998 | Martin's West, Woodlawn, Maryland | 77-73, 74-76, 75-75. |
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 12-2 | Ivan Camacho | PTS | 6 | 16/10/1998 | Aalborg Hallen, Aalborg | |
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 26-4-1 | "King" Arthur Williams | UD | 12 | 09/09/1997 | Fernwood Resort, Bushkill, Pennsylvania | IBF USBA Cruiserweight Title. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 6-13 | Andre Sherrod | KO | 3 | 24/08/1997 | Reading, Pennsylvania | |
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 54-4-2 | James Toney | UD | 12 | 14/06/1997 | Grand Casino Biloxi, Biloxi, Mississippi | IBO World Cruiserweight Title. 110-119, 114-116, 110-119. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 22-11-1 | Joaquin Velasquez | UD | 12 | 30/08/1996 | Reading Municipal Stadium, Reading, Pennsylvania | IBC World Super Middleweight Title. 117-110, 118-109, 119-108. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 13-1 | Camilo Alarcon | UD | 12 | 23/03/1996 | Miami Arena, Miami, Florida | WBC FECARBOX Super Middleweight Title. |
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 24-1 | Frankie Liles | UD | 12 | 12/08/1994 | Estadio Monumental Jose Fierro, San Miguel de Tucuman | WBA World Super Middleweight Title. 112-118, 114-116, 113-118. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 42-1 | Michael Nunn | SD | 12 | 26/02/1994 | Earls Court Exhibition Centre, Kensington, London | WBA World Super Middleweight Title. 113-115, 116-114, 115-112. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 4-7 | Anthony Williams | PTS | 8 | 04/12/1992 | Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 4-16 | Hector Rosario | UD | 10 | 14/09/1992 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
Draw | 19-2 | Merqui Sosa | PTS | 10 | 31/01/1992 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 99-94, 95-96, 95-95. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 19-3-3 | Tyrone Frazier | SD | 12 | 23/09/1991 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 119-110, 117-112, 113-115. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 9-5-1 | Michael Dale | PTS | 10 | 01/07/1991 | Cheyney, Pennsylvania | |
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 16-1 | Adam Garland | MD | 10 | 20/05/1991 | Whippany, New Jersey | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 3-9-3 | Mike "Pit Bull" Brown | TKO | 10 | 26/01/1991 | Reading High School, Reading, Pennsylvania | |
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 17-2-3 | Tyrone Frazier | SD | 10 | 17/09/1990 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 47-45, 43-47, 45-48. Little was awarded the Pennsylvania Super Middleweight Title due to Frazier being overweight. |
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 18-0 | J.D. Jackson | TKO | 8 | 22/04/1989 | The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan | WBO World Light Middleweight Title. |
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 25-0-1 | Dave Hilton, Jr. | UD | 10 | 14/03/1989 | Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey | 94-97, 93-97, 94-98. |
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 18-2 | Terry Norris | TKO | 6 | 09/12/1988 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada | WBC NABF Light Middleweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:06 of the sixth round. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 8-3 | Jerry Williams | UD | 10 | 27/08/1988 | Reading Municipal Stadium, Reading, Pennsylvania | |
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 21-1-1 | Robert Hines | UD | 12 | 21/04/1988 | Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey | IBF USBA Light Middleweight Title. 112-117, 112-117, 110-118. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 13-4 | Ismael Negron | UD | 10 | 23/12/1987 | Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey | 98-92, 97-94, 99-92. |
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 16-0-1 | David Gutierrez | UD | 10 | 03/09/1987 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California | 94-95, 94-95, 94-95. |
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 25-1 | Tyrone Trice | UD | 10 | 06/08/1987 | Felt Forum, New York City | 4-6, 4-6, 3-7. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 10-6 | Norberto Bueno | UD | 10 | 21/02/1987 | Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 37-2 | David "Machine Gun" Braxton | UD | 10 | 12/08/1986 | Detroit, Michigan | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 31-11 | Pipino Cuevas | PTS | 10 | 03/03/1986 | Sacramento, California | |
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 8-0 | Hugh "Buttons" Kearney | MD | 12 | 14/01/1986 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania Welterweight Title. 52-58, 55-58, 54-54. |
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 18-1 | Glenn Wolfe | RTD | 9 | 18/09/1985 | Egypt Shrine Temple, Tampa, Florida | Wolfe failed to come out for the ninth round. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 19-1-1 | Sanford Ricks | SD | 10 | 30/06/1985 | Essex Racquet Club, West Orange, New Jersey | 6-4, 6-3, 4-5. |
Draw | 4-0 | "Smokin" Joe Walker | PTS | 8 | 04/06/1985 | Tropicana Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey | |
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 2-0 | Mark Breland | UD | 6 | 06/04/1985 | San Angelo, Texas | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 10-1-1 | Junie Nash | UD | 6 | 23/02/1985 | Sands Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 17-0 | Glenn Wolfe | UD | 8 | 05/02/1985 | Atlantis Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey | 5-3, 5-3, 5-2. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 3-0 | Harold Whitfield | SD | 6 | 12/12/1984 | Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 16-7 | John "Rasta" Herbert | UD | 6 | 31/10/1984 | Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 1-5 | Bob Saxton | TKO | 4 | 05/10/1984 | Sheraton Berkshire Inn, Reading, Pennsylvania | Referee stopped the bout at 1:44 of the fourth round. |
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 4-0 | Joe Summers | MD | 6 | 18/09/1984 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | |
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 4-0 | Tony Montgomery | UD | 6 | 30/05/1984 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 3-1 | Charlie Smith | KO | 4 | 25/04/1984 | Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 0-2 | Buddy Randolph | TKO | 2 | 07/04/1984 | Sands Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | -- | James Morgan | UD | 4 | 22/02/1984 | Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | -- | Greg Tutt | SD | 4 | 03/02/1984 | Allentown, Pennsylvania | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | -- | Gregory Girolami | TKO | 2 | 13/12/1983 | Tropicana Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
External links
References
- ↑ Seltzer, Robert (August 1994), "A Dream Fulfilled: Little Proves Better than Nunn", World Boxing
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