Cedric Agnew

Cedric Agnew is an American professional boxer from Chicago fighting as a light heavyweight.

Amateur career

He is a former national Golden Gloves runner-up.[1]

Regional title fights

United States Boxing Council (USNBC) title

Agnew knocked out Daniel Judah for the USNBC title, a regional title affiliated with the World Boxing Council.[2] He successfully defended the title against Otis Griffin by decision.[3]

United States Boxing Association (USBA) title

Agnew defeated Yusaf Mack by decision for the USBA title, a regional title affiliated with the International Boxing Federation.[4]

World title opportunity

Agnew lost to Sergey Kovalev for the World Boxing Organization world title by 7th round knockout.[5]

Post-world title opportunity

Agnew fought Dmitry Bivol on the undercard of Andre Ward vs. Sergey Kovalev II, but the fight was not for Bivol's World Boxing Association interim world title.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Crane wins Golden Gloves title | Sports". qctimes.com. 2004-05-10. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
  2. ↑ "Cedric Agnew takes a big step up against Sergey Kovalev on March 29th » Boxing News". Boxingnews24.com. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
  3. ↑ "#1 source for boxing news on the web". Fightnews.com. 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
  4. ↑ "Cedric Agnew: A Quietly Confident Underdog - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. 2014-03-26. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
  5. ↑ "Sergey Kovalev defeats challenger Cedric Agnew to retain light heavyweight title". Espn.com. 2014-03-30. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
  6. ↑ Stumberg, Patrick L. (2017-05-24). "Dmitry Bivol vs. Cedric Agnew joins Ward-Kovalev II pay-per-view". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
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