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Howard DAVIS Jr
Male
(Howard Edward Davis, Jr.)
(Howard Edward Davis Jr.)
Lightweight, USA, New York City, New York
Born: February 14, 1956, Glen Cove, New York, USA
Died: December 30, 2015, Plantation, Florida, USA
(Davis was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer
just days before his 59th birthday in February 2015)
Height: 5ft 8in, mt 1,72
as an amateur:
1973 National AAU Championships gold medal, 125 lb
Final: Wpts Leroy Veasley
1974, Havana, Cuba, World Championships gold medal, 125 lb
Wpts Roberto Andino, Puerto Rico
Wpts Rumen Peshev, Bulgaria
Wpts Eddie Ndukwu, Nigeria
Wpts Mariano Alvarez, Cuba
Wpts Boris Kuznetsov, Soviet Union
1976 National AAU Championships gold medal, 132 lbs
Final: Wpts Thomas Hearns
1976 US Olympic Trials winner, 132 lbs
Final: Wpts Aaron Pryor
1976 Montreal, Canada, Olympic Games gold medal, 132 lbs
Wpts Yukio Segawa, Japan
WKO 2 Leonidas Asprilla, Colombia
WRsc 3 Tzvetan Tzvetkov, Bulgaria
Wpts Ace Rusevski, Yugoslavia
Wpts Simion Cutov, Romania
amateur record: 125–5
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Amateur results| Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | 1973 | | + Feb. 5 | Greg Presley | Woodside, New York | WPTS 3 | | + Feb. 12 | Felix Mendez | Brooklyn, New York | WTKO 2 | | + Mar. 7 | Julio Paneto | Woodside, New York | WPTS 3 | | + Mar. 16 | Carlos Gonzalez | New York City, New York | WPTS 3 | |
| Boston, Massachusetts, United States National Championships winner, 57 kg | + May 8 | John Morales | Boston, Massachusetts | WTKO 2 | | + May 9 | Gary Vinet | Boston, Massachusetts | WPTS 3 | | + May 10 | Jose Herrera | Boston, Massachusetts | WPTS 3 | | + May 11 | Alfonso Evans | Boston, Massachusetts | WPTS 3 | | + May 12 | Leroy Veasley | Boston, Massachusetts | WPTS 3 | |
| New York City, New York, North American Championships winner, 57 kg | + May 28 | Dale Anderson | New York City, New York | WPTS 3 | |
| Bucharest, Braila and Constanta, Romania, Dual Match Romania vs USA, 57 kg | + July 19 | Viorel Soroceanu | Bucharest, Romania | WPTS 3 | | - July 21 | Florian Ghita | Braila, Romania | LPTS 3 | | + July 24 | Viorel Soroceanu | Constanta, Romania | WPTS 3 | |
| Hempstead, New York, Dual Match USA vs West Germany, 57 kg | + Aug. 9 | Rene Weller | Hempstead, New York | WPTS | | + Oct. 1 | Damien McDermott | New York City, New York | WPTS 3 | | 1974 | | + Feb. 12 | Paddy Dolan | New York City, New York | WTKO 3 | | + Mar. 6 | Bobby Alexander | New York City, New York | WPTS 3 | | + Mar. 14 | Richard Flores | New York City, New York | WPTS 3 | | + Mar. 22 | Fernando Rodriguez | New York City, New York | WTKO 1 | | + May 20 | Kenny Bruce | New York City, New York | WTKO 2 | |
| Knoxville, Tennessee, United States National Championships 3rd place, 57 kg | + June 12 | Ron Newton | Knoxville, Tennessee | WPTS 3 | | + June 13 | Joe Smith | Knoxville, Tennessee | WTKO 2 | | + June 14 | Steve Bailey | Knoxville, Tennessee | WPTS | | - June 14 | Mike Hess | Knoxville, Tennessee | LPTS 3 | |
| Havana, Cuba, World Championships winner, 57 kg | + Aug. 20 | Roberto Andino | Havana, Cuba | WPTS 5:0 | | + Aug. 23 | Rumen Peshev | Havana, Cuba | WPTS 5:0 | | + Aug. 27 | Eddie Ndukwu | Havana, Cuba | WPTS 5:0 | | + Aug. 28 | Mariano Alvarez | Havana, Cuba | WPTS 3:2 | | + Aug. 30 | Boris Kuznetsov | Havana, Cuba | WPTS 3:2 | |
| Cleveland, Ohio, Dual Match USA vs Hungary, 57 kg | + Nov. 30 | Tibor Badari | Cleveland, Ohio | WPTS 3 | | 1975 | |
| Las Vegas, Nevada and New York City, New York, Dual Match USA vs Soviet Union, 57 kg | + Jan. 18 | Anatoly Volkov | Las Vegas, Nevada | WPTS 3 | | + Jan. 28 | Anatoly Volkov | New York City, New York | WTKO 1 | |
| New York City, New York, New York Golden Gloves winner, 57 kg | + Feb. 20 | Robert Santiago | New York City, New York | WTKO 1 | | + Mar. 4 | Raymond Johnson | New York City, New York | WPTS 3 | | + Mar. 12 | Felix Mendez | New York City, New York | WTKO 1 | | + Mar. 21 | Richard Flores | New York City, New York | WPTS 3 | |
| Springfield, Illinois, Dual Match USA vs Poland, 57 kg | - Aug. 13 | Andrzej Jagielski | Springfield, Illinois | LPTS 3 | |
| Madison, Wisconsin, US Panamerican Games Trials 2nd place, 57 kg | + Sept. 5 | Ronnie Shields | Madison, Wisconsin | WPTS 3 | | - Sept. 6 | Davey Lee Armstrong | Madison, Wisconsin | LPTS 3 | | 1976 | | + Feb. 23 | Michael Lacorazza | Brooklyn, New York | WTKO 1 | |
| New York City, New York, New York Golden Gloves winner, 60 kg | + Feb. 26 | Malcolm Driver | New York City, New York | WTKO 3 | | + Mar. 3 | Michael Phillips | New York City, New York | WTKO 2 | | + Mar. 10 | Felix Nance | New York City, New York | WPTS 3 | | + Mar. 19 | Robert Rodriguez | New York City, New York | WPTS 3 | |
| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States National Championships winner, 60 kg | + May 12 | Jeff Stoudemire | Las Vegas, Nevada | WPTS 3 | | + May 13 | Adolph Kincaid | Las Vegas, Nevada | WPTS 3 | | + May 13 | Tony Powell | Las Vegas, Nevada | WPTS 3 | | + May 14 | Pat Jefferson | Las Vegas, Nevada | WPTS 3 | | + May 14 | James Kenty (USA) | Las Vegas, Nevada | WPTS 3 | | + May 15 | Thomas Hearns | Las Vegas, Nevada | WPTS 3 | |
| Cincinnati, Ohio, US Olympic Trials winner, 132 lbs | + June 2 | Adolph Kincaid | Cincinnati, Ohio | WTKO 3 | | + June 4 | Billy Turner | Cincinnati, Ohio | WKO 3 | | + June 5 | Aaron Pryor | Cincinnati, Ohio | WPTS 3 | |
| Burlington, Vermont, US Olympic Box-Offs winner, 132 lbs | + June 26 | Aaron Pryor | Burlington, Vermont | WPTS 3 | |
| Montreal, Canada, Olympic Games gold medal, 60 kg | + July 21 | Yukio Segawa | Montreal, Canada | WPTS 5:0 | | + July 24 | Leonidas Asprilla | Montreal, Canada | WTKO 2 | | + July 27 | Tsvetan Tsvetkov | Montreal, Canada | WTKO 3 | | + July 29 | Ace Rusevski | Montreal, Canada | WPTS 5:0 | | + July 31 | Simion Cutov | Montreal, Canada | WPTS 5:0 |
Professional record| Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | 1977 | | + Jan. 15 | Jose Resto | Las Vegas, United States | W 6 | | + Mar. 20 | Rick Craney | Louisville, United States | KO 3 | | + May 11 | Carlos Rico Gonzalez | New York, United States | W 6 | | + July 17 | Dominick Monaco | Miami Beach, United States | TKO 8 | | + Sept. 13 | Arturo Pineda | Los Angeles, United States | TKO 4 | | 1978 | | + Feb. 4 | Jose Fernandez | Las Vegas, United States | W 8 | | + May 13 | Larry Stanton | Orlando, United States | W 10 | | + July 9 | Norman Goins | Indianapolis, United States | W 10 | | + Nov. 4 | Luis Davila | Atlantic City, United States | W 10 | | 1979 | | + Apr. 20 | Giancarlo Usai | New York, United States | KO 3 | | + June 17 | Jose Hernandez | San Antonio, United States | KO 7 | | + Sept. 14 | Maurice Watkins | Houston, United States | W 10 | | 1980 | | + Feb. 23 | Vilomar Fernandez | Atlantic City, United States | W 12 | | - June 7 | Jim Watt | Glasgow, Great Britain | L 15 | | WBC Lightweight Title | | + Dec. 6 | Johnny Lira | Stateline, United States | W 10 | | 1981 | | + June 26 | Larry Stanton | Hauppauge, United States | TKO 8 | | 1982 | | + Apr. 16 | Angel Cruz | New York, United States | W 10 | | + June 3 | Julio Valdez | Atlantic City, United States | W 10 | | + July 22 | Anthony Collins | Atlantic City, United States | TKO 3 | | + Aug. 26 | James Martinez | Atlantic City, United States | TKO 6 | | + Oct. 16 | Ezequiel Cocoa Sanchez | Atlantic City, United States | W 10 | | + Nov. 12 | Claude Noel | Miami, United States | W 10 | | 1983 | | + Feb. 27 | Tony Baltazar | Atlantic City, United States | W 10 | | + Apr. 10 | George Feeney | San Remo, Italy | W 10 | | + June 18 | Greg Coverson | Atlantic City, United States | TKO 8 | | 1984 | | + Mar. 3 | Connie Swift | Atlantic City, United States | TKO 9 | | + May 16 | Darrell Stovall | Las Vegas, United States | TKO 2 | | - June 23 | Edwin Rosario | Hato Rey, Puerto Rico | L 12 | | WBC Lightweight Title | | + Dec. 14 | Bobby Johnson | Uniondale, United States | W 10 | | 1985 | | + Oct. 16 | Sammy Matos | Atlantic City, United States | TKO 4 | | 1986 | | - Feb. 28 | Joe Manley | Atlantic City, United States | L 10 | | = Aug. 16 | Meldrick Taylor | Atlantic City, United States | Draw 10 | | 1987 | | + Feb. 27 | Othal Dixon | Atlantic City, United States | W 10 | | - May 2 | Hector Camacho | Atlantic City, United States | L 10 | | 1988 | | + Jan. 21 | Ali Kareem Muhammad | New York, United States | TKO 9 | | + Mar. 25 | Shelton LeBlanc | New York, United States | W 10 | | + Apr. 20 | Ron Johnson | Dorchester, United States | W 10 | | - July 31 | James McGirt | New York, United States | KO by 1 | | IBF Super-Lightweight Title | 1989-1993
Inactive | | 1994 | | + Nov. 17 | Rip Rettig | Somerset, United States | TKO 7 | | 1995 | | + Jan. 19 | Joaquin Velasquez | Somerset, United States | W 10 | | + May 4 | Glenn Odem | Somerset, United States | W 10 | | + June 29 | Humberto Aranda | Somerset, United States | W 10 | | 1996 | | - Apr. 13 | Dana Rosenblatt | Boston, United States | KO by 2 | | World Boxing Union Middleweight Title |
Summary
Total bouts: 43, Won: 36 (14 inside the limit), Lost: 6 (2 inside the limit), Draw: 1, NC: 0
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