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Hedgemon LEWIS
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Welterweight
Male
USA, Detroit, Michigan
Born: February 25, 1946, Greensboro, Alabama, USA
Died: March 30, 2020, Greensboro, Alabama, USA
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as an amateur:
1964 National Golden Gloves lightweight winner
1966 National Golden Gloves welterweight winner
2019 was inducted into the Alabama Boxing Hall of Fame in the Amateur Boxer category
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Amateur Results| | | 1966 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | |
| Kansas City, Missouri, US National Golden Gloves winner, 147 lbs | + Mar. 23 |  Chuck Mince (USA) | Kansas City, Missouri | WPTS 3 | | + Mar. 25 | Jim Neill | Kansas City, Missouri | WPTS 3 | | + Mar. 25 | James Parks (USA) | Kansas City, Missouri | WPTS 3 |
Professional record| | | 1966 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + May 13 | Arnold Bushman | Cincinnati, United States | KO 3 | | + July 11 | Larry Youngblood | Detroit, United States | W 4 | | + Aug. 5 | Larry Youngblood | Detroit, United States | TKO 2 | | + Aug. 29 | Mike Belski | Detroit, United States | TKO 1 | | + Sept. 13 | Arnold Bushman | Detroit, United States | KO 3 | | + Oct. 26 | Calves DeJarenente | Akron, United States | KO 1 | | + Nov. 1 | Charley Lewis | Grand Rapids, United States | W 6 | | + Nov. 21 | Dawson Smith | Detroit, United States | W 6 | | + Dec. 1 | Phil Garcia | Los Angeles, United States | KO 3 | | | | 1967 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + Jan. 29 | Primus Williams | Newark, United States | W 6 | | + Mar. 18 | Sam Ivory | Newark, United States | TKO 5 | | + Mar. 23 | Charley Lewis | Louisville, United States | W 6 | | + Apr. 13 | Mel Fields | Los Angeles, United States | KO 3 | | + May 12 | Primus Williams | Detroit, United States | W 8 | | + June 15 |  Gary Broughton | Detroit, United States | W 8 | | + June 26 | Colin Fraser | Toronto, Canada | W 8 | | + Sept. 18 | Carl Jordan | Detroit, United States | W 8 | | + Oct. 19 |  Miguel Aguilar | Los Angeles, United States | W 10 | | | | 1968 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + Apr. 4 |  Ruben Rivera | Los Angeles, United States | KO 2 | | + Apr. 25 |  Jose Valenzuela | Los Angeles, United States | TKO 5 | | + May 16 | Bob Murray | Los Angeles, United States | W 10 | | + June 13 | Doug McLeod | Los Angeles, United States | TKO 2 | | - July 18 | Ernie Lopez | Los Angeles, United States | TKO by 9 | | + Sept. 3 | Shelly Lyons | San Diego, United States | W 10 | | + Sept. 19 | Miguel Aguilar | Los Angeles, United States | W 10 | | + Oct. 31 | Celso Olivas | Los Angeles, United States | KO 1 | | | | 1969 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + Mar. 20 |  Miguel Hernandez | Los Angeles, United States | KO 1 | | + Apr. 10 | Oscar Albarado | Los Angeles, United States | W 10 | | + July 10 | Ernie Lopez | Los Angeles, United States | W 10 | | - Oct. 4 | Ernie Lopez | Los Angeles, United States | TKO by 10 | | + Dec. 18 | Don Cobbs | Detroit, United States | W 10 | | | | 1970 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + May 13 | Gustavo Garcia | Tijuana, Mexico | KO 5 | | + May 26 | Ricky Ortiz | Woodland Hills, United States | TKO 3 | | + June 19 | Severo Balboa | Woodland Hills, United States | KO 3 | | + July 7 | Raul Rodriguez | Tijuana, Mexico | TW 2 | | + Aug. 13 | Jesus Chucho Almazan | Los Angeles, United States | KO 8 | | + Oct. 8 | Raul Soriano | Los Angeles, United States | W 10 | | + Oct. 31 | Manuel Avitia | Woodland Hills, United States | TKO 8 | | | | 1971 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | - Jan. 12 | Adolph Pruitt | Honolulu, United States | L 10 | | * May 7 | Leroy Romero | Pocatello, United States | ND 3 | | + May 17 | Percy Pugh | New Orleans, United States | TKO 8 | | + June 28 | Arturo Lomeli | Tijuana, Mexico | KO 6 | | + July 31 | Cassius Greene | Santa Monica, United States | TKO 6 | | + Sept. 24 | Jose Gabino | Anaheim, United States | KO 6 | | - Dec. 14 |  Jose Napoles | Inglewood, United States | L 15 | | World Welterweight Title | | | | 1972 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + May 8 | Ruben Vazquez Zamora | Inglewood, United States | W 10 | | + June 16 | Billy Backus | Syracuse, United States | W 15 | | vacant NYSAC World Welterweight Title | | + July 21 | Mario Marquez | San Diego, United States | KO 2 | | + Oct. 13 | Jose Luis Baltazar | San Diego, United States | W 10 | | + Dec. 8 | Billy Backus | Syracuse, United States | W 15 | | NYSAC World Welterweight Title | | | | 1973 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + Mar. 31 | Ruben Vazquez Zamora | San Diego, United States | TKO 6 | | + Oct. 13 | Chucho Garcia | Inglewood, United States | W 10 | | + Nov. 7 |  Rudy Barro | Sacramento, United States | KO 3 | | + Dec. 10 | Johnny Gant | New York, United States | W 10 | | | | 1974 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + Mar. 1 |  Jose Miranda | San Diego, United States | W 10 | | + Apr. 28 | Felipe Vaca | Mexicali, Mexico | KO 4 | | - Aug. 3 | Jose Napoles | Mexico City, Mexico | TKO by 9 | | World Welterweight Title | | - Dec. 3 | Armando Muniz | Inglewood, United States | L 10 | | | | 1975 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + Mar. 19 | Rafael Rodriguez | Minneapolis, United States | W 10 | | + May 7 | Rafael Rodriguez | Minneapolis, United States | W 10 | | = Nov. 22 | Carlos Palomino | Los Angeles, United States | Draw 10 | | = Dec. 12 | Harold Weston | New York, United States | Draw 10 | | | | 1976 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | - Mar. 20 |  John H Stracey | Wembley, Great Britain | TKO by 10 | | WBC Welterweight Title |
Summary
Total bouts: 63, Won: 53 (26 inside the limit), Lost: 7 (4 inside the limit), Draw: 2, NC: 0, ND: 1
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