Charles_Davis_(boxer)

Charles Davis (boxer)

Charles Davis (boxer)

US professional boxer born 1980


Charles Davis (born November 26, 1980) is an American former professional boxer. He won the vacant WBC Latino Heavyweight title in 2004. In 2005 he won the WBC Continental Americas Cruiserweight title, defeating Gary Gomez via unanimous decision in a 10-round bout. He lost the title one year later, at the first defense.

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Professional career

In 2004, he went to fight Arthur Williams with a record of 7–8–1. He defeated Williams via points decision after 10 rounds, going into a winning streak of 10 wins, that by December 2005 brought his record to 17-8-1.

On July 21, 2005, he beat Gary Gomez, winning the WBC Continental Americas cruiserweight title.[1] He lost the title to Danny Batchelder on February 23, 2006.[2] He lost to Batchelder via points decision, with scores of 96-94 (twice) and 97-93.[2]

He was set to fight future WBC heavyweight champion Bermane Stiverne on April 29, 2009, in St. Louis, Missouri, at the Scottrade Center. The bout resulted in a draw.[3] On January 22, 2011, he scored a draw against Monte Barrett.

His last bout, in which he fought Travis Kauffman, was stopped due to rain in the 7th round. Kauffman was awarded a points decision win.[4]

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References

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  2. "Ward Decision Gould I..." Eurosport. 23 February 2006. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  3. The Associated Press (11 May 2014). "Bermane Stiverne, briefly a Michigan State football player, wins historic WBC heavyweight title". Michigan live. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  4. "Travis Kauffman bio". www.premierboxingchampions.com. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  5. "Charles Davis - Boxer". Archived from the original on 2015-03-17. Retrieved 2021-09-30.

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