Alex Stewart (28 June 1964 – 16 November 2016) was a

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. He represented Jamaica at the 1984 Olympics, and won a bronze medal in the heavyweight division at the

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. During his professional career, he fought world champions Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, George Foreman,

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, and

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. Known for being a strong finisher, 40 of his 43 career wins came inside the distance.

Amateur career

Stewart was a member of the Jamaican 1984 Olympic team. He was beaten by Sweden's Håkan Brock in the quarter final of the heavyweight competition, losing by a 5–0 decision. A year earlier he won a bronze medal at the Pan American Games. He lost to

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in a thrilling match in the 1985 Heavyweight Golden Gloves Finals.

Highlights

Pan American Games (heavyweight),

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, August 1983: * 1/4: Defeated Jorge Dascola (Argentina) KO 1 * 1/2: Lost to Aurelio Toyo (Cuba) RSC 2

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(heavyweight),

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, August 1984: * 1/16: Defeated

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(Dominicana) KO 2 * 1/8: Lost to Håkan Brock (Sweden) 0–5

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(heavyweight), 1985: * Finals: Lost to

Professional career

Nicknamed "The Destroyer", Stewart did just that in the heavyweight ranks, at least early in his career. Stewart reeled off 24 consecutive wins, all by KO, prior to his defeat to Evander Holyfield, to whom he lost twice. Stewart is probably best known for being blown out by Mike Tyson in the first round in 1990 at Trump Plaza in Atlantic City., and lost to other notable heavyweights of his era, including

, George Foreman, and

. Stewart's loss to Foreman is likely his most notable ring performance. Although Foreman knocked him down twice, Stewart recovered to lose a narrow majority decision to Foreman, in which Foreman was badly swollen about the face.

Retirement and death

After two consecutive knockout losses, Stewart retired from boxing in 1999, and after retiring worked in the New York area for a liquor distributor. Stewart died in Mount Vernon, New York in November 2016 of a blood clot in his lung.

Professional boxing record

Personal life

Alex Stewart is survived by his wife, Angella Stewart, and his daughter, Ajay-Tenille Stewart, who was born in 1985.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stewart, Alex 1964 births 2016 deaths Boxers from Greater London English male boxers Jamaican male boxers Heavyweight boxers Olympic boxers of Jamaica Boxers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1983 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Jamaica English people of Jamaican descent Pan American Games medalists in boxing Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games