S.T. Gordon (born April 18, 1959) is an American former
professional
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boxer held the
WBC and
Lineal cruiserweight titles from 1982 to 1983.
Professional boxing career
Gordon became a professional boxer in 1977. He faced undefeated heavyweight prospect
Gerry Cooney
Gerald Arthur Cooney (born August 24, 1956) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 1990, and challenged twice for world heavyweight titles in 1982 and 1987 (for the WBC and lineal title in 1982 and 1987, and for the ...
in 1978 but lost via a fourth-round disqualification. In 1981 he beat aging contender
Yaqui Lopez
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for the
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History
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cruiserweight title. The next year he won the Lineal and
WBC cruiserweight titles with a technical knockout victory over
Carlos De León
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.
The champion refused to defend the belt against the number one contender
David Pearce in his first defence in the
USA
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, and could not defend his belt in Great Britain because of the
BBBoC reluctance to recognise the Cruiserweight division in the
UK.
S. T. Gordon went on to defend the title once and also won a heavyweight bout against future titlist
Trevor Berbick
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before losing his cruiserweight title in 1983 in a rematch with De Leon. He retired after the loss but had a brief comeback in 1987 but was knocked out in the first round by Dwain Bonds.
Professional boxing record
See also
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List of cruiserweight boxing champions
This is a chronological list of world cruiserweight boxing champions, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations:
Championship recognition
* The World Boxing Association (WBA), founded in 1921 as the National Boxing ...
*
List of WBA world champions
This is a list of WBA world champions, showing every world champion certified by the World Boxing Association (WBA). The list also includes champions certified by the National Boxing Association (NBA), the predecessor to the WBA.
Boxers who won t ...
References
External links
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S. T. Gordon - CBZ Profile
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Cruiserweight boxers
Boxers from Washington (state)
1959 births
Living people
World Boxing Council champions
People from Pasco, Washington
American male boxers