S.T. Gordon (born April 18, 1959) is an American former

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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

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in 1978 but lost via a fourth-round disqualification. In 1981 he beat aging contender

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for the

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cruiserweight title. The next year he won the Lineal and WBC cruiserweight titles with a technical knockout victory over

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. The champion refused to defend the belt against the number one contender David Pearce in his first defence in the

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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

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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

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S. T. Gordon - CBZ Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gordon, S.T. Cruiserweight boxers Boxers from Washington (state) 1959 births Living people World Boxing Council champions People from Pasco, Washington American male boxers

Professional boxing career

Professional boxing record

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