Steve Little (June 9, 1965 – January 30, 2000) was an American former
professional boxer
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...
who competed from 1983 to 1998, having held the
WBA super middleweight champion in 1994. He is best known for his victories over
Pipino Cuevas and
Michael Nunn
Michael John Nunn (born April 14, 1963) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 2002. He is a two-weight world champion, having held the IBF middleweight title from 1988 to 1991, and the WBA super middleweight title ...
.
Amateur boxing career
Little won 228 of 265 amateur bouts and fought in eight amateur weight classes, ranging from to .
Professional boxing career
Little turned professional in 1983 and while he won his first four bouts, he soon started compiling losses. Even with a mediocre record, he fought for the
WBO light-middleweight
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Boxing
The light middleweight division (also known as junior middleweight in the IBF or super welterweight in the WBA a ...
title against
John David Jackson in 1989. He lost by a technical knockout. He retired for a short time after that fight.
In 1994 he scored an upset victory over Lineal and
WBA super-middleweight champion
Michael Nunn
Michael John Nunn (born April 14, 1963) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 2002. He is a two-weight world champion, having held the IBF middleweight title from 1988 to 1991, and the WBA super middleweight title ...
by split decision in London. He lost the belt in his first defense to
Frankie Liles, losing a decision. Although he later fought
James Toney
James Nathaniel Toney (born August 24, 1968) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2017. He held multiple world championships in three weight classes, including the IBF and lineal middleweight titles from 1991 to 1 ...
and
Arthur Williams, he never fought for another major title.
Besides being a professional boxer, Little also sold used cars in Reading.
Little retired in 1998 and died from colon cancer in 2000, at the young age of 34. He left behind a wife and six children.
Professional boxing record
Championship titles held
* Pennsylvania State - Super Middleweight (1991)
* Lineal - Super Middleweight (1994)
* WBA - Super Middleweight (1994)
* WBC FECARBOX - Super Middleweight (1996)
* IBC - Super Middleweight (1996)
See also
*
List of super middleweight boxing champions
This is a chronological List of World Super Middleweight Boxing Champions, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations:
* The World Boxing Association (WBA), founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA),
* The ...
*
List of WBA world champions
References
External links
*
Steve Little - CBZ Profile
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1965 births
2000 deaths
Boxers from Philadelphia
World boxing champions
American male boxers
Middleweight boxers