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Demetrice King

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Demetrice King
Born
Demetrice Deonta King

(1985-01-21) January 21, 1985 (age 39)
Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Reach188 cm (74 in)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights35
Wins15
Wins by KO13
Losses20

Demetrice King (born January 21, 1985) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2003 to 2011. He holds a notable win over future world heavyweight champion Bermane Stiverne.

Professional career

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King made his professional debut on September 20, 2003, defeating Matthew Fendley via first-round technical knockout (TKO) in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He then had two wins (both by KO) and two losses (both by points decision) before defeating Joe Johnson at the International Convention Center in Sarasota. Next he lost via points decision to Zuri Lawrence at the id-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie.

After the bout with Lawrence, he defeated Mujaheed Moore (via KO) and Kevin Montiy, suffered a points decision loss to Terry Smith, and knocked out Val Smith at the State Fairgrounds in Detroit on February 18, 2005.

Next, King fought then IBU heavyweight champion and future WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs at Madison Square Garden in New York on March 3, 2005. He lost the fight via TKO in the second round. Briggs was the first boxer to stop King.

After the bout with Briggs, King suffered a number of defeats, at the hands of boxers including Jason Estrada, Chazz Witherspoon, Derric Rossy, and Kevin Johnson, losing via points decision each time.

Following his loss to Kevin Johnson, King had a winning streak of five, all by knockout, defeating, among others, future WBC heavyweight champion Bermane Stiverne in 2007. This winning streak brought his record to 14–15.

He next suffered a points decision loss to Michael Grant in National Guard Armory in Philadelphia, and on August 29, 2008, he lost a rematch with Raymond Olubowale (whom he had defeated via KO in October of the previous year), also via points decision.

He defeated the then undefeated Australian prospect Bowie Tupou via KO in the second round in their bout at Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage.

By November 2009, King was ranked the 40th heavyweight in the world, and the 18th in the United States.[1]

After his win over Tupou, he was set to fight Fres Oquendo for the NABA and vacant USBA heavyweight titles. The 12-round fight took place at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond on February 20, 2010. King failed to answer the bell for the tenth round.[2]

His last two fights were against Tor Hamer and David Tua, losing both via points decision.[3][4]

King was knocked out only once in his career, by Shannon Briggs in their Madison Square Garden bout. He has stated that some of his points decision losses were "very controversial".[5]

Professional boxing record

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15 Wins (13 knockouts), 20 Losses (1 knockout)
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 15-20 New Zealand David Tua UD 10 2011-03-19 New Zealand TelstraClear Pacific, Manukau City, New Zealand
Loss 15-19 United States Tor Hamer UD 2010-12-01 United States BB King Blues Club & Grill, New York City, New York, U.S.
Loss 15-18 United States Fres Oquendo RTD 9 (12) 2010-02-20 United States Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, Indiana, U.S. For WBANABA and vacant IBFUSBA heavyweight titles
Win 15-17 Australia Bowie Tupou KO 2 (8), 0:52 2009-08-01 United States Agua Caliente Casino, Rancho Mirage, California, U.S.
Loss 14-17 Canada Raymond Olubowale UD 2008-08-29 Canada Casino Rama, Rama, Ontario, Canada
Loss 14-16 United States Michael Grant UD 8 2008-07-11 United States National Guard Armory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win 14-15 Canada Raymond Olubowale KO 2007-10-27 Canada Casino Rama, Rama, Ontario, Canada
Win 13-15 United States Edward Slater TKO 2007-08-24 United States Jackson County Fairgrounds, Jackson, Michigan, U.S.
Win 12-15 Canada Bermane Stiverne TKO 4 (8), 1:59 2007-07-07 United States Harbour Yard Arena, Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
Win 11-15 United States Matthew Eckerly KO 2007-04-21 United States The Harry Hill Center, Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
Win 10-15 United States Jason Weiss KO 2007-02-17 United States Centre Point, Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
Loss 9-15 United States Kevin Johnson UD 6 2006-10-11 United States Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S.
Loss 9-14 United States Derric Rossy UD 6 2006-07-20 United States Grand Ballroom, New York City, New York, U.S.
Loss 9-13 Cameroon Paul Mbongo UD 2006-03-11 Canada Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Loss 9-12 United States David Polk MD 2005-12-16 United States Gray's Armory, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Loss 9-11 United States Chazz Witherspoon UD 6 2005-11-05 United States Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, U.S.
Win 9-10 United States Corey Gregory KO 2005-10-22 United States Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.
Loss 8-10 Canada David Cadieux UD 8 2005-10-01 Canada Delta Hotel, Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
Loss 8-9 United States Alonzo Butler UD 4 2005-08-13 United States Golden Gloves Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Win 8-8 United States Lamar Stephens TKO 2005-07-22 United States Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois, U.S.
Loss 7-8 United States Jason Estrada UD 4 2005-06-17 United States Theatre at Dunkin Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Loss 7-7 Canada Art Binkowski UD 2005-05-14 Canada Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Loss 7-6 United States Shannon Briggs TKO 2 (6), 1:49 2005-03-03 United States Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
Win 7-5 United States Val Smith KO 2005-02-18 United States Michigan State Fairgrounds, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Loss 6-5 United States Terry Smith UD 2004-12-04 United States Barton Coliseum, Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Win 6-4 United States Kevin Montiy MD 2004-11-19 United States Michigan State Fairgrounds, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Win 5-4 United States Mujaheed Moore KO 2004-10-08 United States DeCarlo's Banquet Center, Warren, Michigan, U.S.
Loss 4-4 United States Zuri Lawrence UD 6 2004-08-24 United States Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S.
Win 4-3 United States Joe Johnson UD 2004-06-25 United States International Convention Center, Sarasota, Florida, U.S.
Loss 3-3 Ghana Abraham Okine UD 2004-05-15 United States David Lawrence Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Loss 3-2 United States Billy Douglas UD 2004-04-30 United States The Hoop, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Win 3-1 United States Brian Green KO 2004-04-17 United States Marshall Activity Center, Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S.
Win 2-1 United States James Bailey KO 2004-03-27 United States Marshall Street Armory, Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
Loss 1-1 United States George Crawford UD 2003-10-31 United States DeltaPlex, Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
Win 1-0 United States Matthew Fendley TKO 2003-09-20 United States Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.

References

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  1. ^ "Jackson boxer Demetrice King, ranked 40th in world, wants shot at title". www.mlive.com. 12 November 2009. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  2. ^ "Fres Oquendo stops Demetrice King". Ring News 24. 23 February 2010. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  3. ^ Plumb, Simon (20 March 2011). "David Tua grinds out win over Demetrice King". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  4. ^ "Tor Hamer Impresses in Win Over Demetrice King". www.fight-headlines.com. December 2010. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  5. ^ Johnstone, Duncan (16 March 2011). "King ready to give David Tua his best shot". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
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