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Hedgemon Lewis

BORN   February 25 1946; Greensborough, Alabama
WEIGHT 141-148 lbs
MANAGERS Ryan O'Neal, Robert Goulet, Bill Cosby
TRAINER Eddie Futch

Lewis was a capable fighter who had a nice career; He lost only 7 of 63 bouts but scored 26 knockouts; During his career, he won the Welterweight Championship of the World (as recognized by New York state)

Hedgemon defeated such men as Billy Backus, Oscar "Shotgun" Albarado, Ernie Lopez. Percy Pugh, Raul Soriano, Severo Balboa, Rafael Rodriguez, Johnny Gant and Jesus "Chucho" Garcia

Lewis was inducted into the California Boxing Hall of Fame in 2006

*** SOME  AMATEUR  BOUTS ***

1963
         -Lewis won the Detroit (Mi) Diamond Belt Championship

1964
         -Lewis won the National Golden Gloves Lightweight Championship

1965
         -Lewis won the National AAU Welterweight Championship

1966
         -Lewis won the National Golden Gloves Welterweight Championship
*** PROFESSIONAL BOUTS ***

1966
May 13 Arnold Bushman              Cincinnati, Oh                  KO  3
Jul 11 Larry Youngblood            Detroit, Mi                      W  4
Aug  5 Larry Youngblood            Detroit, Mi                     KO  2
Aug 29 Mike Belski                 Detroit, Mi                     KO  1
Sep 13 Arnold Bushman              Detroit, Mi                     KO  3
Oct 26 Calves DeJarenente          Akron, Oh                       KO  1
Nov  1 Charley Lewis               Grand Rapids, Mi                 W  6
Nov 21 Dawson Smith                Detroit, Mi                      W  6
Dec  1 Phil Garcia                 Los Angeles, Ca                 KO  3

1967
Jan 29 Primus Williams             Newark, NJ                       W  6
Mar 18 Sam Ivory                   Newark, NJ                      KO  5
Mar 23 Charley Lewis               Louisville, Ky                   W  6
Apr 13 Mel Fields                  Los Angeles, Ca                 KO  3
May 12 Primus Williams             Detroit, Mi                      W  8
Jun 15 Gary Broughton              Detroit, Mi                      W  8
Jun 26 Colin Fraser                Toronto, Ont, Canada             W  8
Sep 18 Carl Jordan                 Detroit, Mi                      W  8
Oct 19 Miguel Aguilar              Los Angeles, Ca                  W 10

1968
Apr  4 Ruben Rivera                Los Angeles, Ca                 KO  2
Apr 25 Jose Valenzuela             Los Angeles, Ca                 TK  5
May 16 Bob Murray                  Los Angeles, Ca                  W 10
Jun 13 Doug McLeod                 Los Angeles, Ca                 TK  2
Jul 18 Ernie Lopez                 Los Angeles, Ca                 LT  9
Sep  3 Shelly Lyons                San Diego, Ca                    W 10
Sep 19 Miguel Aguilar              Los Angeles, Ca                  W 10
Oct 31 Celso Olivas                Los Angeles, Ca                 KO  1

1969
Mar 20 Miguel Hernandez            Los Angeles, Ca                 KO  1
Apr 10 Oscar Albarado              Los Angeles, Ca                  W 10
Jul 10 Ernie Lopez                 Los Angeles, Ca                  W 10
Oct  4 Ernie Lopez                 Los Angeles, Ca                 LT 10
Dec 18 Don Cobbs                   Detroit, Mi                      W 10

1970
May 13 Gustavo Garcia              Tijuana, Mexico                 KO  5
May 26 Ricky Ortiz                 Woodland Hills, Ca              TK  3
Jun 19 Severo Balboa               Woodland Hills, Ca              KO  3
Jul  7 Raul Rodriguez              Tijuana, Mexico                 TW  2
Aug 13 Jesus Almazan               Los Angeles, Ca                 KO  8
Oct  8 Raul Soriano                Los Angeles, Ca                  W 10
Oct 31 Manuel Avitia               Woodland Hills, Ca              TK  8

1971
Jan 12 Adolph Pruitt               Honolulu, Oahu, Hi               L 10
May  7 Leroy Romero                Pocatello, Id                   ND  3
May 17 Percy Pugh                  New Orleans, La                 TK  8
Jun 28 Arturo Lomeli               Tijuana, Mexico                 KO  6
Jul 31 Cassius Greene              Santa Monica, Ca                TK  6
Sep 24 Jose Gabino                 Anaheim, Ca                     KO  6
Dec 14 Jose Angel Napoles          Inglewood, Ca                    L 15
          -WBC Welterweight Championship of the World;
          WBA Welterweight Championship of the World

1972
May  8 Ruben Vazquez Zamora        Inglewood, Ca                    W 10
Jun 16 Billy Backus                Syracuse, NY                     W 15
          -WBC Welterweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)
Jul 21 Mario Marquez               San Diego, Ca                   KO  2
Oct 13 Jose Luis Baltazar          San Diego, Ca                    W 10
Dec  8 Billy Backus                Syracuse, NY                     W 15
          -WBC Welterweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)

1973
Mar 31 Ruben Vazquez Zamora        San Diego, Ca                   TK  6
Oct 13 Jesus "Chucho" Garcia       Inglewood, Ca                    W 10
Nov  7 Rudy Barro                  Sacramento, Ca                  KO  3
Dec 10 Johnny Gant                 New York, NY                     W 10

1974
Mar  1 Jose Miranda                San Diego, Ca                    W 10
Apr 28 Felipe Vaca                 Mexicali, Mexico                KO  4
Aug  3 Jose Angel Napoles          Mexico City, Mexico             LT  9
          -WBC Welterweight Championship of the World;
          WBA Welterweight Championship of the World
Dec  3 Armando Muniz               Inglewood, Ca                    L 10

1975
Mar 19 Rafael Rodriguez            Minneapolis, Mn                  W 10
May  7 Rafael Rodriguez            Minneapolis, Mn                  W 10
Nov 22 Carlos Palomino             Los Angeles, Ca                  D 10
Dec 12 Harold Weston               New York, NY                     D 10

1976
Mar 20 John H. Stracey             London, England                 LT 10
          -WBC Welterweight Championship of the World

 

Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization

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