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S.T. Gordon (born April 18, 1959) is an American former professional boxer who 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 in 1978 but lost via a fourth-round disqualification. In 1981 he beat aging contender Yaqui Lopez for the North American Boxing Federation cruiserweight title. The next year he won the Lineal and WBC cruiserweight titles with a technical knockout victory over Carlos De León. The champion refused to defend the belt against the number one contender David Pearce in his first defence in the United States, 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 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

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
27	Loss	20–7	Dwain Bonds	TKO	1 (8)	Oct 15, 1987	El Cortez Hotel, San Diego, California, U.S.
26	Loss	20–6	Carlos De León	UD	12	Jul 17, 1983	Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	Lost WBC cruiserweight title
25	Win	20–5	Trevor Berbick	UD	10	May 28, 1983	Showboat Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
24	Win	19–5	Jesse Burnett	TKO	8 (12)	Feb 16, 1983	Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.	Retained WBC cruiserweight title
23	Win	18–5	Carlos De León	TKO	2 (15)	Jun 27, 1982	Front Row Theatre, Highland Heights, Ohio, U.S.	Won WBC cruiserweight title
22	Win	17–5	Yaqui López	TKO	7 (12)	Jul 24, 1981	MGM Grand Hotel, Reno, Nevada, U.S.	Retained USBA California State cruiserweight title
21	Win	16–5	David Smith	UD	12	Feb 25, 1981	Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.	Won vacant USBA California State cruiserweight title
20	Win	15–5	Harry Terrell	TKO	5 (12)	Feb 10, 1981	Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, U.S.	Won vacant USBA cruiserweight title
19	Win	14–5	Earl Tripp	KO	4 (?)	Oct 22, 1980	Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, U.S.
18	Win	13–5	Ivy Brown	KO	2 (12)	Aug 06, 1980	Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, U.S.	Won vacant NABF cruiserweight title
17	Win	12–5	Niua Tofaeono	TKO	2 (10)	May 24, 1980	Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, U.S.
16	Win	11–5	Eric Sedillo	KO	5 (10)	Mar 15, 1980	Weber State College Gymnasium, Ogden, Utah, U.S.
15	Win	10–5	Bobby Gatewood	KO	2 (?)	Jul 04, 1979	Nogales, Arizona, U.S.
14	Win	9–5	Earl Tripp	KO	7 (10)	Jun 06, 1979	Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	Won vacant USA Nevada cruiserweight title
13	Win	8–5	Fred Houpe	KO	4 (10)	Nov 11, 1978	Special Events Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
12	Loss	7–5	Earl Tripp	UD	10	Oct 18, 1978	Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
11	Loss	7–4	Eddie López	UD	10	Aug 28, 1978	Sports Arena, Pico Rivera, California, U.S.
10	Win	7–3	Vaiao Suafoa	KO	5 (?)	Apr 19, 1978	Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
9	Loss	6–3	Gerry Cooney	DQ	4 (6)	Mar 17, 1978	The Aladdin, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	Gordon disqualified for repeated holding
8	Win	6–2	Vaiao Suafoa	KO	5 (?)	Jan 17, 1978	Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
7	Win	5–2	Dave Ochoa	TKO	1 (6)	Nov 09, 1977	Marina Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
6	Loss	4–2	Mike Creel	SD	5	Jul 28, 1977	Community Center, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
5	Win	4–1	Howard Snyder	TKO	1 (6)	Jun 15, 1977	Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
4	Win	3–1	Richard Janssen	UD	4	May 6, 1977	Adams Field House, Missoula, Montana, U.S.
3	Win	2–1	Richard Dean	KO	1 (5)	Apr 20, 1977	Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
2	Win	1–1	Abelardo Meraz	KO	1 (5)	Mar 24, 1977	Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
1	Loss	0–1	Alvaro Lopez	UD	5	Feb 23, 1977	Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

See also

• List of cruiserweight boxing champions
• List of WBA world champions

References

1. "S. T. Gordon - Lineal Cruiserweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.

External links

• Boxing record for S. T. Gordon from BoxRec (registration required)
• S. T. Gordon - CBZ Profile

• Cruiserweight boxers
• Boxers from Washington (state)
• 1959 births
• Living people
• World Boxing Council champions
• People from Pasco, Washington
• American male boxers
• 20th-century American sportsmen