Light heavyweight · United States
Sugar Ray Leonard 36-3-1 25 KO · 1977–1997
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Sugar Ray Leonard was a light heavyweight boxer from United States, born May 17, 1956. Record 36-3-1 with 25 knockouts over 1977–1997. World titles: WBC light heavyweight (1988), WBC super middleweight (1988–1990), WBC middleweight (1987), WBA welterweight (1981–1982) and 3 more. Sugar Ray Leonard last fought Héctor Camacho on Mar 1, 1997 and lost by TKO in round 5 of 12.
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Born May 17, 1956
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 70.5 cm
Reach 188 cm
Nickname Sugar
Debut Feb 5, 1977
Career 1977–1997
Rounds boxed 306
KO share 69%
Born in Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S.
Titles WBA, WBC welterweight · 1979–1982; WBA super welterweight · 1981; WBC middleweight · 1987; WBC light heavyweight · 1988; WBC super middleweight · 1988–1990
Boxerbook rating 2165 ± 243 · inactive since Mar 1997Why here › Confirmed bouts 14 of 40
Career record Record
36-3-1, 25 KOs · 1977–1997
Last result L
For IBC middleweight title TKO 5/12 · Convention Hall, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
The record 40 bouts, 1977–1997, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 40, Wikipedia (ja) · 40, Wikipedia (ru) · 38, Wikipedia (es) · 1
L
For IBC middleweight title TKO 5/12 · Convention Hall, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 36-2-1 · Camacho 62-3-1
L
For WBC light middleweight title UD 12/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Leonard 36-1-1 · Norris 26-3-0
W
Retained WBC super middleweight title UD 12/12 · The Mirage, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Leonard 35-1-1 · Durán 85-7-0
D
For WBC super middleweight title SD 12/12 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Leonard 35-1-0 · Hearns 46-3-0
W
Won WBC light heavyweight and inaugural WBC super middleweight titles TKO 9/12 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Leonard 34-1-0 · Lalonde 31-2-0
W
Won WBC and The Ring middleweight titles SD 12/12 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Leonard 33-1-0 · Hagler 62-2-2
W
Kevin Howard
TKO 9/10 · Centrum, Worcester, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸
Leonard 32-1-0 · Howard —
W
Bruce Finch
Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring welterweight titles TKO 3/15 · Centennial Coliseum, Reno, Nevada, 🇺🇸
Leonard 31-1-0 · Finch —
W
Retained WBC and The Ring welterweight titles TKO 14/15 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Leonard 30-1-0 · Hearns 32-0-0
W
Won WBA and The Ring light middleweight titles TKO 9/15 · Astrodome, Houston, 🇺🇸
Leonard 29-1-0 · Kalule 36-0-0
W
Larry Bonds
Retained WBC and The Ring welterweight titles TKO 10/15 · Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York, 🇺🇸
Leonard 28-1-0 · Bonds —
W
Won WBC and The Ring welterweight titles TKO 8/15 · Superdome, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Leonard 27-1-0 · Durán 72-1-0
L
Lost WBC and The Ring welterweight titles UD 15/15 · Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Quebec, 🇨🇦
Leonard 27-0-0 · Durán 71-1-0
W
Retained WBC and The Ring welterweight titles KO 4/15 · Capital Centre, Landover, 🇺🇸
Leonard 26-0-0 · Green 33-3-0
W
Won WBC and The Ring welterweight titles TKO 15/15 · Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Leonard 25-0-0 · Benítez 38-0-1
W
Andy Price
Retained NABF welterweight title KO 1/12 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Leonard 24-0-0 · Price —
W
Won NABF welterweight title TKO 4/12 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Leonard 23-0-0 · Ranzany —
W
Tony Chiaverini
RTD 4/10 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Leonard 22-0-0 · Chiaverini —
W
UD 10/10 · Riverside Centroplex, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 🇺🇸
Leonard 21-0-0 · Geraldo —
W
UD 10/10 · Dunes, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Leonard 20-0-0 · Viruet —
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Daniel Aldo Gonzalez
TKO 1/10 · Community Center, Tucson, Arizona, 🇺🇸
Leonard 19-0-0 · Gonzalez —
W
TKO 8/10 · Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, 🇺🇸
Leonard 18-0-0 · Marcotte —
W
Johnny Gant
TKO 8/12 · Capital Centre, Landover, 🇺🇸
Leonard 17-0-0 · Gant —
W
RTD 6/10 · Civic Center, Springfield, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸
Leonard 16-0-0 · Muñíz —
W
Bernardo Prada
UD 10/10 · Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, Maine, 🇺🇸
Leonard 15-0-0 · Prada —
W
Randy Shields
UD 10/10 · Civic Center, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Leonard 14-0-0 · Shields —
W
TKO 10/10 · Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island, 🇺🇸
Leonard 13-0-0 · Mayweather, Sr. 15-1-0
W
UD 10/10 · John B. Hynes Memorial Auditorium, Boston, 🇺🇸
Leonard 12-0-0 · Eklund 11-3-0
W
UD 10/10 · Civic Center, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Leonard 11-0-0 · Rodriguez —
W
Randy Milton
TKO 8/10 · Memorial Auditorium, Utica, New York, 🇺🇸
Leonard 10-0-0 · Milton —
W
Bobby Haymon
RTD 3/10 · Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland, 🇺🇸
Leonard 9-0-0 · Haymon —
W
Javier Muniz
KO 1/8 · Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, Connecticut, 🇺🇸
Leonard 8-0-0 · Muniz —
W
Art McKnight
TKO 7/8 · Hara Arena, Dayton, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Leonard 7-0-0 · McKnight —
W
Rocky Ramon
UD 8/8 · Civic Center, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Leonard 6-0-0 · Ramon —
W
Hector Diaz
KO 2/8 · D.C. Armory, Washington, 🇺🇸
Leonard 5-0-0 · Diaz —
W
Augustin Estrada
KO 6/8 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, 🇺🇸
Leonard 4-0-0 · Estrada —
W
Frank Santore
KO 5/8 · Civic Center, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Leonard 3-0-0 · Santore —
W
Vinnie DeBarros
TKO 3/6 · Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, 🇺🇸
Leonard 2-0-0 · DeBarros —
W
Willie Rodriguez
UD 6/6 · Civic Center, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Leonard 1-0-0 · Rodriguez —
W
Luis Vega
UD 6/6 · Civic Center, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Leonard 0-0-0 · Vega —
Amateur career 6 amateur bouts at major tournaments, from the tournament articles on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Not part of the professional record.
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Sugar Ray Leonard's record? Sugar Ray Leonard's professional record is 36-3-1 with 25 knockouts.
Who did Sugar Ray Leonard fight last? Sugar Ray Leonard last fought Héctor Camacho on Mar 1, 1997 and lost by TKO in round 5 of 12.
Which world titles has Sugar Ray Leonard held? Sugar Ray Leonard has held 7 world title reigns: WBC light heavyweight (1988), WBC super middleweight (1988–1990), WBC middleweight (1987), WBA welterweight (1981–1982) and 3 more. Sources Boxerbook ID 10790 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/10790 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
