Steve Forbes (boxer)

Stephen Forbes
Statistics
Real name	Stephen Phelipe Forbes
Nickname(s)	2 Pounds
Rated at	Welterweight (147 lb)
Nationality	American
Born	February 26, 1977 Portland, Oregon
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	49
Wins	35
Wins by KO	11
Losses	14
Draws	0
No contests	0

Stephen Felipe Forbes, better known as Stevie Forbes or Two-pound,^[1] (born February 26, 1977 in Portland, Oregon), is a professional boxer. He is a former IBF and USBA Super Featherweight titleholder. Forbes is known as "2 pounds" in recognition of the fact that he was born weighing only 2 pounds. Forbes has 3 children, Sentierra Forbes, Kayden Forbes, and Mariana Forbes.

Amateur career

Forbes began boxing when he was 10 years old, training at the Matt Dishman Community Center on the Knott ST Boxing Team.

Professional career

Forbes turned pro in 1996 at the age of nineteen, and ran off fifteen consecutive wins to begin his career before losing on March 11, 2000 against former WBC Featherweight champion, Mexican Alejandro Martín González.

After a few comeback fights, Forbes received a shot at the USBA super featherweight title shot. On September 17, 2000, Forbes faced David Santos and won the title over twelve rounds by scores of 117–111, 118–110 and 120–108.

Capturing the title

Fighting for an eighth time in 2000, the No. 2 ranked Forbes was awarded a shot at the IBF super featherweight title when Diego Corrales vacated the title to fight WBC super featherweight Champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. This allowed Forbes to face No. 1 ranked John Brown for the vacant IBF title. Forbes won the IBF belt on December 3, 2000, by an 8th round TKO of Brown. Forbes also defeated Brown in a rematch on September 29, 2001 tomake his first defense. On August 18, 2002, he lost the title when he could not make weight for a fight against David Santos, whom Forbes had previously beaten for the USBA belt. The IBF title remained vacant until Forbes fought Carlos Hernández for it on October 14, 2003, a fight that Forbes lost by unanimous decision when the bout was stopped in the 10th round, due to an accidental headbutt, giving the belt to Hernandez.

The Contender

On the ESPN reality show "Contender Season 2" series debut, Forbes was chosen to be on the Gold Team. He was the favorite to win the show, by virtue of his previous success, and was the last fighter to be called out. Forbes won his first three bouts of the series, defeating Freddy Curiel, Nick Acevedo, and Cornelius Bundrage, but he lost to Grady Brewer in the final match.

After The Contender

On March 17, 2007 he lost a disputed, controversial decision to Demetrius Hopkins, Bernard Hopkins' nephew.

On October 6, 2007, Forbes won a split-decision upset over Francisco Bojado in a junior welterweight bout.^[2]

Forbes was defeated by Oscar De La Hoya on May 3 in Carson, California at the Home Depot Center by unanimous decision.^[1] Also lost a decision to welterweight Andre Berto on September 27, 2008. On March of this year (2009) launched a comeback with a second round knockout of Jason Davis.

Professional boxing record

References

1. Tim Smith (February 29, 2008). "De La Hoya giving 'Contender' a shot". NY Daily News.
2. "Steven Luevano outpoints tough T-Rex to keep featherweight title - USATODAY.com". usatoday.com.

External links

Professional boxing record for Stephen Forbes from BoxRec