Steve Forbes (boxer)

Stephen Phelipe "Stevie" Forbes (born February 26, 1977) is an American professional boxer. He is a former IBF super featherweight champion. Forbes' nickname of "2Pound" was in recognition of the fact that he was born weighing only 2 pounds.

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 fourteen consecutive wins to begin his career before losing on March 11, 2000 against former WBC Featherweight champion Alejandro González.

After a few comeback fights, Forbes received a shot at the United States Boxing Association Super featherweight title 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 September 29, 2001, rematch, his first title 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

Template:Main 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.

Forbes was defeated by Oscar De La Hoya on May 3 in Carson, California at the Home Depot Center by unanimous decision.

Professional boxing record

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
50	Template:Yes2Win	36–14	Tavorus Teague	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
49	Template:No2Loss	35–14	Antonio Orozco	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
48	Template:No2Loss	35–13	Emmanuel Lartei Lartey	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
47	Template:No2Loss	35–12	Johan Pérez	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
46	Template:No2Loss	35–11	Jessie Vargas	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
45	Template:No2Loss	35–10	Karim Mayfield	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
44	Template:No2Loss	35–9	Jo Jo Dan	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
43	Template:Yes2Win	35–8	Roberto Valenzuela	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
42	Template:No2Loss	34–8	Harrison Cuello	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
41	Template:Yes2Win	34–7	Jason Davis	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
40	Template:No2Loss	33–7	Andre Berto	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
39	Template:No2Loss	33–6	Oscar De La Hoya	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
38	Template:Yes2Win	33–5	Francisco Bojado	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
37	Template:No2Loss	32–5	Demetrius Hopkins	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
36	Template:No2Loss	32–4	Grady Brewer	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
35	Template:Yes2Win	32–3	Cornelius Bundrage	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
34	Template:Yes2Win	31–3	Nick Acevedo	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
33	Template:Yes2Win	30–3	Freddy Curiel	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
32	Template:Yes2Win	29–3	Julio Sanchez Leon	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
31	Template:Yes2Win	28–3	Marteze Logan	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
30	Template:Yes2Win	27–3	Alfonso Garcia	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
29	Template:Yes2Win	26–3	Ricardo Barajas	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
28	Template:Yes2Win	25–3	Steve Quinonez	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
27	Template:No2Loss	24–3	Yodsanan Sor Nanthachai	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
26	Template:Yes2Win	24–2	Arthur Cruz	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
25	Template:No2Loss	23–2	Carlos Hernández	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
24	Template:Yes2Win	23–1	Silverio Ortiz	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
23	Template:Yes2Win	22–1	Ronnie Longakit	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
22	Template:Yes2Win	21–1	David Santos	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
21	Template:Yes2Win	20–1	John Brown	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
20	Template:Yes2Win	19–1	John Brown	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
19	Template:Yes2Win	18–1	David Santos	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
18	Template:Yes2Win	17–1	Moises Pedroza	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
17	Template:Yes2Win	16–1	Ernesto Zepeda	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
16	Template:Yes2Win	15–1	Don Juan Futrell	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
15	Template:No2Loss	14–1	Alejandro González	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
14	Template:Yes2Win	14–0	Juan Torres	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
13	Template:Yes2Win	13–0	David Armstrong	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
12	Template:Yes2Win	12–0	Ernesto Martinez	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
11	Template:Yes2Win	11–0	Gustavo Tapia	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
10	Template:Yes2Win	10–0	Juan Roberto Colin	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
9	Template:Yes2Win	9–0	Martin Johnson	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
8	Template:Yes2Win	8–0	Jose Teran Torres	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
7	Template:Yes2Win	7–0	Teddy Worth	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
6	Template:Yes2Win	6–0	Patrick Rand	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
5	Template:Yes2Win	5–0	Octavio Suarez	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
4	Template:Yes2Win	4–0	Gustavo Balderas	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
3	Template:Yes2Win	3–0	Sergio Benitez	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
2	Template:Yes2Win	2–0	Ramon Aragon	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
1	Template:Yes2Win	1–0	Octavio Suarez	MD	4	1996-12-06	Template:Small	Template:Small

See also

• List of super-featherweight boxing champions

External links

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