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Welterweight · United States
Hedgemon Lewis 54-7-3, 1 NC 26 KO · 1966–1976
Hedgemon Lewis was a welterweight boxer from United States, born Feb 25, 1946. Record 54-7-3, 1 NC with 26 knockouts over 1966–1976. Hedgemon Lewis last fought John H. Stracey on Mar 20, 1976 and lost by TKO in round 10 of 15.
Also: هيدجيمون لويس · ヘッジモン・ルイス
Born Feb 25, 1946
Died Mar 31, 2020
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Debut May 13, 1966
Career 1966–1976
Rounds boxed 469
KO share 48%
Born in Greensboro, Alabama, U.S.
Titles NYSAC welterweight title 1972
Boxerbook rating 1755 ± 274 · inactive since Mar 1976Why here › Confirmed bouts 5 of 65
Career record Record
54-7-3, 1 NC, 26 KOs · 1966–1976
Last result L
For WBC and The Ring welterweight titles TKO 10/15 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧
The record 65 bouts, 1966–1976, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
L
For WBC and The Ring welterweight titles TKO 10/15 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧
Lewis 54-6-3 · Stracey 43-3-1
D
PTS 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Lewis 54-6-2 · Weston —
D
MD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Lewis 54-6-1 · Palomino 17-1-3
D
MD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Lewis 54-6-0 · Palomino 17-1-2
W
MD 10/10 · Auditorium, Minneapolis, 🇺🇸
Lewis 53-6-0 · Rodriguez —
W
UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Minneapolis, 🇺🇸
Lewis 52-6-0 · Rodriguez —
L
UD 10/10 · Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Lewis 52-5-0 · Muñíz —
L
For WBA, WBC, and The Ring welterweight titles TKO 9/15 · Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Lewis 52-4-0 · Nápoles 77-6-0
W
Felipe Vaca
KO 4/10 · Gimnasio de Mexicali, Mexicali, 🇲🇽
Lewis 51-4-0 · Vaca —
W
Jose Miranda
UD 10/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Lewis 50-4-0 · Miranda —
W
Johnny Gant
UD 10/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Lewis 49-4-0 · Gant —
W
Rudy Barro
KO 3/10 · Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, 🇺🇸
Lewis 48-4-0 · Barro —
W
Chucho Garcia
UD 10/10 · Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Lewis 47-4-0 · Garcia —
W
Ruben Zamora
TKO 6/10 · Sports Arena, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Lewis 46-4-0 · Zamora —
W
For NYSAC welterweight title UD 15/15 · War Memorial Auditorium, Utica, 🇺🇸
Lewis 45-4-0 · Backus 36-13-4
W
Jose Baltazar
UD 10/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Lewis 44-4-0 · Baltazar —
W
Mario Marquez
KO 2/10 · San Diego, California, 🇺🇸
Lewis 43-4-0 · Marquez —
W
Won vacant NYSAC welterweight title UD 15/15 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Lewis 42-4-0 · Backus 35-12-4
W
For vacant NYSAC welterweight title UD 15/15 · War Memorial Auditorium, Utica, 🇺🇸
Lewis 41-4-0 · Backus 35-11-4
W
Ruben Zamora
UD 10/10 · Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Lewis 40-4-0 · Zamora —
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For WBA, WBC, and The Ring welterweight titles UD 15/15 · Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Lewis 40-3-0 · Nápoles 70-5-0
W
Jose Gabino
KO 6/10 · Convention Center, Anaheim, 🇺🇸
Lewis 39-3-0 · Gabino —
W
Cassius Greene
TKO 6/10 · Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, 🇺🇸
Lewis 38-3-0 · Greene —
W
Arturo Lomeli
KO 6/10 · Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Lewis 37-3-0 · Lomeli —
W
Percy Pugh
TKO 8/10 · Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Lewis 36-3-0 · Pugh —
NC
Leroy Romero
3/10 · Minidome, Pocatello, 🇺🇸
Lewis 36-3-0 · Romero —
L
UD 10/10 · Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, 🇺🇸
Lewis 36-2-0 · Pruitt —
W
Manuel Avitia
TKO 8/10 · Valley Music Theatre, Woodland Hills, 🇺🇸
Lewis 35-2-0 · Avitia —
W
Raul Soriano
UD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Lewis 34-2-0 · Soriano —
W
Chucho Almazan
KO 8/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Lewis 33-2-0 · Almazan —
W
TD 2/10 · Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Lewis 32-2-0 · Rodríguez —
W
Severo Balboa
KO 3/10 · Valley Music Theatre, Woodland Hills, 🇺🇸
Lewis 31-2-0 · Balboa —
W
Ricky Ortiz
TKO 3/10 · Valley Music Theatre, Woodland Hills, 🇺🇸
Lewis 30-2-0 · Ortiz —
W
Gustavo Garcia
KO 5/10 · Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Lewis 29-2-0 · Garcia —
W
Don Cobbs
UD 10/10 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Lewis 28-2-0 · Cobbs —
L
TKO 10/10 · Sports Arena, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Lewis 28-1-0 · Lopez —
W
UD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Lewis 27-1-0 · Lopez —
W
UD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Lewis 26-1-0 · Albarado 24-0-0
W
Miguel Hernandez
KO 1/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Lewis 25-1-0 · Hernandez —
W
Celso Olivas
KO 1/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Lewis 24-1-0 · Olivas —
W
Miguel Aguilar
UD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Lewis 23-1-0 · Aguilar —
W
Shelly Lyons
PTS 10/10 · Circle Arts Theater, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Lewis 22-1-0 · Lyons —
L
TKO 9/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Lewis 22-0-0 · Lopez —
W
Doug McLeod
TKO 2/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Lewis 21-0-0 · McLeod —
W
Bob Murray
UD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Lewis 20-0-0 · Murray —
W
Jose Valenzuela
RTD 5/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Lewis 19-0-0 · Valenzuela —
W
Ruben Rivera
KO 2/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Lewis 18-0-0 · Rivera —
W
Miguel Aguilar
UD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Lewis 17-0-0 · Aguilar —
W
Carl Jordan
PTS 9/9 · Cobo Arena, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Lewis 16-0-0 · Jordan —
W
Colin Fraser
PTS 8/8 · Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦
Lewis 15-0-0 · Fraser —
W
Garry Broughton
UD 8/8 · Cobo Arena, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Lewis 14-0-0 · Broughton —
W
Primus Williams
UD 8/8 · Cobo Arena, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Lewis 13-0-0 · Williams —
W
Mel Fields
KO 3/5 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Lewis 12-0-0 · Fields —
W
Charley Lewis
PTS 6/6 · Convention Center, Louisville, 🇺🇸
Lewis 11-0-0 · Lewis —
W
Sam Ivory
TKO 5/10 · Armory, Newark, 🇺🇸
Lewis 10-0-0 · Ivory —
W
Primus Williams
UD 6/6 · Armory, Newark, 🇺🇸
Lewis 9-0-0 · Williams —
W
Phil Garcia
KO 3/6 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Lewis 8-0-0 · Garcia —
W
Dawson Smith
UD 4/4 · Cobo Arena, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Lewis 7-0-0 · Smith —
W
Charley Lewis
UD 6/6 · Civic Auditorium, Grand Rapids, 🇺🇸
Lewis 6-0-0 · Lewis —
W
Clavis Dejarnette
TKO 2/4 · Armory, Akron, 🇺🇸
Lewis 5-0-0 · Dejarnette —
W
Arnold Bushman
TKO 3/6 · Cobo Arena, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Lewis 4-0-0 · Bushman —
W
Mike Belski
TKO 1/6 · Cobo Arena, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Lewis 3-0-0 · Belski —
W
Larry Youngblood
TKO 2/4 · Cobo Arena, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Lewis 2-0-0 · Youngblood —
W
Larry Youngblood
UD 4/4 · Cobo Hall, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Lewis 1-0-0 · Youngblood —
W
Arnold Bushman
RTD 2/4 · Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Lewis 0-0-0 · Bushman —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Hedgemon Lewis's record? Hedgemon Lewis's professional record is 54-7-3, 1 NC with 26 knockouts.
Who did Hedgemon Lewis fight last? Hedgemon Lewis last fought John H. Stracey on Mar 20, 1976 and lost by TKO in round 10 of 15. Sources Boxerbook ID 13895 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/13895 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.