# Steven Luevano

Steven "Steve" Luevano (born March 3, 1981) is an American former professional boxer who held the WBO featherweight title. He was trained by the former IBF Super Featherweight Champion Robert Garcia.

## Amateur career

Steven fought on the Mexican National amateur team. He is the 1997 National Jr. Olympic amateur champion at 119 pounds and had almost 300 amateur bouts before entering the pro ranks.

## Pro career

Luevano turned pro in 2000 and defeated many talented veterans including a win over future IBF Featherweight Champion Cristobal Cruz.

### WBO Featherweight Championship

On July 14, 2007, Luevano won the Vacant WBO Featherweight Championship by upsetting an undefeated and the future Super Featherweight WBO champion Nicky Cook by K.O.
On October 6, 2007, Steven Luevano (34-1, 15 KOs) defended his WBO Featherweight title, unanimously defeating 35-year-old Antonio "T-Rex" Davis (24-4) on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao and Marco Antonio Barrera. On March 15 Luevano defended his title magnificently against Thailands Terdsak Jandaeng (29-2-0) winning unanimously. In this pay-per-view fight he landed a featherweight boxing record for most jabs landed.
Even though Steven was born in the United States, he came to the ring with the Mexican flag instead, thus leading the boxing world to believe the fact that Luevano was a Mexican boxer.
Steven Luevano was tested in his 3rd defense against Mario Santiago on the David Diaz-Manny Pacquiao undercard at Mandalay Bay Events Center on June 28, 2008. Luevano retained his 126-pound belt via split draw against Santiago. Judge Harry Davis scored it 117-111 for Luevano, Duane Ford had it 115-113 for Santiago and Dave Moretti had it 114-114. ESPN.com also had it 114-114. Luevano landed 215 of 641 punches (34%) while Santiago connected on 214 of 835 (26%).
On October 18, 2008, Luevano defeated Billy Dib of Australia (21-0-0) for his 4th defense by unanimous decision.
On August 15, 2009, Luevano successfully defended his title for a 5th time via disqualification against Bernabe Concepcion (29-1-2). Luevano was ahead on the scorecards when Concepcion landed late blows after the bell at the end of the seventh round, resulting in Concepcion being disqualified.
Luevano ultimately lost his title on January 23, 2010, as he was stopped in the 7th round by former WBO junior bantamweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez. This was his only knockout loss.

## Professional boxing record

| 40 fights | 37 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 15 | 1 |
| By decision | 21 | 1 |
| By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 40 | Loss | 37–2–1 | Juan Manuel López | TKO | 7 (12) | 2010-01-23 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | Lost WBO featherweight title |
| 39 | Win | 37–1–1 | Bernabe Concepcion | DQ | 7 (12) | 2009-08-15 | The Joint, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | Retained WBO featherweight title |
| 38 | Win | 36–1–1 | Billy Dib | UD | 12 (12) | 2008-10-18 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | Retained WBO featherweight title |
| 37 | Draw | 35–1–1 | Mario Santiago | SD | 12 (12) | 2008-06-28 | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | Retained WBO featherweight title |
| 36 | Win | 35–1 | Terdsak Jandaeng | UD | 12 (12) | 2008-03-15 | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | Retained WBO featherweight title |
| 35 | Win | 34–1 | Antonio Davis | UD | 12 (12) | 2007-10-06 | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | Retained WBO featherweight title |
| 34 | Win | 33–1 | Nicky Cook | KO | 11 (12) | 2007-07-14 | The O2 Arena, London, England, U.K. | Won vacant WBO featherweight title |
| 33 | Win | 32–1 | Baudel Cardenas | UD | 12 (12) | 2006-10-13 | Palo Duro Golf Club, Nogales, Arizona, U.S. | Retained NABO featherweight title |
| 32 | Win | 31–1 | Cristóbal Cruz | UD | 12 (12) | 2006-07-21 | Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S. | Won vacant NABO featherweight title |
| 31 | Win | 30–1 | Jorge Martinez | UD | 10 (10) | 2006-03-31 | Edgewater Hotel and Casino, Laughlin, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 30 | Loss | 29–1 | Martin Honorio | UD | 10 (10) | 2005-11-25 | Santa Ana Star Casino Hotel, Bernalillo, New Mexico, U.S. | |
| 29 | Win | 29–0 | Ruben Estanislao | UD | 12 (12) | 2005-09-09 | Edgewater Hotel and Casino, Laughlin, Nevada, U.S. | Won vacant NABO super-bantamweight title |
| 28 | Win | 28–0 | Genaro Trazancos | TKO | 5 (12) | 2005-06-17 | Dodge Theater, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | |
| 27 | Win | 27–0 | Julian Rodriguez | TKO | 5 (10) | 2005-03-05 | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 26 | Win | 26–0 | Aldo Valtierra | UD | 10 (10) | 2004-11-05 | Hawthorne Race Course, Stickney, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 25 | Win | 25–0 | Cristian Favela | UD | 10 (10) | 2004-10-08 | Edgewater Hotel and Casino, Laughlin, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 24 | Win | 24–0 | Fred Neal | RTD | 9 (10) | 2004-07-02 | Field House, Struthers, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 23 | Win | 23–0 | Rodrigo Cerda | KO | 1 (8) | 2004-05-21 | Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. | |
| 22 | Win | 22–0 | Armando Cordoba | UD | 8 (8) | 2004-02-13 | Edgewater Hotel and Casino, Laughlin, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Jose Luis Tula | TKO | 2 (8) | 2003-12-05 | Dodge Theater, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Miguel Angel Escamilla | UD | 6 (6) | 2003-08-15 | Stodick Park, Gardnerville, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Aristeo Perez | TKO | 2 (6) | 2003-06-14 | Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, U.S. | |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | John Nolasco | UD | 8 (8) | 2003-05-02 | Plaza Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Phillip Payne | UD | 6 (6) | 2003-03-28 | Performing Arts Center, Oxnard, California, U.S. | |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Marcos Badillo | KO | 1 (6) | 2003-02-22 | Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, U.S. | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Aristeo Perez | UD | 6 (6) | 2002-11-01 | The Orleans, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Ivan Alvarez | TKO | 1 (8) | 2002-10-04 | Plaza Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Juan Carlos Garcia | UD | 6 (6) | 2002-08-09 | The Orleans, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Justo Sanchez | RTD | 4 (6) | 2002-06-21 | The Orleans, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Freddy Castro | TD | 4 (6) | 2001-07-15 | Soboba Casino, San Jacinto, California, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Juan Carlos Martinez | UD | 6 (6) | 2001-06-03 | Soboba Casino, San Jacinto, California, U.S. | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Martin Llamas | UD | 4 (4) | 2001-04-08 | River Palms Casino, Laughlin, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Francisco Rodriguez | UD | 4 (4) | 2001-03-04 | Peppermill Hotel & Casino, Reno, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Jacob Godinez | UD | 4 (4) | 2001-02-04 | Lucky Star Casino, Concho, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Miguel Medina | TKO | 1 (4) | 2000-11-26 | Midnight Rodeo, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Luis Enrique Valenzuela | KO | 2 (4) | 2000-11-05 | Pepsi Arena, Chula Vista, California, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Martin Llamas | SD | 4 (4) | 2000-09-17 | El Gran Mercado, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Ignacio Gonzalez | TKO | 3 (4) | 2000-09-03 | Casino West, Yerington, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Joseph Salazar | TKO | 3 (4) | 2000-08-20 | Community Center, Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Hugo Elacio Rosales | KO | 2 (4) | 2000-06-17 | Bicycle Club, Bell Gardens, California, U.S. | |

## Retirement

While only 29 years old and still in his prime, Steven decided to retire from boxing, following his loss to Juan Manuel Lopez. During his professional career, Steven Luevano won the WBO NABO Super Bantamweight, WBC Continental Americas Featherweight, WBO NABO Featherweight, and made six defences of his WBO Featherweight Championship.