# Freddie Norwood

Freddie Norwood (born February 14, 1970) is an American professional boxer. Known as "Lil Hagler", Norwood defeated Antonio Cermeño to win the WBA Featherweight Title in 1998. He successfully defended his title eight times before losing his title by a controversial 11th-round TKO to Derrick Gainer. Among his notable defenses were a 9th-round KO over former WBC featherweight champion Takashi Koshimoto, a unanimous decision victory over former WBO featherweight champ Julio Pablo Chacón, and future IBF and WBA Featherweight titleholder Juan Manuel Márquez. After losing his title to Gainer, Norwood retired from boxing, age 30. Eight years later he made a comeback and had another 8 fights winning 5, and finally retiring age 41. (see below)

## Professional boxing record

| 48 fights | 43 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 23 | 2 |
| By decision | 19 | 1 |
| By disqualification | 1 | 1 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round(s), time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 48 | Loss | 43–4–1 | Ray Narh | UD | 10 | Mar 4, 2011 | Jostens Center, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, U.S. | |
| 47 | Win | 43–3–1 | José Celaya | UD | 8 | Jul 30, 2009 | Expo Center, El Monte, California, U.S. | |
| 46 | Loss | 42–3–1 | Johnnie Edwards | KO | 7 (8), 2:57 | May 21, 2008 | The Field House, Camp Lejuene, North Carolina, U.S. | |
| 45 | Loss | 42–2–1 | Johnnie Edwards | DQ | 6 (10), 0:58 | Sep 16, 2007 | Northern Quest Casino, Airway Heights, Washington, U.S. | Low blows |
| 44 | Win | 42–1–1 | Armando Cordoba | UD | 8 | Jun 28, 2007 | Ameristar Casino, Saint Charles, Missouri, U.S. | |
| 43 | Win | 41–1–1 | Steve Mincks | TKO | 3 (8), 2:11 | May 11, 2007 | Scottrade Center, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
| 42 | Win | 40–1–1 | Anthony Martinez | UD | 8 | Aug 4, 2006 | FedEx Forum, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | |
| 41 | Win | 39–1–1 | Darien Ford | UD | 6 | Jun 17, 2006 | FedEx Forum, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | |
| 40 | Loss | 38–1–1 | Derrick Gainer | TKO | 11 (12), 1:56 | Sep 9, 2000 | New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | Lost WBA featherweight title |
| 39 | Win | 38–0–1 | Pablo Chacón | UD | 12 | May 25, 2000 | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Argentina | Retained WBA featherweight title |
| 38 | Win | 37–0–1 | Takashi Koshimoto | KO | 9 (12), 1:59 | Jan 30, 2000 | International Center, Fukuoka, Japan | Retained WBA featherweight title |
| 37 | Win | 36–0–1 | Juan Manuel Márquez | UD | 12 | Sep 11, 1999 | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Retained WBA featherweight title |
| 36 | Win | 35–0–1 | Antonio Cermeño | SD | 12 | May 29, 1999 | Coliseo Roberto Clemente, Bayamon, Puerto Rico | Won WBA featherweight title |
| 35 | Win | 34–0–1 | Moises Rodriguez | PTS | 8 | Dec 12, 1998 | Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, U.S. | |
| 34 | Win | 33–0–1 | Koji Matsumoto | TKO | 10 (12), 0:25 | Sep 22, 1998 | Yoyogi #2 Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | WBA featherweight title at stake; Only for Matsumoto (overweight) |
| 33 | Win | 32–0–1 | Luis Mendoza | UD | 12 | Jul 10, 1998 | Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort, Miami, Florida, U.S. | Retained WBA featherweight title |
| 32 | Win | 31–0–1 | Genaro Rios | TKO | 8 (12), 1:05 | Jun 13, 1998 | Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | Retained WBA featherweight title |
| 31 | Win | 30–0–1 | Antonio Cermeño | UD | 12 | Apr 3, 1998 | Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, Bayamon, Puerto Rico | Won vacant WBA featherweight title |
| 30 | Win | 29–0–1 | Benito Rodriguez | TKO | 6 (10), 0:43 | Dec 12, 1997 | Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Mexico | |
| 29 | Win | 28–0–1 | Agapito Sánchez | UD | 12 | Aug 8, 1997 | Station Casino, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | Won vacant IBA Continental featherweight title |
| 28 | Win | 27–0–1 | Darryl Pinckney | UD | 10 | Jul 13, 1997 | Grand Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. | |
| 27 | Win | 26–0–1 | Mauricio Martínez | TKO | 2 (10), 1:48 | May 31, 1997 | Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 26 | Win | 25–0–1 | Roberto Avila | UD | 10 | Feb 16, 1997 | Hale Arena, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | |
| 25 | Win | 24–0–1 | Ray Rivera | TKO | 3 (6) | Dec 21, 1996 | Beaumont Club, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | |
| 24 | Win | 23–0–1 | Jeff Whaley | TKO | 1 (6), 2:48 | Dec 11, 1996 | Fireman's Local 77, Saint Joseph, Missouri, U.S. | |
| 23 | Win | 22–0–1 | Stanley Jones | MD | 4 | Nov 27, 1996 | Beaumont Club, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | |
| 22 | Win | 21–0–1 | Clarence Barnes | TKO | 8 (8), 2:51 | Nov 28, 1994 | Henry VIII Hotel, Bridgeton, Missouri, U.S. | |
| 21 | Win | 20–0–1 | Antonio Garris | TKO | 1 (?), 1:30 | Jun 22, 1994 | Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. | |
| 20 | Win | 19–0–1 | Terrence Carson | KO | 1 (?) | Apr 1, 1994 | Henry VIII Hotel, Bridgeton, Missouri, U.S. | |
| 19 | Win | 18–0–1 | Santos Rodriguez | KO | 1 (8), 0:45 | Feb 12, 1994 | Cervantes Center, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
| 18 | Draw | 17–0–1 | Oscar Washington | TD | 1 (8) | Mar 29, 1993 | Ritz-Carlton, Clayton, Missouri, U.S. | |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Steve Young | KO | 6 (?) | Aug 29, 1992 | Westport Playhouse, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Vuyani Bungu | PTS | 8 | Apr 18, 1992 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Treviolo, Italy | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Capri Lipkin | DQ | 8 (?) | Dec 21, 1991 | Civic Center Arena, Laredo, Texas, U.S. | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Lee Cargle | TKO | 2 (?) | May 3, 1991 | Clarion Hotel Ballroom, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Gary Spencer | KO | 1 (?), 1:00 | Mar 27, 1991 | Tulsa City Limits, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Ed Blythe | KO | 1 (?) | Feb 24, 1991 | Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Bruce Nuby | KO | 3 (6), 2:04 | Feb 15, 1991 | Clarion Hotel Ballroom, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Jeff McCully | TKO | 1 (?) | Dec 28, 1990 | Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Kevin Benz | KO | 1 (6), 2:59 | Oct 19, 1990 | Clarion Hotel Ballroom, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Gerald Shelton | UD | 6 | Sep 10, 1990 | Henry VIII Hotel, Bridgeton, Missouri, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Antti Juntumaa | TKO | 6 (6), 2:08 | Aug 20, 1990 | Urheilutalo, Helsinki, Finland | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Tom Cannette | TKO | 2 (4), 2:11 | Jul 30, 1990 | Henry VIII Hotel, Bridgeton, Missouri, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Gerald Shelton | PTS | 6 | Jul 10, 1990 | All Stars America Sports Bar, Merrillville, Indiana, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Randy Reedy | UD | 6 | Jun 18, 1990 | Henry VIII Hotel, Bridgeton, Missouri, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Oscar Gonzalez | TKO | 4 (?) | Jan 27, 1990 | Trump Plaza Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Ronald Freeman | PTS | 4 | Oct 9, 1989 | Clarion Hotel Ballroom, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Mario Amparan | TKO | 2 (?) | Aug 20, 1989 | Norfolk Scope, Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. | |