# S. T. Gordon

S.T. Gordon (born April 18, 1959) is an American former professional boxer who held the WBC and Lineal cruiserweight titles from 1982 to 1983.

## Professional boxing career

Gordon became a professional boxer in 1977. He faced undefeated heavyweight prospect Gerry Cooney in 1978 but lost via a fourth-round disqualification. In 1981 he beat aging contender Yaqui Lopez for the North American Boxing Federation cruiserweight title. The next year he won the Lineal and WBC cruiserweight titles with a technical knockout victory over Carlos De León. The champion refused to defend the belt against the number one contender David Pearce in his first defence in the United States, and could not defend his belt in Great Britain because of the BBBoC reluctance to recognise the Cruiserweight division in the UK.
S. T. Gordon went on to defend the title once and also won a heavyweight bout against future titlist Trevor Berbick before losing his cruiserweight title in 1983 in a rematch with De Leon. He retired after the loss but had a brief comeback in 1987 but was knocked out in the first round by Dwain Bonds.

## Professional boxing record

| 27 fights | 20 wins | 7 losses |
| By knockout | 17 | 1 |
| By decision | 3 | 5 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| 27 | Loss | 20–7 | Dwain Bonds | TKO | 1 (8) | Oct 15, 1987 | El Cortez Hotel, San Diego, California, U.S. | |
| 26 | Loss | 20–6 | Carlos De León | UD | 12 | Jul 17, 1983 | Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Lost WBC cruiserweight title |
| 25 | Win | 20–5 | Trevor Berbick | UD | 10 | May 28, 1983 | Showboat Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 24 | Win | 19–5 | Jesse Burnett | TKO | 8 (12) | Feb 16, 1983 | Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S. | Retained WBC cruiserweight title |
| 23 | Win | 18–5 | Carlos De León | TKO | 2 (15) | Jun 27, 1982 | Front Row Theatre, Highland Heights, Ohio, U.S. | Won WBC cruiserweight title |
| 22 | Win | 17–5 | Yaqui López | TKO | 7 (12) | Jul 24, 1981 | MGM Grand Hotel, Reno, Nevada, U.S. | Retained USBA California State cruiserweight title |
| 21 | Win | 16–5 | David Smith | UD | 12 | Feb 25, 1981 | Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | Won vacant USBA California State cruiserweight title |
| 20 | Win | 15–5 | Harry Terrell | TKO | 5 (12) | Feb 10, 1981 | Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, U.S. | Won vacant USBA cruiserweight title |
| 19 | Win | 14–5 | Earl Tripp | KO | 4 (?) | Oct 22, 1980 | Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, U.S. | |
| 18 | Win | 13–5 | Ivy Brown | KO | 2 (12) | Aug 06, 1980 | Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, U.S. | Won vacant NABF cruiserweight title |
| 17 | Win | 12–5 | Niua Tofaeono | TKO | 2 (10) | May 24, 1980 | Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, U.S. | |
| 16 | Win | 11–5 | Eric Sedillo | KO | 5 (10) | Mar 15, 1980 | Weber State College Gymnasium, Ogden, Utah, U.S. | |
| 15 | Win | 10–5 | Bobby Gatewood | KO | 2 (?) | Jul 04, 1979 | Nogales, Arizona, U.S. | |
| 14 | Win | 9–5 | Earl Tripp | KO | 7 (10) | Jun 06, 1979 | Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Won vacant USA Nevada cruiserweight title |
| 13 | Win | 8–5 | Fred Houpe | KO | 4 (10) | Nov 11, 1978 | Special Events Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. | |
| 12 | Loss | 7–5 | Earl Tripp | UD | 10 | Oct 18, 1978 | Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 11 | Loss | 7–4 | Eddie López | UD | 10 | Aug 28, 1978 | Sports Arena, Pico Rivera, California, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 7–3 | Vaiao Suafoa | KO | 5 (?) | Apr 19, 1978 | Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 9 | Loss | 6–3 | Gerry Cooney | DQ | 4 (6) | Mar 17, 1978 | The Aladdin, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Gordon disqualified for repeated holding |
| 8 | Win | 6–2 | Vaiao Suafoa | KO | 5 (?) | Jan 17, 1978 | Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 5–2 | Dave Ochoa | TKO | 1 (6) | Nov 09, 1977 | Marina Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 6 | Loss | 4–2 | Mike Creel | SD | 5 | Jul 28, 1977 | Community Center, Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 4–1 | Howard Snyder | TKO | 1 (6) | Jun 15, 1977 | Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 3–1 | Richard Janssen | UD | 4 | May 6, 1977 | Adams Field House, Missoula, Montana, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 2–1 | Richard Dean | KO | 1 (5) | Apr 20, 1977 | Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 1–1 | Abelardo Meraz | KO | 1 (5) | Mar 24, 1977 | Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 1 | Loss | 0–1 | Alvaro Lopez | UD | 5 | Feb 23, 1977 | Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |