# Kalvin Henderson

Kalvin "Hot Sauce" Henderson (born June 24, 1990) is an American professional boxer. He has held the Universal Boxing Federation intercontinental super-middleweight title and competed for the World Boxing Association Super-middleweight title. As an amateur boxer, he was a four-time Arkansas state champion.

## Personal life

Henderson began boxing at the age of 15 while living in Fort Worth, Texas. While having an aptitude in early life for other sports including track and field, football, and basketball, it was boxing that would become his career.
Henderson moved to Fayetteville, Arkansas in 2007 to attend school at the University of Arkansas, where he earned a bachelor's degree in music education while also playing as a percussionist for the university's marching band.
After graduating college, Henderson began training with his current coach Kevin Lightburn at Straightright Boxing in Springdale, Arkansas. Along with Lightburn, Henderson also coaches young fighters and is part of the Arkansas Boxing Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on using boxing as a sport to support positive outcomes for youths in Arkansas.
Henderson is married and the father of five children.

## "Lost in the Sauce" Documentary

Henderson is the subject of a 2021 documentary Lost in the Sauce: The Kalvin Henderson Story directed by Bernard Oliver. The documentary chronicles the journey and struggles of Henderson as a successful prize fighter.
The documentary has screened at numerous film festivals including Cannes Shorts festival and the Tokyo Film Awards, and garnered awards at the Fayetteville Film Fest and Rogers Short Film Festival.

## Amateur career

During his time as an amateur, Henderson competed in over 70 bouts, earning a number of accolades including:
* 2010 Texas Games Gold Medalist
* 2011 Texas Games Silver Medalist
* 4x Arkansas State Golden Gloves Champion
* 2011 Ft. Worth Regional Golden Gloves Champion
* 2013 Mid South Regional Golden Gloves Champion
* 2015 Team USA middleweight representative for the World Series of Boxing (WSB)
* Ranked #4 in middleweight in the United States, ranked #25 worldwide

## Professional career

As a professional boxer, Henderson has ranked as high as #10 in the world in the WBA super-middleweight boxing rankings and has fought on a number of televised boxing promotions for Showtime and Fox Sports 1.
After his amateur career, Henderson made his professional debut on April 30, 2016, scoring a first-round technical knockout (TKO) over Tiriik Johnson at the Fisher Armory in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Henderson would then go on to win nine more fights between August 2016 and September 2018, bringing his record to 10 wins and 0 losses, including five TKO victories, before facing Brandon Robinson for the vacant Universal Boxing Federation inter continental super-middleweight title on December 7, 2018, at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. He would win the fight in the seventh round, knocking Robinson to the canvas twice, first with uppercut, and again with an overhand right before the referee stopped the fight, declaring a TKO victory for Henderson. The title victory for Henderson, which was considered an upset by commentators, earned him the Bennie Briscoe Philly Fight of the Year award.
In 2019, Henderson would compete in two fights, beating Antowyan Aikens by TKO and earning a majority draw in a bout against Genc Pllana. In 2021, Henderson would fight four times, winning three of the four bouts by KO or TKO. During a fight against Isaiah Steen on July 23, 2021, Henderson tore his rotator cuff. Despite making the fight competitive, Henderson would lose to Steen via majority decision. Shortly after on October 30, 2021, Henderson would defeat Robert Burwell by TKO.
On June 4, 2022, now with a record of 15 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss, Henderson faced WBA super-middleweight champion Davild Morrell for the title at the Minneapolis Armory in Minnesota, broadcast on Showtime. In the anticipated title fight, which broke attendance records at the Minneapolis Armory, Morrell would win via fourth-round TKO stoppage despite some counterpunching attempts from Henderson. Since his title fight against Morrell in 2022, Henderson has fought four times, earning victories in all four bouts, two by TKO and two by decision.
In January of 2025, Henderson went viral on social media after photos of a bloodied boxer/influencer Jake Paul began circulating on several boxing websites. During Jake Paul's training camp for his 2023 fight against Tommy Fury, Henderson was hired as a sparring partner, but after giving Paul a bloody nose during a rough sparring session, Henderson was dismissed from Paul's camp.

## Professional boxing record

| 22 fights | 19 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 13 | 1 |
| By decision | 6 | 1 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, Time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 22 | Win | 19-2-1 | Cleotis Pendarvis | UD | 8 | Oct 11, 2024 | Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. | |
| 21 | Win | 18-2-1 | Nafys Anas Garner | TKO | 6 (8) 2:59 | Mar 02, 2024 | Springdale Civic Center, Springdale, Arkansas, U.S. | |
| 20 | Win | 17-2-1 | Antonio Louis Hernandez | TKO | 4 (8) 2:48 | Dec 16, 2023 | Springdale Civic Center, Springdale, Arkansas, U.S. | |
| 19 | Win | 16-2-1 | Twon Smith | UD | 6 | Jan 21, 2023 | Buffalo Run Casino, Miami, US | |
| 18 | Loss | 15-2-1 | David Morrell | TKO | 4 (12) 2:35 | Jun 4, 2022 | Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | For WBA (Regular) super-middleweight title |
| 17 | Win | 15-1-1 | Robert Burwell | TKO | 2 (8) 1:57 | Oct 30, 2021 | Metro Plex Event Center, Rogers, Arkansas, US | |
| 16 | Loss | 14-1-1 | Isaiah Steen | UD | 10 | Jul 23, 2021 | Heartland Events Center, Grand Island, Nebraska, US | |
| 15 | Win | 14-0-1 | Tevin Anderson | KO | 4 (6) 3:00 | Jun 5, 2021 | Springdale Civic Center, Springdale, Arkansas, US | |
| 14 | Win | 13-0-1 | Justin Baesman | KO | 2 (6) 1:15 | Mar 27, 2021 | Heartland Events Center, Grand Island, Nebraska, US | |
| 13 | Draw | 12-0-1 | Genc Pllana | MD | 8 | Dec 6, 2019 | 2300 Arena, Philadelphia, US | |
| 12 | Win | 12-0 | Antowyan Aikens | TKO | 3 (8) 2:14 | May 10, 2019 | 2300 Arena, Philadelphia, US | |
| 11 | Win | 11-0 | Brandon Robinson | TKO | 7 (10) 2:08 | Dec 7, 2018 | 2300 Arena, Philadelphia, US | Won vacant UBF inter continental super-middleweight title |
| 10 | Win | 10-0 | Billy Cunningham | TKO | 5 (6) 1:35 | Sep 15, 2018 | Clear Channel Metroplex Event Center, Little Rock, Arkansas, US | |
| 9 | Win | 9-0 | Vance Garvey | RTD | 5 (8) | Mar 31, 2018 | Clear Channel Metroplex Event Center, Little Rock, Arkansas, US | |
| 8 | Win | 8-0 | Taronze Washington | UD | 6 | November 18, 2017 | Clear Channel Metroplex Event Center, Little Rock, Arkansas, US | |
| 7 | Win | 7-0 | Engelberto Valenzuela | TKO | 1 (6) 0:25 | Jul 18, 2017 | Rapides Parish Coliseum, Alexandria, Louisiana, US | |
| 6 | Win | 6-0 | Bobby Taylor | SD | 4 | Apr 15, 2017 | Clear Channel Metroplex Event Center, Little Rock, Arkansas, US | |
| 5 | Win | 5-0 | Carlos Dixon | UD | 4 | Feb 18, 2017 | Metro Plex Event Center, Rogers, Arkansas, US | |
| 4 | Win | 4-0 | Henry Mercer | TKO | 1 (4) 0:44 | Dec 10, 2016 | Minges Coliseum, Greenville, North Carolina, US | |
| 3 | Win | 3-0 | Joe Bradshaw | TKO | 1 (4) 2:33 | Nov 5, 2016 | Brock Gymnasium, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, US | |
| 2 | Win | 2-0 | Cameron Burroughs | UD | 4 | Aug 20, 2016 | Clear Channel Metroplex Event Center, Little Rock, Arkansas, US | |
| 1 | Win | 1-0 | Tiriik Johnson | TKO | 1 (4) 0:23 | Apr 30, 2016 | Fisher Armory, North Little Rock, Arkansas, US | Professional debut. |