# Steven Nelson (boxer)

Steven Nelson (born June 4, 1988) is an American professional boxer who has held the WBO-NABO super middleweight title since January 2020.

## Professional career

Nelson made his professional debut on March 19, 2016, scoring a first-round technical knockout (TKO) victory over Billy Colon at the Arena Theatre in Houston, Texas.
After compiling a record of 15–0 (12 KOs) he fought for his first professional title, facing Cem Kilic for the vacant WBO-NABO super middleweight title on January 11, 2020 at the Hard Rock Live in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Nelson captured the title via eighth-round TKO after Kilic's trainer, Buddy McGirt, climbed onto the ring apron to ask referee David Fields to stop the fight to save Kilic from further punishment. Fields obliged and called a halt to the contest at 1 minute 44 seconds into the round. At the time of the stoppage, Nelson had won every round on the judges' scorecards, leading with 70–63.

## Professional boxing record

| 20 fights | 20 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 16 | 0 |
| By decision | 4 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 21 | Loss | 20-1 | Diego Pacheco | UD | 12 | Jan 25, 2025 | Chelsea Ballroom, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | For WBC USA and WBO International super middleweight titles |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Marcos Vazquez | KO | 5 (10), 0:50 | Aug 3, 2024 | BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Rowdy Legend Montgomery | UD | 10 | Jul 29, 2023 | T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | James Ballard | KO | 1 (8), 2:47 | Dec 10, 2022 | CHI Health Center, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | DeAndre Ware | TKO | 6 (10), 2:44 | Sep 5, 2020 | MGM Grand Conference Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Cem Kilic | TKO | 8 (10), 1:44 | Jan 11, 2020 | Hard Rick Live, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | Won vacant WBO-NABO super middleweight title |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Derrick Findley | TKO | 4 (10), 0:02 | Sep 1, 2019 | CHI Health Center, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Victor Darocha | TKO | 7 (8), 2:42 | May 25, 2019 | Osceola Heritage Park, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S. | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Felipe Romero | UD | 6 | Feb 15, 2019 | Grand Casino, Hinckley, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Oscar Riojas | TKO | 4 (6) | Oct 13, 2018 | CHI Health Center, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | DeShon Webster | TKO | 6 (6), 0:46 | Jun 9, 2018 | MGM Grand, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Mike Sawyer | KO | 2 (6), 1:24 | Mar 31, 2018 | Platt Duetsche, Grand Island, Nebraska, U.S. | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Cesar Ruiz | UD | 6 | Aug 19, 2017 | Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Demetrius Walker | TKO | 3 (6), 1:07 | Jul 1, 2017 | Ralston Center, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Gilberto Rubio | TKO | 2 (6), 0:36 | May 20, 2017 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Branden Chevrefils | TKO | 2 (4), 1:29 | Dec 17, 2016 | Ralston Center, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Chris Harris | UD | 4 | Dec 10, 2016 | CenturyLink Center, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Reyes Diaz | TKO | 2 (4), 1:58 | Nov 4, 2016 | Treasure Island Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Tim Meek | TKO | 4 (4), 0:32 | Jul 23, 2016 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Ricky Reed | TKO | 1 (4), 1:47 | May 7, 2016 | Ramada Hotel & Convention Center, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Billy Colon | TKO | 1 (4), 2:30 | Mar 19, 2016 | Arena Theatre, Houston, Texas, U.S. | |