# Steve Claggett

Steve Claggett (born June 11, 1989) is a Canadian professional boxer who has challenged for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) super lightweight title.

## Early life

Claggett has Chinese ancestry through his maternal grandfather. At age 19 he started having trouble with the law which led to boxing to help cope

## Amateur career

Claggett had a successful amateur career with 29 fights and winning the Alberta Provincial Championships and in 2007, the Canadian National Championships.

## Professional career

Claggett made his debut against Brandon Carlick in Edmonton in September 2008. He won a majority decision. Claggett suffered his first defeat of his career against Romeo Jakosalem in the Philippines. This was also his first fight outside of Canada.

### Claggett vs. Ulysse Jr

Claggett faced off against fellow Canadian Yves Ulysse Jr. twice as a professional with both fighters picking up a win each. Claggett won the first fight in Montreal in October 2017 on a split decision. Ulysse Jr got revenge in April 2019 in California winning on a unanimous decision.

### Claggett vs. Lopez

Claggett had his biggest fight to date on June 29 when he took on WBO champion Teofimo Lopez. Despite putting up a good effort Claggett was unsuccessful and lost a unanimous decision.

## Professional boxing record

| 49 fights | 39 wins | 8 losses |
| By knockout | 27 | 1 |
| By decision | 12 | 7 |
| Draws | 2 | 2 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 49 | Win | 39–8–2 | Eduardo Estela | TKO | 4 (10), 2:45 | Oct 17, 2024 | Lac Leamy Casino, Gatineau, Canada | |
| 48 | Loss | 38–8–2 | Teofimo Lopez | UD | 12 | Jun 29, 2024 | James J. Knight Arena, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. | For WBO and The Ring light-welterweight titles |
| 47 | Win | 38–7–2 | Marcos Gonzalez Barraza | RTD | 2 (8), 3:00 | Jan 25, 2024 | Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| 46 | Win | 37–7–2 | Miguel Madueno | UD | 10 | Nov 14, 2023 | Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Retained NABF light-welterweight title; Won vacant WBO International light-welterweight title |
| 45 | Win | 36–7–2 | Carlos Sanchez | UD | 10 | Sep 8, 2023 | Lac Leamy Casino, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada | Retained NABF light-welterweight title |
| 44 | Win | 35–7–2 | Alberto Machado | TKO | 3 (10), 2:29 | Jun 1, 2023 | Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Won vacant NABF light-welterweight title |
| 43 | Win | 34–7–2 | Rafael Guzman Lugo | RTD | 7 (10), 3:00 | Mar 23, 2023 | Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| 42 | Win | 33–7–2 | Jonathan Jose Eniz | TKO | 4 (10), 2:06 | Oct 27, 2022 | Lac Leamy Casino, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada | |
| 41 | Win | 32–7–2 | Tony Luis | TKO | 7 (10), 0:21 | Aug 6, 2022 | Civic Complex, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada | |
| 40 | Win | 31–7–2 | Sebastian Ezequiel Aguirre | RTD | 9 (10), 3:00 | Mar 3, 2022 | Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| 39 | Win | 30–7–2 | Emanuel Lopez | KO | 4 (8), 0:35 | Aug 27, 2021 | Hotel Holiday Inn, Cuernavaca, Mexico | |
| 38 | Loss | 29–7–2 | Mathieu Germain | SD | 10 | May 15, 2021 | Hilton, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | |
| 37 | Win | 29–6–2 | David Theroux | RTD | 6 (10), 3:00 | Nov 21, 2020 | Hotel Rimouski, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada | Won vacant WBC Francophone light-welterweight title |
| 36 | Win | 28–6–2 | Nazareno Gaston Ruiz | TKO | 8 (8), 1:56 | Oct 25, 2019 | Complexe Capitale Helicoptere, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | |
| 35 | Loss | 27–6–2 | Yves Ulysse Jr. | UD | 10 | April 25, 2019 | Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, U.S. | |
| 34 | Draw | 27–5–2 | Mathieu Germain | SD | 10 | Jan 26, 2019 | Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Retained IBF International light-welterweight title; For IBF North American light-welterweight title |
| 33 | Win | 27–5–1 | Petros Ananyan | UD | 10 | Jul 28, 2018 | CAA Centre, Brampton, Ontario, Canada | Won IBF International light-welterweight title |
| 32 | Loss | 26–5–1 | Danny O' Connor | UD | 10 | May 26, 2018 | House of Blues, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | For WBC International Silver light-welterweight title |
| 31 | Win | 26–4–1 | Yves Ulysse Jr. | SD | 10 | Oct 27, 2017 | MTelus, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Won vacant IBF North American light-welterweight title |
| 30 | Win | 25–4–1 | Juan Daniel Bedolla Orozco | TKO | 5 (8), 0:01 | Feb 18, 2017 | Genesis Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
| 29 | Win | 24–4–1 | Emanuel Robles | SD | 10 | Sep 9, 2016 | Downtown Las Vegas Event Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Won vacant NABA USA light-welterweight title |
| 28 | Loss | 23–4–1 | Chris van Heerden | MD | 10 | Apr 16, 2016 | Downtown Las Vegas Event Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 27 | Win | 23–3–1 | Stuart McLellan | TKO | 3 (10), 2:21 | Sep 18, 2015 | Deerfoot Inn & Casino, Calgary, Canada | Won vacant CPBC welterweight title |
| 26 | Win | 22–3–1 | Stephane Benito | TKO | 3 (8), 1:35 | Aug 21, 2015 | Century Casino, Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
| 25 | Win | 21–3–1 | Tebor Brosch | UD | 10 | Apr 3, 2015 | Deerfoot Inn & Casino, Calgary, Canada | Retained Canadian welterweight title |
| 24 | Loss | 20–3–1 | Konstantin Ponomarev | UD | 8 | Jan 24, 2015 | 1stBank Center, Broomfield, Colorado, U.S. | |
| 23 | Win | 20–2–1 | Rogelio Castaneda Jr | TKO | 3 (8), 2:42 | Nov 21, 2014 | Chinese Cultural Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
| 22 | Win | 19–2–1 | Gyula Vajda | KO | 2 (8), 0:29 | Feb 7, 2014 | Chinese Cultural Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
| 21 | Win | 18–2–1 | Giuseppe Lauri | UD | 8 | Nov 9, 2013 | Cowboys Casino, Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
| 20 | Win | 17–2–1 | Francesco Cotroni | TKO | 3 (10), 2:58 | Sep 13, 2013 | Edmonton Convention Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | Won vacant Canadian welterweight title |
| 19 | Win | 16–2–1 | Paul Bzdel | TKO | 4 (6), 2:47 | May 31, 2013 | Edmonton Convention Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| 18 | Loss | 15–2–1 | Alexandre Lepelley | SD | 10 | Mar 2, 2013 | Edmonton Convention Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| 17 | Win | 15–1–1 | Ricky Duenas | RTD | 4 (8), 3:00 | Oct 19, 2012 | DoubleTree Hotel, Ontario, California, U.S. | |
| 16 | Win | 14–1–1 | Laszlo Robert Balogh | KO | 2 (8), 1:32 | May 11, 2012 | Chinese Cultural Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
| 15 | Win | 13–1–1 | Ryan Wagner | TKO | 6 (8), 1:25 | Jan 13, 2012 | Desperados Night Club, Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
| 14 | Win | 12–1–1 | Antonio Dos Santos | TKO | 4 (5), 2:05 | Nov 19, 2011 | Desperados Night Club, Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
| 13 | Loss | 11–1–1 | Romeo Jakosalem | TKO | 8 (8), 1:26 | Mar 19, 2011 | Cebu City Waterfront Hotel, Cebu City, Philippines | |
| 12 | Win | 11–0–1 | Julio Mendoza Rodriguez | TKO | 3 (10), 2:54 | Jan 14, 2011 | Chinese Cultural Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada | Won vacant WBC Youth Intercontinental light-welterweight title |
| 11 | Win | 10–0–1 | David Aucoin | KO | 3 (8), 0:23 | Sep 25, 2010 | Deerfoot Inn & Casino, Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
| 10 | Win | 9–0–1 | Abdou Sow | UD | 8 | Aug 19, 2010 | Deerfoot Inn & Casino, Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
| 9 | Win | 8–0–1 | Martin Armenta Chaparro | TKO | 2 (8), 2:59 | May 15, 2010 | Bowness Sports Plex, Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
| 8 | Win | 7–0–1 | Walter Linthorne | TKO | 2 (6), 0:36 | Mar 6, 2010 | Bowness Sports Plex, Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
| 7 | Win | 6–0–1 | Michael Maley | TKO | 1 (6), 1:31 | Feb 13, 2010 | Edmonton Convention Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| 6 | Win | 5–0–1 | Scott Paul | UD | 6 | Nov 13, 2009 | Edmonton Convention Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| 5 | Draw | 4–0–1 | Dave Petryk | SD | 4 | Aug 28, 2009 | Edmonton Convention Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Bill Arnott | TKO | 2 (4), 1:06 | Apr 9, 2009 | Edmonton Convention Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Harrison McBain | UD | 4 | Jan 24, 2009 | Edmonton Convention Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Dave Petryk | MD | 4 | Nov 7, 2008 | Edmonton Convention Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Brandon Carlick | MD | 4 | Sep 12, 2008 | Edmonton Convention Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |