- Steven Luevano
Infobox_Boxer
name = Steven Luevano
realname = Steven Luevano
nickname =
height = 5 ft. 7 in. (170 cm.)
nationality = flagicon|MEXflagicon|USAMexican American
weight =Featherweight
birth_date = Birth date and age|1981|3|3|mf=y
birth_place =Los Angeles ,California
style =Southpaw
total = 35
wins = 34
KO = 15
losses = 1
draws = 0
no contests = 0Steven Luevano (born
March 3 ,1981 inLos Angeles, CA ) is anMexican-American boxer in theFeatherweight division.Luevano turned pro in 2000 and won the Vacant WBO Featherweight Title by defeating
Nicky Cook by KO on July 14, 2007.On
October 6 ,2007 , Steven Luevano (34-1, 15 KOs) defended his WBO featherweight title, unanimously defeating 35-year old Antonio "T-Rex" Davis (24-4) on the undercard ofManny Pacquiao andMarco Antonio Barrera . [ [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2007-10-06-2212699001_x.htm usatoday.com, Steven Luevano outpoints tough T-Rex to keep featherweight title] ] On March 15th Luevano defended his title magnificently against Thailands Terdsak Jandaeng winning unanimously. In this pay-per-view fight he landed a featherweight boxing record for most jabs landed.Even though Steven was born in the United States, he comes to the ring with the
Mexican flag instead, thus considered to be aMexican boxer. Steven Luevano's official web site is www.Lardoboxing.com.Steven Luevano's victory against
Antonio Davis and Terdsak Jandaeng was tested in his 3rd defense onJune 28 , 2008 night'sDavid Diaz -Manny Pacquiao undercard atMandalay Bay Events Center. Luevano retained his 126-pound belt via split draw withMario Santiago . Judge Harry Davis scored it 117-111 for Luevano, Duane Ford had it 115-113 for Santiago and Dave Moretti had it 114-114. ESPN.com also had it 114-114. Luevano landed 215 of 641 punches (34%) while Santiago connected on 214 of 835 (26%). [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=3465748 espn.go.com, Luevano retains crown with split draw; DQ costs Soto] ] [ [http://www.secondsout.com/USA/news.cfm?ccs=229&cs=25788 secondsout.com, Luevano Held To Draw/Soto Shock/Barrett Win] ]External links
*{ http://www.lardoboxing.com }
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