Kevin Lueshing (born 17 April 1968) is a British former boxer who was British welterweight champion between 1996 and 1997 and three times fought for world titles, winning the IBO World welterweight title in 1996.
From Beckenham, London, Kevin Lueshing made his professional debut in September 1991 with a second round stoppage of John McGlynn at the Royal Albert Hall. After winning his first ten fights he faced Kirkland Laing in June 1993 for the vacant BBBofC Southern Area super welterweight title, stopping Laing in the fifth round.
He suffered his first defeat in March 1994 when Chris Saunders stopped him in the fourth. He won his next five fights leading to a challenge for Saunders' British welterweight title in February 1996. Lueshing stopped Saunders in the third round to become British champion.
After stopping Paul King in two rounds in June he challenged for Nino Cirilo's IBO World welterweight title in New York in July 1996. Lueshing stopped Cirilo in the second round to take the title.
Now based in New York, his next fight was against the unbeaten Félix Trinidad for the latter's IBF World welterweight title at the Nashville Arena in January 1997. Although Lueshing had Trinidad down in the second round, Trinidad stopped him in the third to retain the title.[1]
In July 1997 he made the first defence of his British title against Geoff McCreesh at Wembley Arena. McCreesh stopped him in the tenth round to take the title.[1][2]
He had two fights in 1998, wins over Benji Singleton and Nicky Thurbin, the latter for the WBO intercontinental light-middleweight title.[3] In 1999 he challenged for Harry Simon's WBO World super welterweight title. The fight, in May 1999 at the National Sports Centre, Crystal Palace, ended with Simon stopping Lueshing in the third round, and proved to be Lueshing's final fight.[4]
He returned to live in England and went on to become a boxing agent, his clients including Nigel Benn.[5][6]
In 2016 his autobiographical book The Belt Boy was published, detailing his troubled early life including the physical and sexual abuse he received as a child, and resulting suicide attempts, and how boxing changed his life.[7]
Referencesedit
^ abMullan, Harry (1997) "Boxing: A turn for the worse - Kevin Lueshing - 'I'm in this for money, not belts'", The Independent, 28 December 1997. Retrieved 10 October 2015
^McGuigan, Barry (2011) Cyclone: My Story, Virgin Books, ISBN978-0753539941, p. 231
^"World title bid on again", Glasgow Herald, 16 November 1998. Retrieved 10 October 2015
^Flamingo, TA Publications Namibia (PTY) Limited, July 2001, p. 63
^"Benn Sells Up", Daily Mirror, 2 February 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2015
^Mitchell, Kevin (2011) War, Baby: The Glamour of Violence, Yellow Jersey, ISBN978-0224060738, p. 152
^Gigney, George (2016) "The harrowing story of Kevin Lueshing", Boxing News, 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016
Further readingedit
Lueshing, Kevin with Dunn, Mike (2016) The Belt Boy, Austin Macauley Publishers Ltd, ISBN978-1786129093
External linksedit
Boxing record for Kevin Lueshing from BoxRec(registration required)
December 15, 2023
kevin, lueshing, born, april, 1968, british, former, boxer, british, welterweight, champion, between, 1996, 1997, three, times, fought, world, titles, winning, world, welterweight, title, 1996, born, 1968, april, 1968, nationalitybritishother, namesthe, lookst. Kevin Lueshing born 17 April 1968 is a British former boxer who was British welterweight champion between 1996 and 1997 and three times fought for world titles winning the IBO World welterweight title in 1996 Kevin LueshingBorn 1968 04 17 17 April 1968 age 55 NationalityBritishOther namesThe LookStatisticsWeight s Welterweight super welterweightHeight5 ft 11 in 180 cm Reach70 in 178 cm Boxing recordTotal fights25Wins21Wins by KO17Losses4Draws0 Contents 1 Career 2 References 3 Further reading 4 External linksCareer editFrom Beckenham London Kevin Lueshing made his professional debut in September 1991 with a second round stoppage of John McGlynn at the Royal Albert Hall After winning his first ten fights he faced Kirkland Laing in June 1993 for the vacant BBBofC Southern Area super welterweight title stopping Laing in the fifth round He suffered his first defeat in March 1994 when Chris Saunders stopped him in the fourth He won his next five fights leading to a challenge for Saunders British welterweight title in February 1996 Lueshing stopped Saunders in the third round to become British champion After stopping Paul King in two rounds in June he challenged for Nino Cirilo s IBO World welterweight title in New York in July 1996 Lueshing stopped Cirilo in the second round to take the title Now based in New York his next fight was against the unbeaten Felix Trinidad for the latter s IBF World welterweight title at the Nashville Arena in January 1997 Although Lueshing had Trinidad down in the second round Trinidad stopped him in the third to retain the title 1 In July 1997 he made the first defence of his British title against Geoff McCreesh at Wembley Arena McCreesh stopped him in the tenth round to take the title 1 2 He had two fights in 1998 wins over Benji Singleton and Nicky Thurbin the latter for the WBO intercontinental light middleweight title 3 In 1999 he challenged for Harry Simon s WBO World super welterweight title The fight in May 1999 at the National Sports Centre Crystal Palace ended with Simon stopping Lueshing in the third round and proved to be Lueshing s final fight 4 He returned to live in England and went on to become a boxing agent his clients including Nigel Benn 5 6 In 2016 his autobiographical book The Belt Boy was published detailing his troubled early life including the physical and sexual abuse he received as a child and resulting suicide attempts and how boxing changed his life 7 References edit a b Mullan Harry 1997 Boxing A turn for the worse Kevin Lueshing I m in this for money not belts The Independent 28 December 1997 Retrieved 10 October 2015 McGuigan Barry 2011 Cyclone My Story Virgin Books ISBN 978 0753539941 p 231 World title bid on again Glasgow Herald 16 November 1998 Retrieved 10 October 2015 Flamingo TA Publications Namibia PTY Limited July 2001 p 63 Benn Sells Up Daily Mirror 2 February 2012 Retrieved 10 October 2015 Mitchell Kevin 2011 War Baby The Glamour of Violence Yellow Jersey ISBN 978 0224060738 p 152 Gigney George 2016 The harrowing story of Kevin Lueshing Boxing News 9 August 2016 Retrieved 9 August 2016Further reading editLueshing Kevin with Dunn Mike 2016 The Belt Boy Austin Macauley Publishers Ltd ISBN 978 1786129093External links editBoxing record for Kevin Lueshing from BoxRec registration required Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kevin Lueshing amp oldid 1082619838, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
