Demetrice King

Demetrice King (born January 21, 1985) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2003 to 2011. He holds a notable win over future world heavyweight champion Bermane Stiverne.

Professional career King made his professional debut on September 20, 2003, defeating Matthew Fendley via first-round technical knockout (TKO) in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He then had two wins (both by KO) and two losses (both by points decision) before defeating Joe Johnson at the International Convention Center in Sarasota. Next he lost via points decision to Zuri Lawrence at the id-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie.

After the bout with Lawrence, he defeated Mujaheed Moore (via KO) and Kevin Montiy, suffered a points decision loss to Terry Smith, and knocked out Val Smith at the State Fairgrounds in Detroit on February 18, 2005.

Next, King fought then IBU heavyweight champion and future WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs at Madison Square Garden in New York on March 3, 2005. He lost the fight via TKO in the second round. Briggs was the first boxer to stop King.

After the bout with Briggs, King suffered a number of defeats, at the hands of boxers including Jason Estrada, Chazz Witherspoon, Derric Rossy, and Kevin Johnson, losing via points decision each time.

Following his loss to Kevin Johnson, King had a winning streak of five, all by knockout, defeating, among others, future WBC heavyweight champion Bermane Stiverne in 2007. This winning streak brought his record to 14–15.

He next suffered a points decision loss to Michael Grant in National Guard Armory in Philadelphia, and on August 29, 2008, he lost a rematch with Raymond Olubowale (whom he had defeated via KO in October of the previous year), also via points decision.

He defeated the then undefeated Australian prospect Bowie Tupou via KO in the second round in their bout at Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage.

By November 2009, King was ranked the 40th heavyweight in the world, and the 18th in the United States.

After his win over Tupou, he was set to fight Fres Oquendo for the NABA and vacant USBA heavyweight titles. The 12-round fight took place at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond on February 20, 2010. King failed to answer the bell for the tenth round.

His last two fights were against Tor Hamer and David Tua, losing both via points decision.

King was knocked out only once in his career, by Shannon Briggs in their Madison Square Garden bout. He has stated that some of his points decision losses were "very controversial".

Professional boxing record 15 Wins (13 knockouts), 20 Losses (1 knockout) Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location NotesLoss David TuaUD102011-03-19 TelstraClear Pacific, Manukau City, New ZealandLoss Tor HamerUD2010-12-01 BB King Blues Club & Grill, New York City, New York, U.S.Loss Fres OquendoRTD9 (12)2010-02-20 Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, Indiana, U.S. For WBA–NABA and vacant IBF–USBA heavyweight titlesWin Bowie TupouKO2 (8), 0:522009-08-01 Agua Caliente Casino, Rancho Mirage, California, U.S.Loss Raymond OlubowaleUD2008-08-29 Casino Rama, Rama, Ontario, CanadaLoss Michael GrantUD82008-07-11 National Guard Armory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.Win Raymond OlubowaleKO2007-10-27 Casino Rama, Rama, Ontario, CanadaWin Edward SlaterTKO2007-08-24 Jackson County Fairgrounds, Jackson, Michigan, U.S.Win Bermane StiverneTKO4 (8), 1:592007-07-07 Harbour Yard Arena, Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.Win Matthew EckerlyKO2007-04-21 The Harry Hill Center, Lansing, Michigan, U.S.Win Jason WeissKO2007-02-17 Centre Point, Lansing, Michigan, U.S.Loss Kevin JohnsonUD62006-10-11 Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S.Loss Derric RossyUD62006-07-20 Grand Ballroom, New York City, New York, U.S.Loss Paul MbongoUD2006-03-11 Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaLoss David PolkMD2005-12-16 Gray's Armory, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.Loss Chazz WitherspoonUD62005-11-05 Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, U.S.Win Corey GregoryKO2005-10-22 Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.Loss David CadieuxUD82005-10-01 Delta Hotel, Trois-Rivières, Quebec, CanadaLoss Alonzo ButlerUD42005-08-13 Golden Gloves Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.Win Lamar StephensTKO2005-07-22 Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois, U.S.Loss Jason EstradaUD42005-06-17 Theatre at Dunkin Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.Loss Art BinkowskiUD2005-05-14 Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaLoss Shannon BriggsTKO2 (6), 1:492005-03-03 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.Win Val SmithKO2005-02-18 Michigan State Fairgrounds, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.Loss Terry SmithUD2004-12-04 Barton Coliseum, Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.Win Kevin MontiyMD2004-11-19 Michigan State Fairgrounds, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.Win Mujaheed MooreKO2004-10-08 DeCarlo's Banquet Center, Warren, Michigan, U.S.Loss Zuri LawrenceUD62004-08-24 Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S.Win Joe JohnsonUD2004-06-25 International Convention Center, Sarasota, Florida, U.S.Loss Abraham OkineUD2004-05-15 David Lawrence Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.Loss Billy DouglasUD2004-04-30 The Hoop, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.Win Brian GreenKO2004-04-17 Marshall Activity Center, Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S.Win James BaileyKO2004-03-27 Marshall Street Armory, Lansing, Michigan, U.S.Loss George CrawfordUD2003-10-31 DeltaPlex, Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.Win Matthew FendleyTKO2003-09-20 Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.