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Adonis Stevenson

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Stevenson Adonis (born 22 September 1977), best known as Adonis Stevenson, is a Haitian Canadian former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2018. He won the WBC, Ring magazine and lineal light heavyweight titles in 2013 by defeating Chad Dawson by first-round knockout, which earned him awards for Fighter of the Year and Knockout of the Year by The Ring. Known for his fast hand speed and exceptional knockout power, Stevenson was considered one of boxing's hardest punchers during his prime. For more than five years, he made ten successful defenses of the WBC and lineal titles until sustaining a life-threatening brain injury in his 2018 fight against Oleksandr Gvozdyk. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Adonis Stevenson is the 408th most popular boxer (down from 356th in 2024), the 89th most popular biography from Haiti (down from 83rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Haitian Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Adonis Stevenson ranks 408 out of 496. Before him are Jean Pascal, Sergey Mihaylov, Mira Potkonen, Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov, Lucian Bute, and Bulat Zhumadilov. After him are Vugar Alakbarov, Lorenzo Aragón, Fuad Aslanov, Vitali Tajbert, Mikkel Kessler, and Magomed Aripgadjiev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Adonis Stevenson ranks 957. Before him are Oleksandr Beresch, Alexey Smirnov, Oleg Velyky, Dejan Nemec, Mario Stecher, and Mathias Seger. After him are Murad Umakhanov, Timo Schultz, Gail Kim, Yukta Mookhey, Sylviane Félix, and Tetsuharu Yamaguchi.

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In Haiti

Among people born in Haiti, Adonis Stevenson ranks 89 out of 94. Before him are Edwidge Danticat (1969), Jimmy Jean-Louis (1968), Jimmy Chérizier (1977), Jean Pascal (1982), Meta Golding (1971), and Fritz William Michel (1980). After him are Jean-Jacques Pierre (1981), Martine Moïse (1974), Bermane Stiverne (1978), Wilde-Donald Guerrier (1989), Réginal Goreux (1987), and Jean Sony Alcénat (1986).

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Among BOXERS In Haiti

Among boxers born in Haiti, Adonis Stevenson ranks 2. Before him are Jean Pascal (1982). After him are Bermane Stiverne (1978).

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