Steve Cunningham
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Steven Ormain Cunningham (born July 15, 1976) is an American professional boxer who has won the IBF cruiserweight championship twice between 2007 and 2011.
The nickname, "USS," refers to his US Navy service on the aircraft carriers USS America and US Enterprise, which occurred between 1994 and 1998.
Early years and amateur career
Cunningham, a native of Philadelphia, rose to fame as a tough guy on Philadelphia's streets, but he began his amateur service at Norfolk Naval Station in Virginia. Cunningham served in the Navy from 1994 to 1998, with the aircraft carriers USS America and US Enterprise.
Cunningham began boxing at the age of 19, and claimed the National Golden Gloves 178 lb (81 kg) title in 1998 as an amateur.
Professional career
Cunningham began his professional career in 2000 with a 19-fight winning streak, including a split decision over Guillermo Jones.
He challenged Krzysztof W.odarczyk for the vacant IBF Cruiserweight Championship on November 26, 2006, but he was disqualified by a contentious split decision in front of Wlodarczyk's followers in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. In the summer of 2007, Cunningham defeated Wlodarczyk once more. Cunningham claimed the title after a majority vote. Marco Huck, who was unbeaten in Germany in December 2007, was defeated by him.
On December 11, 2008, Cunningham lost the IBF title against Tomasz Adamek in Newark, New Jersey. He lost the fight by a split decision. One judge scored the contest 114–112 for Cunningham, while the other two judges rated it 116–110 and 112 for Adamek. Despite the fact that Cunningham was knocked down in the second, fourth, and eighth rounds, the fight was close.
Cunningham defeated former WBC Cruiserweight Champion Wayne Braithwaite at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida, on July 11, 2009, winning the battle 119–111, 117–111, and 118–110. Cunningham won the IBF Cruiserweight Championship for the fifth time on June 5, 2010, after a fifth round stoppage on Troy Ross' cuts in Germany. On February 12, 2011, Cunningham returned to Germany to defend his IBF crown against challenger Enad Licina.
Tyson Fury, a British boxer, knocked Cunningham out in the seventh round of an IBF heavyweight title eliminator on April 20, 2013. In the second round, Cunningham had the much bigger Fury down. Cunningham was leading the fight 56-56, 55-56, and 55–55 at the time of the suspension. Fury said Cunningham was the most adamant critic of his career in an interview with Joe Rogan.
Al Haymon, after being promoted by Kathy Duva and Main Events for many years, was now being consulted by Al Haymon. Naazim Richardson taught Cunningham.
Cunningham defeated Krzysztof Glowacki for his WBO world cruiserweight belt on April 16, 2016. Cunningham was fired twice in the second round and once in both the tenth and the twelfth round, en route to a unanimous decision win.
Cunningham defeated Andrew Tabiti on August 26, 2017. Tabiti was ranked #4 by the WBC, #9 by the IBF, and #21 by the WBA at cruiserweight, while Cunningham was ranked #10 by the IBF at the time, while Cunningham was ranked #10 by the IBF at #10. Tabiti was able to win the war by a unanimous decision, 97–93, and 97–93.
In Mir's boxing debut on April 17, 2021, Cunningham defeated former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir by unanimous vote in his first boxing debut, on the undercard of Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren. Cunningham was used as a replacement for Antonio Tarver, who was refused admission by the Georgia Athletic & Entertainment Commission.