| Kelvin Seabrooks | |
| Weight: | |
| Height: | 5 ft 6 in |
| Reach: | 65+1/2 in |
| Birth Date: | March 10, 1963 |
| Birth Place: | Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 50 |
| Wins: | 28 |
| Ko: | 23 |
| Losses: | 22 |
Kelvin Seabrooks (born March 10, 1963, in Charlotte, North Carolina) is a retired American boxer who won the International Boxing Federation bantamweight title and defended it four times.
Seabrooks started boxing with the local Police Athletic League at age 11. Seabrooks went to win four N.C. Golden Gloves championships. A highlight of his boxing career was winning a bronze medal at the 1980 Olympic trials; however, he didn't get to go to the Olympics. President Jimmy Carter boycotted the Summer Olympics in Moscow that year to protest the December 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
Seabrooks turned professional in 1981. In 1987, Seabrooks won the United States Boxing Association bantamweight championship, but gave up his title to compete in the world championship. He became the International Boxing Federation world bantamweight champion that year with a fifth-round knockout of Miguel Maturana in Cartagena, Colombia. His first title defense against Frenchman Thierry Jacob, ended in controversy as it was initially declared a draw[1] but later ruled on as a win for Seabrooks.[2] His next defense was more straight forward beating filipino contender Ernie Cataluna via fourth round stoppage.[3] He would eventually lose the title to Orlando Canizales in 1988. Seabrooks retired in 1995 after six consecutive losses.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Loss | 28–22 | Jimmi Bredahl | ||||||
| 49 | Loss | 28–21 | Fontaine Cabell | ||||||
| 48 | Loss | 28–20 | Jimmy Deoria | ||||||
| 47 | Loss | 28–19 | Pete Taliaferro | ||||||
| 46 | Loss | 28–18 | Tom Johnson | ||||||
| 45 | Loss | 28–17 | Angel Mayor | ||||||
| 44 | Win | 28–16 | Robert Woods | ||||||
| 43 | Loss | 27–16 | Jesse Benavides | ||||||
| 42 | Loss | 27–15 | Orlando Canizales | ||||||
| 41 | Win | 27–14 | Dwayne Brooks | ||||||
| 40 | Loss | 26–14 | Orlando Canizales | ||||||
| 39 | Win | 26–13 | Fernando Beltrán | ||||||
| 38 | Win | 25–13 | Ernie Cataluna | ||||||
| 37 | Win | 24–13 | Thierry Jacob | ||||||
| 36 | Win | 23–13 | Miguel Maturana | ||||||
| 35 | Win | 22–13 | Louis Curtis | ||||||
| 34 | Win | 21–13 | Tony Reyes | ||||||
| 33 | Win | 20–13 | Fred Jackson | ||||||
| 32 | Loss | 19–13 | Vernon Buchanan | ||||||
| 31 | Win | 19–12 | Rodney Bowman | ||||||
| 30 | Loss | 18–12 | Harold Petty | ||||||
| 29 | Win | 18–11 | Frederick Reed Hall | ||||||
| 28 | Loss | 17–11 | Tommy Cordova | ||||||
| 27 | Win | 17–10 | Lane Killian | ||||||
| 26 | Win | 16–10 | Ray Minus | ||||||
| 25 | Loss | 15–10 | Calvin Grove | ||||||
| 24 | Loss | 15–9 | Patrick Cowdell | ||||||
| 23 | Win | 15–8 | Chester Richardson | ||||||
| 22 | Loss | 14–8 | Gaby Canizales | ||||||
| 21 | Win | 14–7 | Lane Killian | ||||||
| 20 | Loss | 13–7 | Juan Veloz | ||||||
| 19 | Loss | 13–6 | Myron Taylor | ||||||
| 18 | Win | 13–5 | David Grayton | ||||||
| 17 | Win | 12–5 | Alfonso Mitchell | ||||||
| 16 | Win | 11–5 | Mike Haygood | ||||||
| 15 | Loss | 10–5 | Carmelo Negron | ||||||
| 14 | Win | 10–4 | Wilfredo Padron | ||||||
| 13 | Win | 9–4 | Ewart Chance | ||||||
| 12 | Win | 8–4 | Rocky Garrett | ||||||
| 11 | Win | 7–4 | Terry Pizzaro | ||||||
| 10 | Win | 6–4 | Gary Benton | ||||||
| 9 | Win | 5–4 | Donald Alston | ||||||
| 8 | Win | 4–4 | Terry Pizzaro | ||||||
| 7 | Loss | 3–4 | Kenny Mitchell | ||||||
| 6 | Loss | 3–3 | Jerome Coffee | ||||||
| 5 | Win | 3–2 | Mike Jeter | ||||||
| 4 | Loss | 2–2 | Francis Childs | ||||||
| 3 | Loss | 2–1 | Vincent Christian | ||||||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Rondell Stevenson | ||||||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Peanut Hughes |
Seabrooks retired from boxing in 1995 and was inducted into the Carolinas Boxing Hall of Fame in 2003.[4] He now works as a security guard at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and trains boxers. He also gives motivational speeches to students. Seabrooks is also in the process of establishing a nonprofit organization called Kelvin Seabrooks Sports & Education Center, Inc., to provide mentorship, tutoring and recreational programs to help kids succeed. The center's mission will be to provide a safe haven in the community for youth to enhance their abilities and skills, leading them on the right track toward the future, said Seabrooks. Seabrooks lives with his wife in east Charlotte.
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