Bermane Stiverne was born on November 1,1978 and is a Haitian-Canadian professional boxer.
18 Facts About Bermane Stiverne
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Bermane Stiverne held the WBC heavyweight title from 2014 to 2015.
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Bermane Stiverne challenged twice for world titles in 2017 and 2021.
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Bermane Stiverne turned professional under promoter Don King, and knocked out his first twelve opponents with his favoured left hook.
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Bermane Stiverne won the vacant WBC International, vacant WBC USNBC and vacant WBA Fedelatin heavyweight titles.
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Bermane Stiverne fought Ray Austin on June 25,2011 for the vacant WBC Silver heavyweight title.
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Bermane Stiverne won the fight by a 10-round TKO, becoming the mandatory challenger for the WBC heavyweight championship, then held by Vitali Klitschko.
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Arreola was caught with a right hand early on in the round, and was unable to defend against the increasing volume of Bermane Stiverne, which prompted the referee to wave the fight off.
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Bermane Stiverne became the first Haitian-born boxer to win a world heavyweight championship.
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Bermane Stiverne was congratulated by notable Haitians on this accomplishment, including by the President of Haiti, Michel Martelly.
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Bermane Stiverne made his first WBC heavyweight title defense against the 2008 Olympic Games bronze medalist Deontay Wilder.
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Bermane Stiverne landed just 110 punches over the course of the twelve rounds, while Wilder landed 227 punches.
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Bermane Stiverne was hospitalized with dehydration following his title loss, but was released a few days later.
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Bermane Stiverne claimed he ingested a supplement without knowing that it contained the banned substance.
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On November 4,2017, Bermane Stiverne again fought Wilder for the WBC world heavyweight title.
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In 2019, Bermane Stiverne faced undefeated British heavyweight contender Joe Joyce on the undercard of Chris Eubank Jr.
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Outshaped 40-years-old Bermane Stiverne had some successful counterattacks but stayed passive most of the time.
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Bermane Stiverne is the youngest of 14 children, having eight sisters and five brothers.