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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	Notes
Loss	15-20	David Tua	UD	10	2011-03-19	TelstraClear Pacific, Manukau City, New Zealand
Loss	15-19	Tor Hamer	UD		2010-12-01	BB King Blues Club & Grill, New York City, New York, U.S.
Loss	15-18	Fres Oquendo	RTD	9 (12)	2010-02-20	Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, Indiana, U.S.	For WBA–NABA and vacant IBF–USBA heavyweight titles
Win	15-17	Bowie Tupou	KO	2 (8), 0:52	2009-08-01	Agua Caliente Casino, Rancho Mirage, California, U.S.
Loss	14-17	Raymond Olubowale	UD		2008-08-29	Casino Rama, Rama, Ontario, Canada
Loss	14-16	Michael Grant	UD	8	2008-07-11	National Guard Armory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win	14-15	Raymond Olubowale	KO		2007-10-27	Casino Rama, Rama, Ontario, Canada
Win	13-15	Edward Slater	TKO		2007-08-24	Jackson County Fairgrounds, Jackson, Michigan, U.S.
Win	12-15	Bermane Stiverne	TKO	4 (8), 1:59	2007-07-07	Harbour Yard Arena, Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
Win	11-15	Matthew Eckerly	KO		2007-04-21	The Harry Hill Center, Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
Win	10-15	Jason Weiss	KO		2007-02-17	Centre Point, Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
Loss	9-15	Kevin Johnson	UD	6	2006-10-11	Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S.
Loss	9-14	Derric Rossy	UD	6	2006-07-20	Grand Ballroom, New York City, New York, U.S.
Loss	9-13	Paul Mbongo	UD		2006-03-11	Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Loss	9-12	David Polk	MD		2005-12-16	Gray's Armory, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Loss	9-11	Chazz Witherspoon	UD	6	2005-11-05	Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, U.S.
Win	9-10	Corey Gregory	KO		2005-10-22	Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.
Loss	8-10	David Cadieux	UD	8	2005-10-01	Delta Hotel, Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
Loss	8-9	Alonzo Butler	UD	4	2005-08-13	Golden Gloves Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Win	8-8	Lamar Stephens	TKO		2005-07-22	Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois, U.S.
Loss	7-8	Jason Estrada	UD	4	2005-06-17	Theatre at Dunkin Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Loss	7-7	Art Binkowski	UD		2005-05-14	Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Loss	7-6	Shannon Briggs	TKO	2 (6), 1:49	2005-03-03	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
Win	7-5	Val Smith	KO		2005-02-18	Michigan State Fairgrounds, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Loss	6-5	Terry Smith	UD		2004-12-04	Barton Coliseum, Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Win	6-4	Kevin Montiy	MD		2004-11-19	Michigan State Fairgrounds, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Win	5-4	Mujaheed Moore	KO		2004-10-08	DeCarlo's Banquet Center, Warren, Michigan, U.S.
Loss	4-4	Zuri Lawrence	UD	6	2004-08-24	Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S.
Win	4-3	Joe Johnson	UD		2004-06-25	International Convention Center, Sarasota, Florida, U.S.
Loss	3-3	Abraham Okine	UD		2004-05-15	David Lawrence Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Loss	3-2	Billy Douglas	UD		2004-04-30	The Hoop, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Win	3-1	Brian Green	KO		2004-04-17	Marshall Activity Center, Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S.
Win	2-1	James Bailey	KO		2004-03-27	Marshall Street Armory, Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
Loss	1-1	George Crawford	UD		2003-10-31	DeltaPlex, Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
Win	1-0	Matthew Fendley	TKO		2003-09-20	Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.