Kelvin Seabrooks (born March 10, 1963 in Charlotte, North Carolina) was an American boxer who won the International Boxing Federation bantamweight title and defended it two times.
Seabrooks turned professional in 1981 and captured the IBF bantamweight title in 1987 with a TKO win over Thierry Jacob, a fight in which Seabrooks was down three times. He defended the belt twice before losing it via TKO in the 15th round to Orlando Canizales in 1988. ...
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Kelvin Seabrooks (born March 10, 1963 in Charlotte, North Carolina) was an American boxer who won the International Boxing Federation bantamweight title and defended it two times.
Seabrooks turned professional in 1981 and captured the IBF bantamweight title in 1987 with a TKO win over Thierry Jacob, a fight in which Seabrooks was down three times. He defended the belt twice before losing it via TKO in the 15th round to Orlando Canizales in 1988. Seabrooks was down in 1st and 15th in the bout. Seabrooks was blown out by Canizales the following year by 11th round TKO. Seabrooks retired in 1995 after six consecutive losses. He is living in Charlotte.
Seabrooks was named The Ring magazine Progress of the Year fighter for 1987.
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