Alex Stewart (28 June 1964 – 16 November 2016) was a British-born American

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. He represented Jamaica at the 1984 Olympics, and won a bronze medal in the

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division at the 1983 Pan American Games. During his professional career, he fought world champions

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, Oleg Maskaev, and

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. Known for being a strong finisher, 40 of his 43 career wins came inside the distance.

Amateur career

Stewart was a member of the Jamaican 1984 Olympic team. He was beaten by Sweden's Håkan Brock in the quarter final of the heavyweight competition, losing by a 5–0 decision. A year earlier he won a bronze medal at the

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. He lost to Michael Bentt in a thrilling match in the 1985 Heavyweight Golden Gloves Finals.

Highlights

(heavyweight),

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, August 1983: * 1/4: Defeated Jorge Dascola (Argentina) KO 1 * 1/2: Lost to Aurelio Toyo (Cuba) RSC 2

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, August 1984: * 1/16: Defeated Virgilio Frias (Dominicana) KO 2 * 1/8: Lost to Håkan Brock (Sweden) 0–5

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(heavyweight), 1985: * Finals: Lost to Michael Bentt

Professional career

Nicknamed "The Destroyer", Stewart did just that in the heavyweight ranks, at least early in his career. Stewart reeled off 24 consecutive wins, all by KO, prior to his defeat to

, to whom he lost twice. Stewart is probably best known for being blown out by

in the first round in 1990 at Trump Plaza in Atlantic City., and lost to other notable heavyweights of his era, including

, and Oleg Maskaev. Stewart's loss to Foreman is likely his most notable ring performance. Although Foreman knocked him down twice, Stewart recovered to lose a narrow majority decision to Foreman, in which Foreman was badly swollen about the face.

Retirement and death

After two consecutive knockout losses, Stewart retired from boxing in 1999, and after retiring worked in the New York area for a liquor distributor. Stewart died in Mount Vernon, New York in November 2016 of a blood clot in his lung.

Professional boxing record

Personal life

Alex Stewart is survived by his wife, Angella Stewart, and his daughter, Ajay-Tenille Stewart, who was born in 1985.

References

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