Alex Stewart (boxer)

Alex Stewart
Statistics
Nickname(s)	The Destroyer
Rated at	Heavyweight
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Reach	199 cm (78 in)
Born	(1964-06-28)28 June 1964 London, England, UK
Died	16 November 2016(2016-11-16) (aged 52) Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	53
Wins	43
Wins by KO	40
Losses	10
Medal record Men's boxing Representing  Jamaica Pan American Games 1983 Caracas Heavyweight

Alex Stewart (28 June 1964 – 16 November 2016) was a professional boxer. He represented Jamaica at the 1984 Olympics, and won a bronze medal in the heavyweight division at the 1983 Pan American Games.

Stewart was a member of the Jamaican 1984 Olympic team. He was beaten by Sweden's Håkan Brock in the 1/8 final of the heavyweight competition, losing by a 5-0 decision. A year earlier he won a bronze medal at the Pan American Games. He lost to Michael Bentt in a thrilling match in the 1985 Heavyweight Golden Gloves Finals.

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 dropping his first loss to Evander Holyfield.

Stewart is probably best known for being blown out by Mike Tyson in the first round in 1990, and lost to other notable heavyweights of his era, including Michael Moorer, George Foreman, 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.

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.

Alex Stewart had a daughter, Tenille Stewart born in 1985.

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