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China Smith

3527 KOs

44 KOs

0Draws

Last six: L-W-W-W-W-W

Career

division

Heavyweight

status

inactive

bouts

39

rounds

168

KO %

77.1%

KO wins

27

KO losses

4

career

1997–2014

debut

1997-06-12

last fight

2014-06-13

Profile

birth name

China Howard Smith

alias

The Dragon

trainer

Henry Grooms/ Harry Sulli

sex

M

stance

southpaw

height

6′ 1″ / 185cm

nationality

USA

origin

Sarasota Florida USA

city / state / zip

Sarasota, Florida

dob

1978-09-15

age

48

Latest news

The Bradenton Times Polls

2015-02-05 · The Bradenton Times

SARASOTA ? Two local fighters will highlight a big night of boxing at Sarasota's Robart's Arena on April 3. Bradenton's China "The Dragon" Smith will headline the card, defending his WBF North American title against a yet to be named opponent…

Thunder at the Forum: Boxing comes to Tampa

2014-06-05 · WTSP 10 News

Tampa, Florida - The Tampa Bay Times Forum will be turned into a boxing ring on Friday, June 13. Thunder at the Forum, a World Boxing Federation event, will feature Sarasota's China "The Dragon" Smith and Mike Sheppard. In a unique twist, the co-main …

Fight nights become a social highlight

2005-10-01 · St. Petersburg Times,FL

She persuaded her boyfriend, fight fan Will Lazenby, to take her along to a six-card boxing match, headlined by Tampas China The Dragon Smith, Sept.…

Plenty of ringside action

2005-09-28 · Tampabay.com,FL

She persuaded her boyfriend, fight fan Will Lazenby, to take her along to a six-card boxing match, headlined by Tampas China The Dragon Smith, last Friday ...…

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

21 16 1

W-UD

St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida, USA

10 of 10

Judges: Mike Ross 97-93 | Michele Olney 98-92 | Don Trombley 98-92

Referee: Frank Santore, Jr

29 18 1

W-TKO

Bradenton Area Convention Center, Bradenton, Florida, USA

7 of 10 · 215 / 221 lbs · 2:59

Judges: Emil Conforti | William Glover | Mike Ross

Referee: Samuel Burgos

Benito Fernandez

20 13 0

W-TKO

Robarts Arena, Sarasota, Florida, USA

1 of 10 · 221 lbs · 2:58

Referee: Jorge Alonso

15 19 3

W-SD

Omni New Daisy Theater, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

10 of 10

10 24 3

W-KO

Omni New Daisy Theater, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

5 of 10 · 2:15

15 3 1

L-TKO

Edgewater Beach Resort, Panama City Beach, Florida, USA

8 of 10 · 225 / 227 lbs

Dennis McKinney

27 36 1

W-UD

Robarts Arena, Sarasota, Florida, USA

10 of 10 · 215 / 208 lbs

Judges: Alex Levin | Don Trombley | Richard Green

Referee: Frank Gentile

22 4 2

L-TKO

Hyatt Regency, Tampa, Florida, USA

10 of 10 · 217 / 228 lbs · 2:10

Referee: Tommy Kimmons

14 29 4

W-UD

Robarts Arena, Sarasota, Florida, USA

10 of 10 · 222 / 205 lbs

Judges: Don Balas 98-91 | Mike Ross 98-91 | Alex Levin 97-92

Referee: Brian Garry

11 9 0

W-TKO

Robarts Arena, Sarasota, Florida, USA

3 of 10 · 218 / 253 lbs · 1:04

Judges: Don Balas | Mike Ross | Don Trombley

Referee: Jorge Alonso

Russell Chasteen

20 8 0

W-DQ

Municipal Auditorium, Sarasota, Florida, USA

NBA Heavyweight Title

8 of 10 · 216 / 261 lbs

Judges: Emil Conforti | Peter Trematerra | Mike Ross

Referee: William Conners

15 23 0

W-UD

International Convention Center, Sarasota, Florida, USA

10 of 10 · 217 / 235 lbs

Judges: John Rupert 100-90 | Peter Trematerra 100-90 | Michael Pernick 100-90

Referee: Frank Santore, Jr

16 10 0

W-TKO

International Convention Center, Sarasota, Florida, USA

NBA Intercontinental America's Heavyweight Title

3 of 12 · 219 / 199 lbs · 2:42

Judges: Mike Ross | Fred Fluty | Alex Levin

Referee: Tommy Kimmons

15 18 0

W-UD

Wing's Stadium, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

10 of 10 · 218 / 228 lbs

Judges: LaDeidra Brown | Robert Paganelli | Jake Jack Richards

37 11 0

L-TKO

USF Sundome, Tampa, Florida, USA

NBA Heavyweight Title

3 of 12 · 218 / 215 lbs · 2:45

Judges: Jay Kassees | Don Trombley | Frank Skilbred

Referee: Max Parker Jr.

35 11 0

L-TKO

USF Sundome, Tampa, Florida, USA

NBA Heavyweight Title

7 of 12 · 219 / 205 lbs · 2:32

Judges: Don O'Neill | Frank Skilbred | Don Trombley

Referee: Frank Santore, Jr

28 10 1

W-KO

Hyatt Regency, Tampa, Florida, USA

3 of 10 · 216 / 205 lbs · 2:59

Judges: Don Balas | Mike Ross | Alex Levin

Referee: Frank Santore, Jr

12 4 0

W-KO

TECO Arena, Fort Myers, Florida, USA

1 of 10 · 221 / 224 lbs · 0:30

Judges: Ric Bays | Mike Ross | Al Wilensky

Referee: Frank Santore, Jr

32 20 0

W-TKO

Robart's Arena, Sarasota, Florida, USA

Vacant NBA Heavyweight Title

3 of 12 · 220 / 244 lbs · 1:32

Judges: Don Balas | Dennis DeBon | Frank Skilbred

Referee: Max Parker Jr.

12 3 0

W-UD

Hyatt Regency, Tampa, Florida, USA

Vacant NBA Intercontinental Heavyweight Title

12 of 12 · 219 / 235 lbs

Judges: Jay Kassees | Mike Ross | Don Trombley

Referee: Frank Santore, Jr

10 7 1

W-KO

Hyatt Regency, Tampa, Florida, USA

2 of 10 · 220 / 233 lbs · 1:03

Judges: Don Balas | Don O'Neill | Mike Ross

Referee: Armando Garcia

8 15 1

W-TKO

Robart's Arena, Sarasota, Florida, USA

1 of 10 · 220 / 201 lbs · 1:55

Judges: Dennis DeBon | Mike Ross | Frank Skilbred

Referee: Max Parker Jr.

12 79 3

W-TKO

Oranjestad, Aruba

3

8 10 2

W-TKO

Hyatt Regency, Tampa, Florida, USA

3 of 8 · 210 / 213 lbs · 2:27

Judges: Don Balas | Dennis DeBon | Frank Skilbred

Referee: Brian Garry

16 12 1

W-KO

Hyatt Regency, Tampa, Florida, USA

1 of 6 · 194 / 205 lbs · 2:34

Judges: Don Balas | Richard Hillman | Frank Skilbred

Referee: Frank Santore, Jr

7 26 0

W-TKO

Hyatt Regency, Tampa, Florida, USA

6 of 6 · 197 / 192 lbs · 1:14

Judges: Dennis DeBon | Frank Skilbred | Fred Sauers

Referee: Brian Garry

Caseny Truesdale

6 30 1

W-TKO

Hyatt Regency, Tampa, Florida, USA

2 of 6 · 199 / 206 lbs

Referee: Brian Garry

6 2 0

W-TKO

Hyatt Regency, Tampa, Florida, USA

2 of 6 · 197 / 203 lbs · 1:57

Referee: Max Parker Jr.

4 7 0

W-TKO

Downtown Hyatt, Tampa, Florida, USA

1 · 196 / 197 lbs

Frederick Jenkins

0 2 1

W-TKO

Hyatt Regency, Tampa, Florida, USA

2 of 4 · 196 / 195 lbs

Referee: Max Parker Jr.

Dandrea Robinson

0 1 0

W-KO

Hyatt Regency, Tampa, Florida, USA

1 of 4 · 198 / 213 lbs · 1:48

Referee: Brian Garry

0 0 0

W-TKO

Hyatt Regency, Tampa, Florida, USA

1 of 4 · 200 / 202 lbs · 0:34

Referee: Frank Santore, Jr

1 4 0

W-TKO

Odeum, Villa Park, Illinois, USA

1 of 4 · 195 / 250 lbs · 1:30

0 0 0

W-TKO

Hyatt Regency, Tampa, Florida, USA

1 of 4 · 195 / 197 lbs · 1:22

Referee: Frank Santore, Jr

0 1 0

W-TKO

Odeum, Villa Park, Illinois, USA

1 of 4 · 190 / 198 lbs · 1:06

0 1 0

W-KO

Frankie's Patio, Tampa, Florida, USA

3 of 4 · 195 / 192 lbs · 1:32

Referee: Frank Santore, Jr

0 1 0

W-KO

Hyatt Regency, Tampa, Florida, USA

1 of 4 · 193 / 190 lbs

0 4 0

W-TKO

Downtown Hyatt, Tampa, Florida, USA

1 of 4 · 195 lbs

0 6 0

W-KO

Tampa, Florida, United States

1 of 4 · 188 / 195 lbs