Dave Hilton Jr.


Dave "Davey" Hilton Jr. is a Canadian former boxing world champion. He is a member of the Fighting Hilton Family and is the former brother-in-law of Arturo Gatti. He held the WBC super middleweight title briefly after defeating Dingaan Thobela in December 2000, but shortly thereafter, the WBC stripped it from him after child molestation charges were leveled against him. Hilton suffered only two losses in his career, to fellow Canadians Stephane Ouellett, and Alain Bonnamie. He later avenged the loss to Bonnamie, and has previously knocked out Ouellett twice.
Hilton was found guilty in 2001 of sexually abusing his daughters, Jeannie, born in 1981, and Anne Marie, born in 1983, between 1995 and 1998, and was sentenced to seven years in jail in a facility 110 kilometers northwest of Montreal. In May 2006, Hilton was granted parole and was freed on June 20. He made his return to the boxing ring in May 2007 and won a unanimous decision. Hilton's daughters have written a book, Le Coeur au beurre noir , describing their abuse in detail. In September 2004, a Quebec judge lifted a publication ban on the identities of the daughters so they could publish the book. An English translation is in progress.
On August 20, 2007, Hilton was arrested by police and returned to jail for breaching conditions of his release. It was reported that Hilton assaulted his wife and made threats. He was acquitted on the charges of assault and death threats but remained detained pending the decision of Commission nationale des libérations conditionnelles due to his conditional release violations.
Dave Hilton was again arrested on September 28, 2010, and charged with threats and assault, along with his brother, Jimmy Hilton.
Hilton remarried in September 2012, and had another daughter in March 2013.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
Win12-4 Adam "Putting" GreenUD1001/05/2007 Maurice Richard Arena, Montreal, Quebec, Canada98-91, 97-92, 98-91.
Win40-7-2 Dingaan ThobelaSD1215/12/2000 Molson Centre, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaWBC World Super Middleweight Title. 117-111, 115-113, 113-115.
Loss28-3 Stephane OuelletUD1008/09/2000 Molson Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada90-99, 89-100, 90-99.
Win26-17-2 Eddie "Go-Kart" HallUD1029/02/2000 Centre Pierre Charbonneau, Montreal, Quebec, Canada96-94, 96-94, 96-94.
Win25-2 Stephane OuelletTKO328/05/1999 Molson Centre, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaCanada Middleweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:48 of the third round.
Win25-1 Stephane OuelletTKO1227/11/1998 Molson Centre, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaCanada Middleweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:42 of the 12th round.
Win16-9-1 Joe "R.L." StevensonTKO414/10/1998 Centre Pierre Charbonneau, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaReferee stopped the bout at 2:38 of the fourth round.
Win10-3-1 Derrick "Billy" GrahamSD828/05/1998 Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, United States75-77, 78-74, 78-74.
Win14-7-3 Alain BonnamieUD1008/04/1997 Molson Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada98-93, 96-94, 97-93.
Draw14-7-2 Alain BonnamieMD1017/12/1996 Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal, Quebec, Canada95-95, 95-95, 96-94.
Win15-8-1 Hughes DaigneaultKO422/10/1996 Hippodrome de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaHughes knocked out at 2:05 of the fourth round.
Win8-2 Fitzgerald BruneyTKO711/02/1993 Niagara Falls Memorial Arena, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Win8-8-1 Aaron "Steeler" SmithUD1019/05/1992 Quebec City, Canada98-91, 99-90, 98-91.
Win15-15-1 Steve LangleyTKO810/04/1992 Verdun, Quebec, CanadaReferee stopped the bout at 2:31 of the eighth round.
Win9-3-1 Ricky ThomasSD1011/02/1992 Verdun, Quebec, Canada97-93, 96-94, 94-96.
Win8-6 Anthony "Poison" IvoryUD1012/11/1991 Verdun Auditorium, Verdun, Quebec, Canada98-92, 99-91, 99-91.
Loss5-0 Alain BonnamieSD1025/10/1990 Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada95-94, 94-95, 94-96.
Win8-2 Richard GagnonKO127/06/1989 Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaGagnon knocked out at 0:32 of the first round.
Win16-9-1 Steve "Lightning" LittleUD1014/03/1989 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States97-94, 97-93, 98-94.
Win13-0-1 Ron AmundsenUD1029/09/1988 Caesars Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States100-89, 100-89, 99-91.
Win2-7 Hector "Tito" RosarioMD1022/01/1988 Atlantic City Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States96-96, 96-95, 97-93.
Win29-9 Dennis HorneTKO206/06/1985 Riviera Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesWBC Continental Americas Welterweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:59 of the second round.
Win3-12-1 Dennis FainTKO215/03/1985 Riviera Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesReferee stopped the bout at 1:48 of the second round.
Win26-5 "Slammin" Sammy HorneRTD322/01/1985 Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaHorne retired at 3:00 of the third round.
Win14-6-1 Pete PadillaTKO211/12/1984 Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaWBC Continental Americas Welterweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:01 of the second round.
Win10-3 Denis SigouinTKO1010/07/1984 Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaWBC Continental Americas/Canada Welterweight Titles. Referee stopped the bout at 1:29 of the tenth round.
Win27-1-2 Mario CussonKO125/03/1984 Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaCanada Welterweight Title. Cusson knocked out at 0:29 of the first round.
Draw27-1-1 Mario CussonTD304/12/1983 Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaCanada Welterweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:33 of the third round.
Win63-42-4 Bruce StraussKO329/07/1983 Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Win11-18-2 "Boxing" Pedro AcostaKO221/06/1983 Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaAcosta knocked out at 1:47 of the second round.
Win9-22 Sam GervinsUD815/02/1983 Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win13-4 "Smokin" Bob HarveyKO325/01/1983 Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaHarvey knocked out at 0:33 of the third round.
Win14-9 Mike "Bumble Bee" BluntKO114/12/1982 Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaBlunt knocked out at 2:25 of the first round.
Win6-1-2 Jean Paul PetrinKO612/11/1982 Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaPetrin knocked out at 1:06 of the sixth round.
Win0-1 Tim ElliotKO219/10/1982 Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaElliot knocked out at 1:37 of the second round.
Win1-1 Bobby "Putting" GreenKO121/09/1982 Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaGreen knocked out at 2:30 of the first round.
Win0-3 Daniel GagnonUD622/06/1982 Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Quebec, Canada60-55, 59-55, 59-54.
Win1-6-1 Henry RosaKO104/03/1982 Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaRosa knocked out at 1:47 of the first round.
Win1-7 Ray RosaTKO115/12/1981 Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaReferee stopped the bout at 1:26 of the first round.
Win0-1 Daniel GagnonTKO403/11/1981 Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaReferee stopped the bout at 1:50 of the fourth round.
Win3-6-1 "Flyin" Brian AndersonUD429/09/1981 Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Quebec, Canada20-15, 20-15, 20-16.
Win0-5 "Ready" Eddie OrtizKO226/06/1981 Truro, Nova Scotia, CanadaOrtiz knocked out at 0:44 of the second round.
Win3-1 Denis BrissonUD414/06/1981 Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Quebec, Canada20-18, 19-18, 19-18.
Win0-1Kevin "Hot" CoffeyKO111/03/1981 Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaCoffey knocked out at 1:32 of the first round.
Win0-1 Noel TorresKO210/02/1981 Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaTorres knocked out at 1:32 of the second round.