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Charles Davis (boxer)
Charles Davis (born November 26, 1980) is an American former professional boxer. He won the vacant WBC Latino Heavyweight title in 2004. In 2005 he won the WBC Continental Americas Cruiserweight title, defeating Gary Gomez via unanimous decision in a 10-round bout. He lost the title one year later, at the first defense. Professional career In 2004, he went to fight Arthur Williams with a record of 7-8-1. He defeated Williams via points decision after 10 rounds, going into a winning streak of 10 wins, that by December 2005 brought his record to 17-8-1. On July 21, 2005 he beat Gary Gomez, winning the WBC Continental Americas cruiserweight title. He lost the title to Danny Batchelder on February 23, 2006. He lost to Batchelder via points decision, with scores of 96-94 (twice) and 97-93. He was set to fight future WBC heavyweight champion Bermane Stiverne on April 29, 2009 in St. Louis, Missouri, at the Scottrade Center The Enterprise Center is an 18,096-seat arena loca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cruiserweight (boxing)
Cruiserweight, also referred to as junior heavyweight, is a weight class (boxing), weight class in professional boxing between light heavyweight and heavyweight. Before the advent of the current cruiserweight class, "light heavyweight" and "cruiserweight" were sometimes used interchangeably in the United Kingdom. Professional boxing The current weight limit for the division is . When originally established, the weight limit was . The division was established in order to accommodate smaller heavyweight boxers who could not compete with the growing size of boxers in that division. While many great heavyweight champions (such as Rocky Marciano and Joe Louis) weighed around 190 pounds in their career, during the 1970s it became fairly standard that fit heavyweight boxers weighed at least . It was felt by many boxing authorities that asking men weighing between and to fight these larger men was unfair. The WBC was the first boxing organization to recognize the cruiserweight division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominick Guinn
Dominick Alexander Guinn (born April 20, 1975) is an American professional boxer. He is self-managed and he is trained by Ronnie Shields and Alexander Gutierrez. He stands at 6'3" tall. Known as the "Southern Disaster",Gerbasi, Thomas (2013)Dominick Guinn: The Resurrection of the Southern Disaster, boxingscene.com, August 2, 2013. Retrieved March 22, 2016 he currently resides in Houston, Texas. Amateur career Born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Guinn began boxing at age nine and lost in the quarterfinals in the Michigan Junior Olympic Tournament at 139 pounds. Fighting in the 147-pound class at 15 years of age, Guinn lost in the finals. Guinn won the 19-and-under Junior World title in 1993. Guinn had an amateur career record of 290-26, twice winning the National Golden Gloves Super Heavyweight Championship in 1997 and 1999 but losing in the Olympic qualification to Calvin Brock. In 1998, Guinn won the U.S. National Championships and won a Bronze Medal at the Goodwill Games in New Yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Laryea
Joseph Laryea (born 21 May 1965) is a Ghanaian former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2001. As an amateur, he competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as .... References External links * * 1965 births Living people Ghanaian male boxers Olympic boxers for Ghana Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Ghana Boxers at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Boxers from Accra Middleweight boxers 20th-century Ghanaian people Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games {{Ghana-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miguel Jiménez (boxer)
Miguel Ángel Jiménez Cedres (born June 18, 1970) is a retired male boxer from Puerto Rico. He won the silver medal in the men's light-middleweight (– 71 kg) category at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. In the final, Jiménez was defeated by Cuba's Juan Carlos Lemus. He also represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ..., falling in the first round to Iraqi Furas Hashim. ReferencesProfile 1970 births Living people Light-middleweight boxers Boxers at the 1991 Pan American Games Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Puerto Rico Boxers from Philadelphia Puerto Rican male boxers Pan American Games silver medalists for Puerto Rico Pan American Games medalis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julio Cesar Gonzalez
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Carlos Mendez (boxer)
Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewhere * Carlos (crater), Montes Apenninus, LQ12, Moon; a lunar crater near Mons Hadley People * Carlos (given name), including a list of name holders * Carlos (surname), including a list of name holders Sportspeople * Carlos (Timorese footballer) (born 1986) * Carlos (footballer, born 1995), Brazilian footballer * Carlos (footballer, born 1985), Brazilian footballer Others * Carlos (Calusa) (died 1567), king or paramount chief of the Calusa people of Southwest Florida * Carlos (DJ) (born 1966), British DJ * Carlos (singer) (1943—2008), French entertainer * Carlos the Jackal, a Venezuelan terrorist *Carlos (DJ) (born 2010) Guyanese DJ Arts and entertainment * ''Carlos'' (miniseries), 2010 biopic about the terrorist Carlos the Jackal * ''C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arizona
Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Four Corners region with Utah to the north, Colorado to the northeast, and New Mexico to the east; its other neighboring states are Nevada to the northwest, California to the west and the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California to the south and southwest. Arizona is the 48th state and last of the contiguous states to be admitted to the Union, achieving statehood on February 14, 1912. Historically part of the territory of in New Spain, it became part of independent Mexico in 1821. After being defeated in the Mexican–American War, Mexico ceded much of this territory to the United States in 1848. The southernmost portion of the state was acquired in 1853 through the Gadsden Purchase. Southern Arizona is known for its desert cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Williams (boxer)
Aaron Williams (born April 9, 1986, in Cleveland) is an American boxer. His professional record is 22-3-1 15 knockouts. Williams' combination of speed, power, and technical process made him one of the best cruiserweight fighters of his generation. Amateur He began boxing around the age of eight at a local neighborhood recreation center called Fairfax. As a young man he lived and trained for 3 years under the tutelage of Emanuel Steward, boxing trainer, commentator and inductee of the International Boxing Hall Of Fame and the World Boxing Hall of Fame. As an amateur boxer he racked up nine national championships. Williams had an amateur record of 90-8. *2004 Olympic Trials Bronze Medalist *2003 Under 19 National Champion *2003 Silver Gloves National Champion *2001 International Jr. Olympics Champion *2-time Nat'l P.A.L. Champion *2-time Nat'l Junior Olympic Champion *4-time Nat'l Silver Gloves Champion *Member Kronk Amateur Boxing Team Pro Aaron moved to Las Vegas to pursue his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chazz Witherspoon
Chazz Witherspoon (born September 16, 1981) is an American former professional boxer. The second cousin of former boxing champion Tim Witherspoon, he emerged as a talented boxer in the 2000s. He won the 2004 National Golden Gloves finals in Kansas City, Missouri, and by collecting all wins via stoppage, he became the first man in the history of the Golden Gloves to win the National Title by all stoppages. In 2008, holding a record of 23-0 with 14 KOs, he was set to fight fellow heavyweight prospect Chris Arreola to determine America's top heavyweight contender. Witherspoon lost the fight, and Arreola went on to challenge world champion Vitali Klitschko. After this defeat, he had three wins (all by knockout) before losing again, this time to Tony Thompson (boxer), Tony Thompson, in December 2009. He had four more wins (three by knockout) before suffering his third defeat, to Seth Mitchell, in a fight he was winning. Witherspoon saw another title shot when he was set to fight former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Judah
Daniel Harvey Judah (born August 8, 1977) is an American former professional boxer. He is the brother of Zab Judah and Josiah Judah, who are also former professional boxers. Boxing career Judah had his pro debut on June 18, 1999. Although Judah has never fought for a major title, he has fought several notable foes, including former Light Heavyweight champ Glen Johnson (boxer) (Draw), Julian Letterlough (Draw), Elvir Muriqi (Decision Loss), Eric Harding (Decision Loss), and Darnell Wilson (TKO loss). The TKO loss in 2006 to Wilson was his first KO loss, and occurred after a serious injury. According to ringside reports, "just 33 seconds into round four, a right hand from Wilson landed on the shoulder of Judah, and a cracking sound could be heard at ringside. Judah turned away writhing in pain, his shrieks could be heard throughout the ballroom. Referee Malik Waleed, like many in attendance, seemed miffed by the occurrence, he then summoned the ringside physician to inspect the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devin Vargas
Devin Vargas (born December 25, 1981) is an American professional boxer. As an amateur, he won a bronze medal at the 2003 Pan American Games and competed at the 2004 Olympics, both in the heavyweight division. Amateur career Vargas had a stellar amateur career prior to turning professional. Vargas was the National Golden Gloves Heavyweight Champion in 2000 and 2001. In 2003 he stopped Mike Marrone but was stopped inside the distance by eventual winner Charles Ellis. He became US champion in 2003. In international fights he lost twice to Kertson Manswell in 2003 but beat him in 2004 to qualify for the Olympics. Vargas qualified for the Olympic Games by ending up in first place at the 1st AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Tijuana, Mexico. He competed at the 2004 Olympics in Athens as a heavyweight representing the United States. His results were: *1st round - Defeated Rachid El Haddak (Morocco) RSC-3 (1:20) *2nd round - Lost to Viktar Zuyev (Belarus) 27-3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
