Danell Nicholson (born November 15, 1967) is a former American Olympian and a boxer in the
heavyweight
Heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports and professional wrestling.
Boxing Professional
Boxers who weigh over are considered heavyweights by 3 of the 4 major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the Wo ...
division. He held the
IBO World Heavyweight title in 1994, and in 2003 challenged
Wladimir Klitschko
Wladimir Klitschko; an equivalent English spelling is Vladimir Klichko . His full name in uk, label=Ukrainian is, Володимир Володимирович Кличко, Volodymyr Volodymyrovych Klychko, . ( uk, Володимир ВолР...
for the WBA Intercontinental Heavyweight title.
Professional career
Amateur
Nicholson was a member of the 1992 United States Olympic Team as a Heavyweight. His results were:
*Defeated Paul Lawson (Great Britain) 10-2
*Defeated
Zeljko Mavrovic (Croatia) 9-6
*Lost to
Félix Savón
Félix Savón Fabre (born 22 September 1967) is a retired Cuban amateur boxer, who competed from 1980 to 2000. Considered one of the all-time greatest amateur boxers, he became three-time Olympic gold medalist, and the World Champion six times ...
(Cuba) 13-11
Professional
He boxed professionally from 1992 to 2003 training under
Emanuel Steward
Emanuel "Manny" Steward (July 7, 1944 – October 25, 2012) was an American boxer, trainer, and commentator for HBO Boxing. He was also called the Godfather of Detroit Boxing. Steward trained 41 world champion fighters throughout his care ...
. Perhaps his best win as a professional was his split decision win over future heavyweight titlist
John Ruiz
John Ruiz (born January 4, 1972) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2010, and held the WBA heavyweight title twice between 2001 and 2005. Ruiz is of Puerto Rican descent, and is the first Latino boxer to win a wo ...
on August 4, 1994. With that win came the lightly regarded
International Boxing Organization
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It is an independent and well-known organization not recognized by the "big four" gove ...
heavyweight title. Other notable fighters he faced but to whom he lost were
Andrew Golota
Andrzej Jan Gołota (; born 5 January 1968), best known as Andrew Golota, is a Polish former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2013. He challenged four times for a heavyweight world title (by all four major sanctioning bodies), and as ...
,
Kirk Johnson
Kirk Cyron Johnson (born June 29, 1972) is a Canadian former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2010, and challenged once for the World Boxing Association, WBA heavyweight title in 2002.
Amateur career
Johnson represented Canada at ...
,
David Tua
Faumuina To'aletai Mafaufau David Tua (born 21 November 1972), best known as David Tua, is a Samoan-New Zealand former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2013. A highly ranked heavyweight contender for most of his career, Tua was kno ...
, and
Wladimir Klitschko
Wladimir Klitschko; an equivalent English spelling is Vladimir Klichko . His full name in uk, label=Ukrainian is, Володимир Володимирович Кличко, Volodymyr Volodymyrovych Klychko, . ( uk, Володимир ВолР...
.
Professional boxing record
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Danell Nicholson – Boxrec
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, align=left, Wladimir Klitschko
Wladimir Klitschko; an equivalent English spelling is Vladimir Klichko . His full name in uk, label=Ukrainian is, Володимир Володимирович Кличко, Volodymyr Volodymyrovych Klychko, . ( uk, Володимир ВолР...
, TKO
, 4
, 20/12/2003
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, Schleswig-Holstein
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, 14/06/2003
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, 23/03/2003
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, U.S.
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, align=left, Melvin Foster
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...
, TKO
, 4
, 18/01/2002
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, align=left, David Tua
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, KO
, 6
, 23/03/2001
, align=left, Las Vegas, Nevada
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, U.S.
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, Win
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, align=left, Reynaldo Minus
, TKO
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, 04/11/2000
, align=left, New York City
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, KO
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, 25/06/2000
, align=left, Elgin, Illinois
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, 31/03/2000
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, 09/02/2000
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, Win
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, align=left, Marcellus Brown
, TKO
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, 05/08/1999
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, 07/01/1999
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, Win
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, align=left, Jimmy Haynes
, TKO
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, 22/09/1998
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, 10
, 03/09/1998
, align=left, Mashantucket, Connecticut
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, 16/06/1998
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, 31/01/1998
, align=left, Atlantic City, New Jersey
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, align=left, Thomas Williams
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, 30/08/1997
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, Argentina
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, 26/04/1997
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, Win
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, 03/04/1997
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, align=left, Kirk Johnson
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Amateur career
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, UD
, 10
, 23/08/1996
, align=left, Atlantic City, New Jersey
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, Loss
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, align=left, Andrew Golota
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, TKO
, 8
, 15/03/1996
, align=left, Atlantic City, New Jersey
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, align=left,
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, align=left, Darren Hayden
, PTS
, 8
, 21/12/1995
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, Win
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, align=left, Jesse Ferguson
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, TKO
, 8
, 19/10/1995
, align=left, Las Vegas
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, Nevada
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, U.S.
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, TKO
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, 11/08/1995
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, U.S.
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, 07/03/1995
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, U.S.
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, align=left, Larry Davis
, TKO
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, 10/02/1995
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, U.S.
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, align=left, Terry Anderson
, KO
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, 19/01/1995
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, Win
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, align=left, John Basil Jackson
, TKO
, 5
, 20/12/1994
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, U.S.
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, Win
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, align=left, John Ruiz
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, SD
, 12
, 04/08/1994
, align=left, Mashantucket, Connecticut
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, U.S.
, align=left,
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, Win
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, align=left, Mark Young
, UD
, 10
, 17/02/1994
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, U.S.
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, Win
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, align=left, David Graves
, PTS
, 6
, 06/12/1993
, align=left, Rosemont, Illinois
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, U.S.
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, Win
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, align=left, Michael Greer
, TKO
, 4
, 27/08/1993
, align=left, Countryside, Illinois
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, U.S.
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, Win
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, align=left, Phil Scott
, TKO
, 2
, 23/07/1993
, align=left, Countryside, Illinois
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, U.S.
, align=left,
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, Win
,
, align=left, Nick Kendrick
, KO
, 1
, 25/06/1993
, align=left, Countryside, Illinois
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, U.S.
, align=left,
, -
, Loss
,
, align=left, Jeremy Williams
, KO
, 2
, 08/05/1993
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, align=left,
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, Win
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, align=left, Tim Morrison
, TKO
, 3
, 26/04/1993
, align=left, Rosemont, Illinois
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, U.S.
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, Win
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, align=left, Rocky Bentley
, KO
, 3
, 26/03/1993
, align=left, Countryside, Illinois
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, align=left,
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, Win
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, align=left, Luis Torres
, KO
, 3
, 13/03/1993
, align=left, Aurora, Illinois
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, U.S.
, align=left,
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, Win
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, align=left, Mark Posey
, KO
, 1
, 26/02/1993
, align=left, Countryside, Illinois
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, U.S.
, align=left,
, -
, Win
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, align=left, Danny Blake
, UD
, 6
, 22/01/1993
, align=left, Countryside, Illinois
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, U.S.
, align=left,
, -
, Win
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, align=left, Jordan Keepers
, KO
, 1
, 08/01/1993
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, U.S.
, align=left,
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, Win
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, align=left, James Holly
, KO
, 1
, 11/12/1992
, align=left, Countryside, Illinois
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The land where Countryside sits was originally inhabited by the Potawatomi Indians and later by early American pioneers in the ...
, U.S.
, align=left,
, -
, Win
,
, align=left, Don Blake
, KO
, 1
, 25/11/1992
, align=left, Las Vegas, Nevada
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, U.S.
, align=left,
, -
, Win
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, align=left, Dave Slaughter
, KO
, 1
, 23/10/1992
, align=left, Countryside, Illinois
Countryside is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 6,420.
History
The land where Countryside sits was originally inhabited by the Potawatomi Indians and later by early American pioneers in the ...
, U.S.
, align=left,
, -
, Win
,
, align=left, Dan Nieves
, UD
, 4
, 14/10/1992
, align=left, Rosemont, Illinois
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, U.S.
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References
External links
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HBO Boxing Archive
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Living people
1967 births
Boxers from Chicago
Heavyweight boxers
Olympic boxers of the United States
Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
American male boxers