Daren Tomas Zenner (May 30, 1971 – May 13, 2020) was a Canadian professional boxer that competed in the
super middleweight
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Boxing
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and
light heavyweight
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Boxing Professional
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weight divisions. He challenged once for the
WBO
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light heavyweight title in 1997.
Zenner fought notable boxers that included world champions and contenders such as
Arthur Williams,
Lou Del Valle
Louis Del Valle (born July 13, 1968, in Long Island City, New York) is an American boxer and the former WBA light heavyweight title holder. He is currently the boxing trainer of former super middleweight champion, Badou Jack.
Professional caree ...
,
Tony Thornton
Tony Thornton (November 8, 1959 – September 10, 2009 in Camden, New Jersey) was an American professional boxer who died of a motorcycle accident on 10 September 2009. During his career as a professional boxer, Tony fought three times for the ...
and
Dariusz Michalczewski.
Amateur career
Zenner grew up in
Bezanson, Alberta
Bezanson is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the County of Grande Prairie No. 1. It is located approximately east of Grande Prairie on Highway 43, west of the Smoky River.
History
Born near Halifax, Nova Scotia September 1, 1878, ...
, and won a gold medal at the Alberta Winter Games in 1988 in boxing which were held in
Red Deer, Alberta.
Professional career
Zenner moved to the
Las Vegas when he turned professional at the age of 18.
In October 1995, Zenner became the New York State super middleweight champion by beating the nephew of
Joe Frazier
Joseph William Frazier (January 12, 1944November 7, 2011), nicknamed "Smokin' Joe", was an American professional boxer who competed from 1965 to 1981. He was known for his strength, durability, formidable left hand, and relentless pressure fi ...
; Tyrone Frazier.
In December 1997, Zenner competed for the
WBO Light Heavyweight Title against undefeated
Dariusz Michalczewski in
Hamburg, Germany
(male), (female) en, Hamburger(s),
Hamburgian(s)
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. The fight was stopped due to cuts on Zenner in the 6th round.
After boxing
Following retirement from boxing in 2000, Zenner began a new career within the real-estate industry whilst living in
Long Island
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.
Zenner was married and had four daughters.
Zenner returned to Canada in 2018 where he died suddenly in May 2020.
Professional boxing record
References
External links
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1971 births
2020 deaths
Sportspeople from Alberta
American people of Canadian descent
Canadian male boxers
American male boxers
Super-middleweight boxers