Lou Savarese (born July 14, 1965) is an American former professional

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from

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. On April 26, 1997, he challenged for the Lineal Heavyweight Championship, and lost by a controversial split decision to the Lineal

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. A year later on June 25, 1998, Savarese won the IBA World Heavyweight title against former Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion

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by way of a first-round knockout. On June 24, 2000, he lost by a first-round technical knockout to former Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion

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. On September 22, 2002, Savarese won the vacant WBO Inter-Continental Heavyweight title, by way of a fifth-round TKO against former two-time World Heavyweight Champion

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. On June 30, 2007, Savarese fought former four-time World Heavyweight Champion

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. He fought with great heart but lost by unanimous decision to a sharp looking Holyfield. Savarese announced after the fight that he had given it his all but it wasn't good enough, and this would be his last bout.

Amateur career

Savarese won two

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Championships. Savarese won the 1985 Super-Heavyweight Novice Championship and the 1986 Super-Heavyweight Open Championship. In 1985 Savarese stopped (RSC-2) Jonathan Hill of Gleason's Gym in the finals to win the Championship and in 1986 Savarese defeated Alex Stewart of the Uptown Gym in the finals to win the Championship. In July 1986 he won gold at the U.S. Olympic Festival in

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, defeating Kevin Ford on points (5–0) in the finals. In 1987 Savarese advanced to the finals of the Super Heavyweight Open division. He was to have met future Heavyweight Champion

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but Savarese was injured and could not box. In October 1987 he won the National PAL Championships in

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, defeating Farns Bryant. Savarese trained at the Cage Recreation Center in White Plains, New York. Savarese is originally from Greenwood Lake, New York. He now resides in Houston. His ex-wife Louisa is the biological daughter of the famous musician and outdoorsman

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Professional career

Savarese, a Roberts Elementarian, began his professional boxing career on April 30, 1989, knocking out James Smith (not the former world Heavyweight champion) in four rounds at

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. Savarese's first win by first round

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came on his second fight, against Terrence Roberts, on May 25, at

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. Savarese won his first eight fights by knockout. On April 19, 1990, Savarese was forced to fight an entire boxing fight for the first time, when he defeated Mike Robinson in

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by a six-round decision. He proceeded to win his next seven fights by knockout, and, in 1991, Kayo boxing cards published a

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featuring Savarese. On September 20 of that year, he and Robinson had a rematch, with Savarese knocking Robinson out in the fourth round. His next fight, against Mike Faulkner on November 26, at

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, resulted in a five-round disqualification win for Savarese. On November 21, 1992, Savarese fought Larry Givens, who is mostly famous for his incredible lack of success as a professional boxer. Givens retired with a record of 3-46. Savarese managed to KO Givens in the 2nd round. Savarese ran his record to 36–0, with 30 knockouts, but he was a relatively unknown fighter: apart from the 1991 Kayo boxing trading card, no other type of media attempted to make Savarese's name a household one, partly because of the type of opposition he had met. Of Savarese's thirty six opponents, none was known to most boxing fans. So the Savarese management team came with an ingenious, and not very often seen, way to draw the public's attention towards Savarese: a Lou Savarese fan club was created, and, by the middle 1990s, the fan club was being advertised on major boxing magazines, such as

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and KO. The advertisement offered free membership to anyone, and promised free personalized, autographed photos to each new member. The idea worked, and Savarese was next faced with his first relatively known opponent, Buster Mathis Jr. This fight was for the NABF's vacant regional Heavyweight title, and Savarese won the title on November 1, 1996, by knocking Mathis out in round seven, at

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. Next was a major fight against former two-time world Heavyweight champion

. The fight was held on April 26, 1997, in Atlantic City. It was Savarese's

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's debut, and for the

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"world Heavyweight title" and the Lineal Heavyweight Championship. While Savarese lost for the first time, he nevertheless impressed boxing critics and fans, many of whom felt he deserved the split decision that was given to Foreman. Savarese lost by scorecards of 110–118, 112-115 and a favorable 114–113. Based on his performance against Foreman, the outcome of his next fight, against

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on November 1, was considered to be a mild upset. Savarese and Izon fought at

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's famed

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, and Savarese suffered his first knockout defeat, when Izon beat him in five rounds. But Savarese would rebound by scoring two important wins: on April 23, 1998, he defeated Jeff Lally by a knockout in round two at the Sheraton Hotel in Houston, and then, on June 25, he scored what was arguably his biggest career win, beating

, a former world Heavyweight champion and the first man to beat

, by knockout in the first round to win IBA's "World" Heavyweight title. After that, he fought only twice in 1999, winning a split decision over then prospect Lance "Mount" Whitaker and losing by ten-round decision against future

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world championship challenger Michael Grant, on June 19 at New York's

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. More than one year later, on June 24, 2000, Savarese had his first fight abroad, when he faced Tyson in

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, Scotland. The fight was stopped thirty eight seconds into the first round. While attempting to stop Tyson, referee John Coyle was accidentally pulled to the floor by him. Tyson was declared the winner by technical knockout. Savarese remained active, and, after two wins, he beat

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on November 2, 2001, by a twelve-round decision. Another major win for Savarese came on September 22, 2002, when he beat former two-time world Heavyweight champion

by a knockout in round five at

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. On March 15, 2003, he lost the title to former

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world title challenger

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, who knocked Savarese out in four rounds at

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. Attempting to win another regional Heavyweight title, Savarese fought Leo Nolan, for the IBA's vacant Americas Heavyweight title, but he lost to Nolan by a twelve-round unanimous decision on May 7, 2004. Lou Savarese returned to the ring on March 18, 2006, stopping Marcus Rhode in two rounds at Convention Center in

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. His record then stood at 44-6, with 36 wins by knockouts. Savarese is trained by

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, who survived a shooting in 1984 when another of his boxers, former WBC world Jr. Welterweight champion

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shot him two days after losing to Billy Costello. Lou Savarese continued his comeback by stopping Travis Fulton in 3 rounds on January 18, 2007, in Houston TX. Savarese showed he still had decent ability and brought his record to 45-6, 37 wins by knockout. On June 30, 2007, Savarese fought former Heavyweight Champion

. He fought with great heart but lost by decision to a sharp looking Holyfield. Savarese announced after the fight that he had given it his all but it wasn't good enough, and this would be his last bou

MMA career

On June 20, 2013, Savarase competed in a

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bout. He won the fight by first-round TKO.

Acting career

Savarese has been featured in episodes of '' The Jury'', ''

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'', and '' Rescue Me'' as well as the movie '' We Own the Night''. He also played a lead role in ESPN’s documentary ''Cinderella Man: The James J. Braddock Story'', for which he received excellent reviews for his portrayal of boxer

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. Other recent works include the independent film '' Nicky’s Game'', ''

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Professional boxing record

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, U.S. , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 14–0 , align=left, Travis Pickering , KO , 1 , 06/10/1990 , align=left,

Great Falls, Montana Great Falls is the third most populous city in the U.S. state of Montana and the county seat of Cascade County. The population was 60,442 according to the 2020 census. The city covers an area of and is the principal city of the Great Falls, M ...

, U.S. , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 13–0 , align=left, Barry Kirton , KO , 2 , 14/08/1990 , align=left, City Center,

Saratoga Springs, New York Saratoga Springs is a city in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 28,491 at the 2020 census. The name reflects the presence of mineral springs in the area, which has made Saratoga a popular resort destination for over 2 ...

, U.S. , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 12–0 , align=left, James Ruffin , KO , 2 , 17/07/1990 , align=left,

Lake Charles, Louisiana Lake Charles (French: ''Lac Charles'') is the fifth-largest incorporated city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and the parish seat of Calcasieu Parish, located on Lake Charles, Prien Lake, and the Calcasieu River. Founded in 1861 in Calcasieu ...

, U.S. , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 11–0 , align=left, Dan Ross , KO , 1 , 04/07/1990 , align=left, Phillips County Fairgrounds,

Billings, Montana Billings is the largest city in the U.S. state of Montana, with a population of 117,116 as of the 2020 census. Located in the south-central portion of the state, it is the seat of Yellowstone County and the principal city of the Billings Metrop ...

, U.S. , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 10–0 , align=left, Andre Crowder , KO , 1 , 18/05/1990 , align=left,

Callicoon, New York Callicoon is a town in Sullivan County, New York, United States. The population was 3,057 at the 2010 census. The town is in the northwestern part of the county. History The town was formed in 1842 from the Town of Liberty. The original spell ...

, U.S. , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 9–0 , align=left, Mike Robinson , PTS , 6 , 19/04/1990 , align=left,

, U.S. , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 8–0 , align=left, Ken Elliott , KO , 2 , 15/03/1990 , align=left, Fairmont Hotel,

Dallas, Texas Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County w ...

, U.S. , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 7–0 , align=left, Melvin Young , KO , 2 , 11/12/1989 , align=left,

Pasadena, Texas Pasadena () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, within the metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 151,950, making it the twentieth most populous city in the state of Texas, as well as the second-largest cit ...

, U.S. , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 6–0 , align=left, Randy Rivers , TKO , 2 , 24/11/1989 , align=left, Broome County Arena,

Binghamton, New York Binghamton () is a city in the U.S. state of New York, and serves as the county seat of Broome County. Surrounded by rolling hills, it lies in the state's Southern Tier region near the Pennsylvania border, in a bowl-shaped valley at the conflue ...

, U.S. , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 5–0 , align=left, John Basil Jackson , TKO , 1 , 10/11/1989 , align=left, Villa Roma Resort,

, U.S. , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 4–0 , align=left, Alan Jamison , KO , 1 , 26/10/1989 , align=left,

Kemper Arena The Hy-Vee Arena, previously known as Kemper Arena, is an indoor arena located in Kansas City, Missouri. Prior to conversion to a youth sports and community gymnasium facility, Kemper Arena was previously a 19,500-seat professional sports arena ...

, U.S. , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 3–0 , align=left, Robert Horton , KO , 1 , 05/10/1989 , align=left,

, U.S. , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 2–0 , align=left, Terrence Roberts , TKO , 1 , 25/05/1989 , align=left,

Resorts International Resorts International was a hotel and casino company. From its origins as a paint company, it moved into the resort business in the 1960s with the development of Paradise Island in the Bahamas, and then expanded to Atlantic City, New Jersey with ...

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, U.S. , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 1–0 , align=left, James Smith , KO , 4 , 30/04/1989 , align=left, Moody Center,

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Mixed martial arts record

, Win , align=center, 1–0 , Tim Papp , TKO , Savarese Promotions , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:47 , Bayou City Event Center,

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* * * http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Louis-Savarese-138251 * , - , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Savarese, Lou 1965 births Living people American boxers of Italian descent American people of Italian descent American male actors Sportspeople from Houston American male boxers Heavyweight boxers