Leo Nolan (born August 18, 1972) is an American former professional boxer.

Biography

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Nolan was born and raised in Detroit.[1] As a junior he boxed for Kronk Gym for three years.[1] He turned professional in 1992, winning his first five pro fights before his career was interrupted in 1996 after he was convicted of being an accomplice in a robbery of an off-duty police officer and sentenced to five years in prison.[1] He was also shot five times in the incident.[1] He was released in 2000, and after being out of boxing for almost eight years, returned to the ring in 2001.[1] By 2007, Nolan had won all of his 26 professional fights.[1] Past opponents include Lou Savarese, Jeremy Bates, and Andy Sample,[1] and he has won the IBU intercontinental Heavyweight title and the IBA Americas Heavyweight Title.[2] He suffered his first defeat to unheralded heavyweight Hector Ferreyro in 2007.[1]

His career was interrupted again in June 2009 when he was shot in the neck during an attempted car-jacking.[3]

He was stopped for the first time in his professional career in December 2009 by Alexander Povetkin, his second defeat from 29 professional fights.[4]

Professional boxing record

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27 Wins (10 knockouts, 17 decisions), 2 Losses (1 knockout, 1 decision)[1]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 27-2   Alexander Povetkin KO 3 05/12/2009   Arena Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg, Germany Nolan knocked out at 2:33 of the third round.
Win 27-1   Mike "The Hammer" Jones UD 8 10/10/2008   DeCarlo's Convention Center, Warren, Michigan
Loss 26-1   Hector Ferreyro MD 12 26/01/2007   Destiny's, Orlando, Florida IBO USBO Heavyweight Title.
Win 26-0   Jed Phipps DQ 8 26/08/2006   Club Cinema, Pompano Beach, Florida IBO USBO Heavyweight Title. Phipps disqualified at 2:07 of the eighth round for repeatedly spitting out his mouthpiece.
Win 25-0   Wallace McDaniel UD 8 29/06/2006   The Plex, North Charleston, South Carolina
Win 24-0   Marcel Beresoaie TKO 3 23/04/2005   Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, Germany
Win 23-0   Andy Sample KO 3 01/04/2005   DeCarlo's Convention Center, Warren, Michigan IBU Intercontinental Heavyweight Title. Sample knocked out at 2:13 of the third round.
Win 22-0   Lou Savarese UD 12 07/05/2004   Foxwoods, Mashantucket, Connecticut IBA Americas Heavyweight Title.
Win 21-0   Ken Murphy UD 8 02/04/2004   DeCarlo's Banquet Center, Warren, Michigan
Win 20-0   Jeremy Bates TKO 4 13/06/2003   Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Win 19-0   John Basil Jackson TKO 3 17/05/2003   Hammond Civic Center, Hammond, Indiana Referee stopped the bout at 0:58 of the third round.
Win 18-0   Don Normand TKO 6 14/03/2003   DeCarlo's Banquet Center, Warren, Michigan Referee stopped the bout at 2:48 of the sixth round.
Win 17-0   Chavez Francisco UD 8 10/01/2003   DeCarlo's Banquet Center, Warren, Michigan
Win 16-0   Bryan Blakely UD 4 30/11/2002   Civic Center, LaPorte, Indiana
Win 15-0   Frank Wood TKO 5 20/09/2002   DeCarlo's Banquet Center, Warren, Michigan Mid West/Mid American Heavyweight Titles.
Win 14-0   Mario Cawley UD 10 21/06/2002   DeCarlo's Banquet Center, Warren, Michigan Mid West/Mid American Heavyweight Titles.
Win 13-0   Curt Render TKO 1 27/04/2002   Jarrell's Gym, Savannah, Georgia
Win 12-0   Terry Porter UD 6 29/03/2002   Club International, Detroit, Michigan
Win 11-0   David J. Cherry KO 4 31/01/2002   The Roostertail, Detroit, Michigan Cherry knocked out at 0:45 of the fourth round.
Win 10-0   Willie Driver UD 6 07/12/2001   Club International, Detroit, Michigan
Win 9-0   Julius Long UD 6 09/11/2001   Club International, Detroit, Michigan
Win 8-0   Mike Brown UD 4 12/10/2001   Club International, Detroit, Michigan
Win 7-0   Mark Johnson UD 4 10/08/2001   Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan
Win 6-0   Val W. Smith UD 6 10/04/2001   Andiamo's Banquet Center, Warren, Michigan
Win 5-0   Exum Speight PTS 4 25/05/1993   The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Win 4-0   Ron Carter SD 4 10/04/1993   Toledo, Ohio
Win 3-0   Rick Willis PTS 4 27/10/1992   The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Win 2-0   Joe Senegal KO 2 05/09/1992   Saginaw, Michigan
Win 1-0   "Killer" Keith Williams TKO 3 25/08/1992   The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Carroll, Bob (2009) "Leo ‘Paco’ Nolan: “Boytsov is a strong opponent, but my boxing skills are too much for him!”", doghouseboxing.com, May 6, 2009, retrieved 2010-05-31
  2. ^ Henderson, Benny Jr. (2005) "Interview with undefeated heavyweight contender Leo Nolan: "I'll whip their @%$!"", doghouseboxing.com, March 31, 2005, retrieved 2010-05-31
  3. ^ "News: Robert Guerrero; Sergio Mora; Leo Nolan", Eastsideboxing.com, March 4, 2010, retrieved 2010-05-31
  4. ^ "Povetkin stopped Nolan", Boxnews.com.ua, December 5, 2009, retrieved 2010-05-31
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