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Leo Nolan

For the Australian footballer, see Leo Nolan (footballer). For the New Zealand wrestler, see Leo Nolan (wrestler).

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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