Fres Oquendo
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Fres Oquendo was born April 1, 1973 in Puerto Rico, and is a professional heavyweight
Heavyweight
Heavyweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds are considered heavyweights by the major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council, and the World Boxing...

 boxer.
He had a successful amateur background.

Amateur career

He had an amateur record of 105-5
1990 178 lb. Springfield Golden Gloves Champion
1992 178 lb. Chicago City Golden Glove Champion
1993 Chicago City Golden Glove 201 lb.+ Super Heavyweight Champion
1993 National Golden Gloves Heavyweight Champion
1995 Chicago City Golden Glove 201 lb.+ Super Heavyweight Champion

Professional career

Known as "Fast Fres" and "The Big O", Oquendo turned pro in 1997 and won his first 22 bouts, including impressive victories over Duncan Dokiwari
Duncan Dokiwari
Duncan Dalnajeneso Danagogo Dokiwari is a Nigerian boxer. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he won a Men's Super Heavyweight bronze medal, together with Aleksey Lezin of Russia.-Background:...

, Bert Cooper
Bert Cooper
Bertram Cooper , also known as Smokin' Bert Cooper is a heavyweight boxer, most famous for his devastating punching power and several wild brawls in the 1990s.-Pro career:...

, Clifford Etienne
Clifford Etienne
Clifford Etienne , also known as "The Black Rhino", is a former American boxer, who is currently serving a 150 year prison sentence without possibility of parole.-Background:...

, David Izon, and Obed Sullivan
Obed Sullivan
Obed Benjamin Sullivan, born January 17, 1968 in Gulfport, MS, was a heavyweight boxer. Nicknamed "The Fighting Marine", Sullivan was at times a highly-ranked heavyweight who fought many significant fighters of his era....

. In 2002, while at his peak, Oquendo took on David Tua
David Tua
David "Tuamanator" Tua is a New Zealand professional heavyweight boxer, fighting out of South Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.He is a former WBO Asia Pacific and WBO Oriental Heavyweight champion....

. Oquendo controlled the fight until the 9th round, and the referee jumped in to stop the fight without Oquendo ever hitting the canvas.

In 2003 Oquendo came from behind to TKO Maurice Harris
Maurice Harris
Wilbur Maurice Harris , nicknamed "Sugar Moe", is the former United States Boxing Association heavyweight champion.-Pro career:...

 in the 10th, setting up a shot at IBF heavyweight title holder Chris Byrd
Chris Byrd
Chris Cornelius Byrd is a retired and former professional boxer. He is the former WBO and IBF heavyweight champion. His nickname is "Rapid Fire".- Early life :...

. What seemed to be a unanimous decision for Oquendo was given to Byrd with a gift decision win to keep his IBF belt. One score was 117-111 which was referred to by HBO announcers as The best judges money can ________. In 2004, Oquendo got another shot at a belt against WBA Heavyweight Title holder John Ruiz
John Ruiz
John "The Quietman" Ruiz , is a former American professional boxer. Ruiz is the first Latino heavyweight champion and former two-time WBA heavyweight champion. After a professional career spanning over 18 years, Ruiz officially announced his retirement from the sport at a press conference on April...

, losing by tko in round 11. Oquendo then took 2 years off for surgery to repair a torn lab-rum, returning early 2006. Quick wins against Brazilian Champ Daniel Bispo and then Javier Mora set up a fight against Evander Holyfield, which Holyfield won by unanimous decision on November 10, 2006 at the Alamodome
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 in San Antonio, Texas. Oquendo almost called off the fight as suggested by the UCLA Medical Center due to tonsillitis and strep-throat but decided to fight anyway.

He then once a gain gained the WBC-WBO Latino belts in 2007, after defeating Dominique Alexander then following it up with a win against the never stopped granite chin Cuban Elisier Castillo. In a grueling ESPN bout in Miami Florida in 120 degree heat Oquendo out lasted the charging Cuban.

In late 2008, Oquendo lost a fight to James Toney
James Toney
James Nathanial Toney is an American professional boxer who has held world titles in the middleweight, super middleweight, and cruiserweight divisions. Toney currently fights in the heavyweight division in boxing and also now competes in mixed martial arts.-Boxing career:Toney's amateur boxing...

 on December 13, by split decision. He was deducted a point in the 8th round for a questionable rabbit punch, and the fight was labeled the robbery of the year. Oquendo was seen as winning by Versus viewers and by all press row. Versus analysts 115-113 & 116-112 respectively and compubox numbers overwhelmingly favored Oquendo.

He fought Bruce Seldon
Bruce Seldon
Bruce Samuel Seldon is a retired American boxer and former world champion, having won the World Boxing Association heavyweight title in 1995.-Amateur career:...

 on July 24, 2009 and defeated him by knockout in the 9th round and which Seldon took a knee in round 8 and in round 9 was knocked down and was counted out.
In 2010 Oquendo became only the 2nd man in 35 Pro fights to stop Demetrece King and gain the USBA & NABA titles. He then fought former champion Jean Mormeck and lost in a fight that Dan Rafael called candidate for "robbery of the year". Oquendo then fought former Heavyweight Champion Oliver McCall in another split decision loss in December 2010.

For the record, Oquendo, under compubox numbers, has out thrown and out landed all his opponents in every fight he has lost, and has never lost on press row, writers or TV analysts scorecards. His only failed to see the final bell twice, ant they were by controversial stoppages where he never hit the canvas. David Tua fight was nearly 10 years ago. It is considered by many to be Oquendo's only true loss.

In 2011 Oquendo has remained dormant choosing to help prepare former WBA Champ David Haye at the World Famous Angelo Dundee's 5th St. Gym, where he himself trains, then fly to Austria to help WBC Chmapion Vitali Klitchko prepare for his victory over Tomasz Adamek in Poland. Oquendo plans to continue fighting for that elusive belt.

As of June 2011 Fres Oquendo has more rounds boxed as a Heavyweight than any of the 3 Heavyweight Champions and all of the top 10 Heavyweights in all 4 major governing bodies and is the only Heavyweight in history to hold the USBA, NABA, NABF, WBC, WBA & WBO Latino belts. He is a 2 time World title Challenger and has been ranked as high as number 3 in Ring Magazine.

Professional boxing record

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|Loss
|32–7
|align=left|  Oliver McCall
Oliver McCall
Oliver "The Atomic Bull" McCall is an American professional Heavyweight boxer best known for winning the WBC Heavyweight Championship in 1994 after scoring an upset knock out victory over Lennox Lewis, in Lewis' home town of London, England, followed by his infamous in-ring meltdown in the rematch...


|SD
|12
|07/12/2010
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, Hollywood
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|Loss
|32–6
|align=left|  Jean Marc Mormeck
|UD
|12
|06/05/2010
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|32–5
|align=left|  Demetrice King
|RTD
|9
|20/02/2010
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|Win
|31–5
|align=left|  Bruce Seldon
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|KO
|9
|24/07/2009
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|Win
|30–5
|align=left|  Mark Brown
|TKO
|3
|26/06/2009
|align=left|  UIC Pavilion
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|align=left|
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|Loss
|29–5
|align=left|  James Toney
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|SD
|12
|13/12/2008
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|align=left|
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|Win
|29–4
|align=left|  Dominique Alexander
|KO
|3
|18/07/2008
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, United States
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|Win
|28–4
|align=left|  Elieser Castillo
|UD
|10
|20/07/2007
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|27–4
|align=left|  Damian Norris
|TKO
|6
|02/05/2007
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, United States
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|26–4
|align=left|  Evander Holyfield
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|UD
|12
|10/11/2006
|align=left|  Alamodome
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|align=left|
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|Win
|26–3
|align=left|  Javier Mora
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|UD
|10
|25/05/2006
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|Win
|25–3
|align=left|  Daniel Bispo
Daniel Bispo
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|TKO
|9
|16/02/2006
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|Loss
|24–3
|align=left|  John Ruiz
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|TKO
|11
|17/04/2004
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|Loss
|24–2
|align=left|  Chris Byrd
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|UD
|12
|20/09/2003
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|Win
|24–1
|align=left|  Maurice Harris
Maurice Harris
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|KO
|10
|01/03/2003
|align=left|  Thomas & Mack Center
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, United States
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|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|23–1
|align=left|  George Arias
|TKO
|11
|14/12/2002
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, United States
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|align=left|
|-align=center
|Loss
|22–1
|align=left|  David Tua
David Tua
David "Tuamanator" Tua is a New Zealand professional heavyweight boxer, fighting out of South Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.He is a former WBO Asia Pacific and WBO Oriental Heavyweight champion....


|TKO
|9
|13/04/2002
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|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|22–0
|align=left|  David Izon
|TKO
|3
|01/12/2001
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|align=left|
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|Win
|21–0
|align=left|  Obed Sullivan
Obed Sullivan
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|TKO
|11
|02/09/2001
|align=left|  Silverstar Hotel & Casino
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 Choctaw
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|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|20–0
|align=left|  Clifford Etienne
Clifford Etienne
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|TKO
|8
|23/03/2001
|align=left|  Texas Station Casino
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 Las Vegas
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, Nevada
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|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|19–0
|align=left|  Willie Chapman
|KO
|4
|10/12/2000
|align=left|  Grand Victoria Casino
Grand Victoria Casino Elgin
The Grand Victoria Casino Elgin is a riverboat casino in Elgin, Illinois, located about west of Chicago. It is 50% owned and operated by RBG, LLP, a subsidiary of Hyatt, and 50% by a subsidiary of MGM Resorts International, which acquired Mandalay Resort Group, the former 50% partner company, in...

 Elgin
Elgin, Illinois
Elgin is a city in northern Illinois located roughly northwest of Chicago on the Fox River. Most of Elgin lies within Kane County, Illinois, with a portion in Cook County, Illinois...

, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


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|Win
|18–0
|align=left|  Ramon Garbey
Ramón Garbey
Ramón Garbey is a heavyweight boxer from Cuba, who won the world title as an amateur in light heavyweight division at the 1993 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Tampere, Finland. In the final he defeated Nigeria's Jacklord Jacobs...


|UD
|10
|25/06/2000
|align=left|  Grand Victoria Casino
Grand Victoria Casino Elgin
The Grand Victoria Casino Elgin is a riverboat casino in Elgin, Illinois, located about west of Chicago. It is 50% owned and operated by RBG, LLP, a subsidiary of Hyatt, and 50% by a subsidiary of MGM Resorts International, which acquired Mandalay Resort Group, the former 50% partner company, in...

 Elgin
Elgin, Illinois
Elgin is a city in northern Illinois located roughly northwest of Chicago on the Fox River. Most of Elgin lies within Kane County, Illinois, with a portion in Cook County, Illinois...

, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|17–0
|align=left|  Dale Crowe
|UD
|10
|06/02/2000
|align=left|  Grand Victoria Casino
Grand Victoria Casino Elgin
The Grand Victoria Casino Elgin is a riverboat casino in Elgin, Illinois, located about west of Chicago. It is 50% owned and operated by RBG, LLP, a subsidiary of Hyatt, and 50% by a subsidiary of MGM Resorts International, which acquired Mandalay Resort Group, the former 50% partner company, in...

 Elgin
Elgin, Illinois
Elgin is a city in northern Illinois located roughly northwest of Chicago on the Fox River. Most of Elgin lies within Kane County, Illinois, with a portion in Cook County, Illinois...

, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


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|-align=center
|Win
|16–0
|align=left|  Bert Cooper
Bert Cooper
Bertram Cooper , also known as Smokin' Bert Cooper is a heavyweight boxer, most famous for his devastating punching power and several wild brawls in the 1990s.-Pro career:...


|UD
|10
|16/10/1999
|align=left|  Star Plaza Theater
Star Plaza Theatre
The Star Plaza Theatre is a live music venue in Merrillville, Indiana. The theatre is a 3,400-seat intimate theatre with two seating levels in a semicircle around the stage. The Main Floor Level seats 2,000 people, and the Mezzanine Level, which overhangs the main level about midway, seats 1,400...

 Merrillville
Merrillville, Indiana
Merrillville is a town in Ross Township, Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 35,246 at the 2010 census. Merrillville is located in the east-central portion of Lake County.-Geography:Merrillville is located at ....

, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...

, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


|align=left|
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|Win
|15–0
|align=left|  Phil Jackson
Phil Jackson (boxer)
Phil Jackson, born May 11, 1964 in Miami Beach, FL, was a professional heavyweight boxer, best known for challenging Lennox Lewis for the WBC Heavyweight Title in 1994.-Pro career:...


|UD
|10
|12/09/1999
|align=left|  Harrah's Casino
Harrah's North Kansas City
Harrah's North Kansas City is a riverboat casino in North Kansas City, Missouri. It is located just north of Kansas City, Missouri on the Missouri River.-Overview:Harrah's North Kansas City has over 1,800 slot machines and table games and video games....

 Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...

, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...

, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


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|-align=center
|Win
|14–0
|align=left|  Craig Payne
Craig Payne
Craig Payne is a former US-American boxer best known for winning the National Golden Gloves in 1983.-Amateur:Payne won the National Golden Gloves in 1983 beating a young Mike Tyson ....


|TKO
|3
|10/07/1999
|align=left|  Grand Victoria Casino
Grand Victoria Casino Elgin
The Grand Victoria Casino Elgin is a riverboat casino in Elgin, Illinois, located about west of Chicago. It is 50% owned and operated by RBG, LLP, a subsidiary of Hyatt, and 50% by a subsidiary of MGM Resorts International, which acquired Mandalay Resort Group, the former 50% partner company, in...

 Elgin
Elgin, Illinois
Elgin is a city in northern Illinois located roughly northwest of Chicago on the Fox River. Most of Elgin lies within Kane County, Illinois, with a portion in Cook County, Illinois...

, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


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|Win
|13–0
|align=left|  Bradley Rone
|TKO
|6
|27/03/1999
|align=left|  Genesis Center
Genesis Convention Center
The Genesis Convention Center is a 7,000 seat multi-purpose arena located in Gary, Indiana, United States. It is home to the Gary Splash of the Independent Basketball Association and formerly the Gary Steelheads. It has also held the Miss USA pageant twice, in 2001 and 2002.- External links :* *...

 Gary
Gary, Indiana
Gary is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The city is in the southeastern portion of the Chicago metropolitan area and is 25 miles from downtown Chicago. The population is 80,294 at the 2010 census, making it the seventh-largest city in the state. It borders Lake Michigan and is known...

, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...

, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


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|-align=center
|Win
|12–0
|align=left|  Everett Martin
Everett Martin
Everett Wayne Martin , also known as Bigfoot Martin is a former professional boxer. He is a journeyman heavyweight best known for his performances against more notable contenders.-Pro Boxing Career:...


|UD
|6
|20/03/1999
|align=left|  New Frontier Hotel
New Frontier Hotel and Casino
The New Frontier was a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip that had operated continuously since October 30, 1942. Actually located within the unincorporated suburb of Paradise, Nevada, USA, it was the second resort that opened on the Las Vegas Strip. The Frontier closed its doors for...

 Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...

, Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...

, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


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|-align=center
|Win
|11–0
|align=left|  Duncan Dokiwari
Duncan Dokiwari
Duncan Dalnajeneso Danagogo Dokiwari is a Nigerian boxer. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he won a Men's Super Heavyweight bronze medal, together with Aleksey Lezin of Russia.-Background:...


|UD
|6
|16/01/1999
|align=left|  MGM Grand
MGM Grand Las Vegas
The MGM Grand Las Vegas is a hotel casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The MGM Grand is the third largest hotel in the world and largest hotel resort complex in the United States in front of The Venetian. The MGM Grand was the largest hotel in the world when it opened in...

 Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...

, Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...

, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


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|-align=center
|Win
|10–0
|align=left|  Louis Monaco
Louis Monaco
Louis "The Facelifter" Monaco, is a professional boxer in the Heavyweight division and the former CAM Heavyweight Champion...


|PTS
|6
|11/12/1998
|align=left|  Pueblo
Pueblo, Colorado
Pueblo is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. The population was 106,595 in 2010 census, making it the 246th most populous city in the United States....

, Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...

, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


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|-align=center
|Win
|9–0
|align=left|  Bruce Douglas
|TKO
|1
|13/11/1998
|align=left|  Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort, Miami
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...

, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


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|-align=center
|Win
|8–0
|align=left|  Wesley Martin
|TKO
|1
|04/09/1998
|align=left|  Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort, Miami
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...

, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


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|-align=center
|Win
|7–0
|align=left|  Val Smith
|TKO
|2
|12/06/1998
|align=left|  Belle of Baton Rouge Casino, Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and is the second-largest city in the state.Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical, medical, and research center of the American South...

, Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...

, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


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|-align=center
|Win
|6–0
|align=left|  Richie Brown
|MD
|4
|27/03/1998
|align=left|  Trump Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...

, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...

, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|5–0
|align=left|  Rahman Green
|KO
|4
|27/03/1998
|align=left|  Trump Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...

, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...

, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


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|-align=center
|Win
|4–0
|align=left|  Sam Williams
|TKO
|3
|13/12/1997
|align=left|  Concord Plaza Expo Center, Northlake
Northlake, Illinois
Northlake is a city in suburban Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 11,878 at the 2000 census. The city's moniker is "The City of Friendly People".-Geography:...

, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


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|-align=center
|Win
|3–0
|align=left|  Jessie Henry
|TKO
|4
|14/11/1997
|align=left|  South Padre Island
South Padre Island, Texas
South Padre Island is a town in Cameron County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Brownsville–Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area. It may be included as part of the Brownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville and the Matamoros–Brownsville metropolitan areas. The population was 2,816 at the...

, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|2–0
|align=left|  Val Smith
|UD
|4
|07/06/1997
|align=left|  Hawthorne Race Course
Hawthorne Race Course
Hawthorne Race Course is a race track for horse racing in Stickney/Cicero, Illinois, near Chicago.The oldest continually-run family-owned racetrack in North America, in 2009 the Horseplayers Association of North America introduced a rating system for 65 Thoroughbred racetracks in North America...

, Cicero
Cicero, Illinois
Cicero is an incorporated town in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 83,891 at the 2010 census. Cicero is named for the town of Cicero, New York, which in turn was named for Marcus Tullius Cicero, the Roman statesman and orator....

, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|1–0
|align=left|  Mark Johnson
|TKO
|4
|10/05/1997
|align=left|  Hawthorne Race Course, Moline
Moline, Illinois
Moline is a city located in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States, with a population of 45,792 in 2010. Moline is one of the Quad Cities, along with neighboring East Moline and Rock Island in Illinois and the cities of Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa. The Quad Cities has a population of...

, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


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