Kimdo Bethel
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Kimdo Bethel (born 1985) is a US American Professional boxer in the heavyweight division best known for defeating several stars such as Mike Wilson
Mike Wilson (boxer)
Mike Wilson is a US-American pro boxer. He is a former two-time amateur super heavyweight champion...

 and onte Willis]in his amateur career].

Amateur

6 ft 2, 218 lbs Bethel grew up in the Brownsville
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 section of Brooklyn
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 but is now hailing from Albany, New York
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. The right-hander who occasionally switches to southpaw (switchhitter) won a minor title with the Empirestategames in 2006.
He has been in a lot of close fights with the stars of the division.
At the 2007 US championships he defeated reigning champion Jonte Willis
Jonte Willis
Jonte Willis, was born in Memphis, Tennessee and is an American heavyweight boxer best known for winning the US championships at super heavyweight in 2006.-Background:...

 (13:13, countback) before losing on another countback (12:12) to William Moore in the next round, at the trials he lost to #3 ranked Lenroy Thompson
Lenroy thompson
Lenroy Thompson is an American amateur boxer best known to win the US title in 2008 and 2010 and the Golden Gloves 2009 at super heavyweight...

 (9:10), beat two-time champion Wilson (15:14), lost to 2007 champion Michael Hunter jr.
Michael Hunter (American boxer)
Michael Hunter Jr. is an American heavyweight boxer best known to win the National Super Heavyweight championships in 2007 and 2009. He is the son of Mike "the Bounty" Hunter...

(6:16) but beat Wilson again before getting outpointed a second time by Hunter.

Pro

Kimdo Bethel won his professional boxing debut by TKO on 8/7/09. Bethel followed this victory with a TKO win on 3/27/10 to go 2-0 as a professional.

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