Leo Nolan
Leo Nolan (born August 18, 1972 Detroit, Michigan)[1] is a United States heavyweight boxer.
Biography
Nolan was born and raised in Detroit.[2] As a junior he boxed for Kronk Gym for three years.[2] 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.[2] He was also shot five times in the incident.[2] He was released in 2000, and after being out of boxing for almost eight years, returned to the ring in 2001.[2] By 2007, Nolan had won all of his 26 professional fights.[2] Past opponents include Lou Savarese, Jeremy Bates, and Andy Sample,[2] and he has won the IBU intercontinental Heavyweight title and the IBA Americas Heavyweight Title.[3] He suffered his first defeat to unheralded heavyweight Hector Ferreyro in 2007.[2]
His career was interrupted again in June 2009 when he was shot in the neck during an attempted car-jacking.[4]
He was stopped for the first time in his professional career in December 2009 by Alexander Povetkin, his second defeat from 29 professional fights.[5]
Professional boxing record
| 27 Wins (10 knockouts, 17 decisions), 2 Losses (1 knockout, 1 decision) | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 27-2 |  Alexander Povetkin |
KO | 3 | 05/12/2009 |  Arena Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg |
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 |
78-72, 80-71, 79-71. |
| Loss | 26-1 | Hector Ferreyro |
MD | 12 | 26/01/2007 | Destiny's, Orlando, Florida |
IBO USBO Heavyweight Title. 114-114, 112-116, 110-118. |
| 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 |
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| Win | 24-0 |  Marcel Beresoaie |
TKO | 3 | 23/04/2005 | Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia |
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| 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. 116-112, 116-112, 115-113. |
| Win | 21-0 | Ken Murphy |
UD | 8 | 02/04/2004 | DeCarlo's Banquet Center, Warren, Michigan |
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| Win | 20-0 | Jeremy "The Beast" Bates |
TKO | 4 | 13/06/2003 | Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan |
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| 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 |
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| Win | 16-0 | Bryan Blakely |
UD | 4 | 30/11/2002 | Civic Center, LaPorte, Indiana |
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| 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 |
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| Win | 12-0 | Terry Porter |
UD | 6 | 29/03/2002 | Club International, Detroit, Michigan |
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| 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 |
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| Win | 9-0 | Julius Long |
UD | 6 | 09/11/2001 | Club International, Detroit, Michigan |
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| Win | 8-0 | Mike Brown |
UD | 4 | 12/10/2001 | Club International, Detroit, Michigan |
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| Win | 7-0 | Mark Johnson |
UD | 4 | 10/08/2001 | Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan |
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| Win | 6-0 | Val W. Smith |
UD | 6 | 10/04/2001 | Andiamo's Banquet Center, Warren, Michigan |
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| Win | 5-0 | Exum Speight |
PTS | 4 | 25/05/1993 | The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan |
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| Win | 4-0 | Ron Carter |
SD | 4 | 10/04/1993 | Toledo, Ohio |
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| Win | 3-0 | Rick Willis |
PTS | 4 | 27/10/1992 | The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan |
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| Win | 2-0 | Joe Senegal |
KO | 2 | 05/09/1992 | Saginaw, Michigan |
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| Win | 1-0 | "Killer" Keith Williams |
TKO | 3 | 25/08/1992 | The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan |
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References
- ↑ Professional boxing record for Leo Nolan from BoxRec, retrieved 2010-05-31
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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
- ↑ Henderson, Benny Jr. (2005) "Interview with undefeated heavyweight contender Leo Nolan: "I'll whip their @%$!"", doghouseboxing.com, March 31, 2005, retrieved 2010-05-31
- ↑ "News: Robert Guerrero; Sergio Mora; Leo Nolan", Eastsideboxing.com, March 4, 2010, retrieved 2010-05-31
- ↑ "Povetkin stopped Nolan", Boxnews.com.ua, December 5, 2009, retrieved 2010-05-31