Leo Nolan

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

Biography

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

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

^ ^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
^ 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

External links

Boxing record for Leo Nolan from BoxRec (registration required)

[Carroll-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

[Henderson-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

[ESB1-3] "News: Robert Guerrero; Sergio Mora; Leo Nolan", Eastsideboxing.com, March 4, 2010, retrieved 2010-05-31

[Boxnews1-4] "Povetkin stopped Nolan", Boxnews.com.ua, December 5, 2009, retrieved 2010-05-31

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