Leo Nolan boxer

Leo Nolan boxer
bouts
29
won
27
lost
2
draw
0
Status
inactive
Division
heavyweight
Debut
1992-08-25
Height
6′ 2″/188cm
Reach
81″/206cm
Age
-
Born
1972-08-18
Death
-
Nationality
USA

Leo Nolan (born August 18, 1972 Detroit, Michigan) is a United States heavyweight boxer.Nolan was born and raised in Detroit. As a junior he boxed for Kronk Gym for three years. 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. He was also shot five times in the incident. He was released in 2000, and after being out of boxing for almost eight years, returned to the ring in 2001. By 2007, Nolan had won all of his 26 professional fights. Past opponents include Lou Savarese, Jeremy Bates, and Andy Sample, and he has won the IBU intercontinental Heavyweight title and the IBA Americas Heavyweight Title. He suffered his first defeat to unheralded heavyweight Hector Ferreyro in 2007.His career was interrupted again in June 2009 when he was shot in the neck during an attempted car-jacking.He was stopped for the first time in his professional career in December 2009 by Alexander Povetkin, his second defeat from 29 professional fights.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
2009-12-05 Alexander Povetkin WWWWWW Arena, Ludwigsburg LOST
KO
2008-10-10 Mike Jones LWLLLL DeCarlo's Convention Center, Warren WIN
Unanimous decision
2007-01-26 Hector Ferreyro LLWWWW Destiny's, Orlando LOST
Majority decision
2006-08-26 James Phipps WLWWWL Club Cinema, Pompano Beach WIN
2006-06-29 Wallace McDaniel LWLWLL The Plex, North Charleston WIN
Unanimous decision
2005-04-23 Marcel Beresoaie WLWWLL Arena Westfalenhalle, Dortmund WIN
Technical knockout
2005-04-01 Andy Sample LWLWLL DeCarlo's Convention Center, Warren WIN
KO
2004-05-07 Lou Savarese LWWWWL Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket WIN
Unanimous decision
2004-04-02 Ken Murphy WDLLLL DeCarlo's Banquet Center, Warren WIN
Unanimous decision
2003-06-13 Jeremy Bates LWLWLW Joe Louis Arena, Detroit WIN
Technical knockout
2003-05-17 John Basil Jackson LLLLLL Civic Center, Hammond WIN
Technical knockout
2003-03-14 Don Normand WLLLLL DeCarlo's Banquet Center, Warren WIN
Technical knockout
2003-01-10 Chavez Francisco WWWWLL DeCarlo's Banquet Center, Warren WIN
Unanimous decision
2002-11-30 Bryan Blakely DLWLLL Civic Center, La Porte WIN
Unanimous decision
2002-09-20 Frank Wood WLLWWW DeCarlo's Banquet Center, Warren WIN
Technical knockout
2002-06-21 Mario Cawley LLLWLL DeCarlo's Banquet Center, Warren WIN
Unanimous decision
2002-04-27 Curt Render LLLWWW Jarrell's Gym, Savannah WIN
Technical knockout
2002-03-29 Terry Porter LLLDLL Club International, Detroit WIN
Unanimous decision
2002-01-31 David Cherry LLWLLL The Roostertail , Detroit WIN
KO
2001-12-07 Willie Driver LLLWLL Club International, Detroit WIN
Unanimous decision
2001-11-09 Julius Long WWWWW Club International, Detroit WIN
Unanimous decision
2001-10-12 Mike Brown LWL Club International, Detroit WIN
Unanimous decision
2001-08-10 Mark Johnson LLLLLL Cobo Hall, Detroit WIN
Unanimous decision
2001-04-10 Val Smith LWLLLL Andiamo's Banquet Center, Warren WIN
Unanimous decision
1993-05-25 Exum Speight WWLLLL The Palace, Auburn Hills WIN
Unanimous decision
1993-04-10 Ron Carter WWW Toledo WIN
Split-decision
1992-10-27 Rick Willis WWLW The Palace, Auburn Hills WIN
Points
1992-09-05 Joe Senegal WLLLDL Saginaw WIN
KO
1992-08-25 Keith Williams LWWLLW The Palace, Auburn Hills WIN
Technical knockout