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Julian Letterlough (December 25, 1969 – July 8, 2005) was an American professional boxer from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Known as "Mr. KO", Letterlough was boxer who was often featured on ESPN.

Pro career

Letterlough became a professional boxer in 1998 at the late age of 28 after a seven-year stint in prison for assault. He fought as a light heavyweight and was unbeaten in his first 16 fights.

He fought against Julio César González in 2001, a fight in which González was down three times, and Letterlough down twice. González won by decision. Later that year, he got a shot at International Boxing Federation cruiserweight titleholder Vassiliy Jirov, but lost in the 8th round by TKO. He lost a decision later that year to David Telesco, and in 2003 was knocked out by Richard Hall. In 2004 he fought a draw against Daniel Judah, a fight in which Judah went down in round five and was docked a point for holding in round seven.

Professional boxing record

21 Wins (20 knockouts, 1 decision), 5 Losses (2 knockouts, 3 decisions), 3 Draws [1] Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes Win 13-17-2 Eric Starr TKO 2 01/10/2004 Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 2:42 of the second round. Draw 19-0-2 Daniel Judah PTS 12 17/04/2004 Tampa, Florida, U.S. USBA Light Heavyweight Title. Win 77-17-1 Tony Menefee TKO 5 23/01/2004 Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 2:45 of the fifth round. Loss 10-7 Faustino González MD 6 29/08/2003 Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. Loss 25-4 Richard Hall TKO 2 18/07/2003 Hyannis, Massachusetts, U.S. Win 32-30-2 Stacy Goodson TKO 1 27/03/2003 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 1:23 of the first round. Draw 2-8-2 John Douglas PTS 6 15/11/2002 Dorchester, Massachusetts, U.S. Win 20-8 Lloyd Bryan TKO 4 22/06/2002 Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. Loss 25-3 David Telesco UD 10 18/01/2002 Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. Loss 29-0 Vassiliy Jirov TKO 8 08/09/2001 Reno, Nevada, U.S. IBF Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:24 of the eighth round. Win 24-4 Ka-Dy King KO 2 22/06/2001 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. King knocked out at 1:34 of the second round. Win 11-18-1 Dennis McKinney UD 6 08/04/2001 Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. Loss 25-0 Julio César González UD 12 02/02/2001 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. WBO–NABO and FECARBOX Light Heavyweight Titles. Win 11-2-3 Max Heyman TKO 5 17/11/2000 Stateline, Nevada, U.S. WBO–NABO Light Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:25 of the fifth round. Draw 15-0-2 Sam Ahmad PTS 10 22/09/2000 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Win 18-4 Demetrius Jenkins TKO 7 14/07/2000 Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 1:58 of the seventh round. Win 8-0 Manny Rose TKO 1 09/06/2000 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. Pennsylvania Light Heavyweight Title. Win 13-6-2 Troy Weaver TKO 1 09/04/2000 Stateline, Nevada, U.S. WBO–NABO Light Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:42 of the first round. Win 17-19-2 Vinson Durham KO 2 11/02/2000 Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. Win 11-7 Darryl Hollowell KO 6 18/11/1999 Glen Burnie, Maryland, U.S. Hollowell knocked out at 2:55 of the sixth round. Win 15-27-2 Eric Davis KO 3 29/10/1999 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Win 14-11-1 Napoleon Pitt TKO 3 25/09/1999 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. Win 2-6-2 Charles Lee TKO 5 18/06/1999 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. Win 3-8 Felton Hamilton KO 5 09/04/1999 Waldorf, Maryland, U.S. Hamilton knocked out at 0:22 of the fifth round. Win 6-0 Dana Rucker KO 3 25/03/1999 Glen Burnie, Maryland, U.S. Rucker knocked out at 0:16 of the third round. Win 6-4 Ricardo Dabney KO 1 29/01/1999 Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. Win 1-0 Ted Megginson KO 1 16/12/1998 Glenarden, Maryland, U.S. Megginson knocked out at 0:36 of the first round. Win 2-3-2 Cleveland Issacs TKO 3 03/12/1998 Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. Win 1-5-1 Byron Jones TKO 2 23/10/1998 Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Murder

Letterlough was shot in the back and killed while leaving a bar with his wife in Reading, Pennsylvania, on July 8, 2005.[1]

References

  1. ^ http://www.maxboxing.com/gerbasi/gerbasi070805.asp

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