Leo Nolan

For the Australian footballer, see Leo Nolan (footballer). For the New Zealand wrestler, see Leo Nolan (wrestler).

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)
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