Michael Clark (boxer)

For other people named Michael Clark, see Michael Clark (disambiguation).

Michael Clark (born July 10, 1973) is an American professional boxer. He has twice won the IBC lightweight title. Commonly known by his nickname, "Cold Blood", he has also held the NABF and WBC Continental Americas lightweight titles, and been a challenger for the WBO lightweight title.

Michael Clark
Born	Michael Clark (1973-07-10) July 10, 1973 (age 52) Columbus, Ohio
Nationality	American
Other names	Cold Blood
Statistics
Weight(s)	Welterweight
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	64
Wins	44
Wins by KO	18
Losses	18
Draws	1
No contests	1

Product of a single-parent home, he grew up in Columbus, Ohio. He began boxing at age 7, and soon became accomplished within the amateur ring. His boxing coach, Matthew Voltolini, adopted him as a son at age 12. At 19 years old after winning the 1992 National Golden Gloves Featherweight title and losing in the semifinals of the U.S. Olympic trials,^[1] Michael turned professional, going 24-0 his first 6 years, when his first loss came from Artur Grigorian in a WBO lightweight title match.

On the ESPN reality show Contender Season 2, Clark volunteered to be the captain of the Gold Team and the first member of his team to box. He was knocked down by Cornelius Bundrage in the last of 5 rounds to lose by majority decision.