Julian Letterlough

Summary

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

References edit

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

External links edit

  • Boxing record for Julian Letterlough from BoxRec (registration required)