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Lajuan Simon

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Lajuan Simon
Born (1979-02-25) February 25, 1979 (age 45)
Statistics
Weight(s)Middleweight
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights31
Wins23
Wins by KO12
Losses5
Draws2
No contests1

Lajuan Simon (born February 25, 1979) is an American professional boxer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that fights as a middleweight.[1]

Simon has twice fought for major world boxing titles.[2] On March 13, 2009, he lost a unanimous decision to Arthur Abraham for the IBF middleweight title.[3] On December 9, 2011, he lost by a first round knockout to Gennady Golovkin for the WBA (regular) and the vacant IBO middleweight titles.[4]

Simon also holds a victory over Elvin Ayala for the regional USBA championship.[5]

Professional boxing record

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31 fights 23 wins 5 losses
By knockout 12 2
By decision 11 3
Draws 2
No contests 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location More
31 Loss 23–5–2 (1) United States J'Leon Love KO 6 (10), 2:48 Dec 6, 2013 United States Little Creek Casino Resort, Shelton, Washington, U.S.
30 Loss 23–4–2 (1) Kazakhstan Gennady Golovkin KO 1 (12), 2:17 Dec 9, 2011 Germany Ballsaal Interconti-Hotel, Düsseldorf, Germany For WBA (Regular) and vacant IBO middleweight titles
29 Loss 23–3–2 (1) Colombia Dionisio Miranda SD 12 Dec 3, 2010 United States Dover Downs, Dover, Delaware, U.S. For vacant WBC Continental Americas middleweight title
28 Win 23–2–2 (1) United States Jose Angel Rodriguez UD 10 Jun 26, 2010 United States Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, U.S.
27 Win 22–2–2 (1) United States Elvin Ayala UD 12 Oct 17, 2009 United States Palms Casino Resort, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Retained IBF-USBA middleweight title
26 Loss 21–2–2 (1) Germany Sebastian Sylvester UD 12 Jun 27, 2009 Germany Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany For IBF International middleweight title
25 Loss 21–1–2 (1) Germany Arthur Abraham UD 12 Mar 14, 2009 Germany Ostseehalle, Kiel, Germany For IBF middleweight title
24 Win 21–0–2 (1) United States Jose Spearman TKO 3 (8), 1:06 Dec 5, 2008 United States Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
23 Win 20–0–2 (1) Puerto Rico Emmanuel Gonzalez RTD 6 (8), 3:00 Oct 29, 2008 United States Medieval Times, Lyndhurst, New Jersey, U.S.
22 Win 19–0–2 (1) United States James Morrow TKO 1 (10), 2:23 May 31, 2008 United States Showboat Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
21 Win 18–0–2 (1) Mexico Elco Garcia UD 10 Feb 15, 2008 United States Showboat Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
20 Win 17–0–2 (1) United States Corey Johnson UD 12 Sep 13, 2007 United States Genetti Manor, Dickson City, Pennsylvania, U.S. Won vacant IBF-USBA middleweight title
19 Win 16–0–2 (1) United States William Gill UD 6 Mar 23, 2007 United States National Guard Armory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
18 Win 15–0–2 (1) United States Levan Easley SD 8 Aug 18, 2006 United States DoubleTree Westshore Hotel, Tampa, Florida, U.S.
17 Win 14–0–2 (1) United States Joe Park RTD 7 (8), 3:00 Jun 9, 2006 United States Tropicana Resort & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
16 Draw 13–0–2 (1) United States Darnell Boone PTS 6 Apr 28, 2006 United States Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, U.S.
15 Win 13–0–1 (1) United States Alberto Albaladejo TKO 4 (10), 0:26 Feb 17, 2006 United States DoubleTree Westshore Hotel, Tampa, Florida, U.S. Won vacant NBA Jr. Intercontinental super middleweight title
14 Win 12–0–1 (1) Jamaica Richard Grant UD 10 Dec 10, 2005 United States Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, U.S.
13 Win 11–0–1 (1) United States Don Labbe TKO 3 (8), 2:51 Oct 28, 2005 United States Wildwoods Convention Center, Wildwood, New Jersey, U.S.
12 Win 10–0–1 (1) Cameroon Manu Ntoh TKO 7 (10) Aug 13, 2005 United States Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, U.S. Won UBA super middleweight title
11 Win 9–0–1 (1) United States Yameen I Muhammad TKO 3 (6), 3:00 Jul 15, 2005 United States Dover Downs, Dover, Delaware, U.S.
10 Win 8–0–1 (1) United States Jameel Wilson MD 8 Apr 15, 2005 United States National Guard Armory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
9 NC 7–0–1 (1) United States Horace Cooper NC 1 (6), 3:00 Nov 5, 2004 United States Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Cooper cut above left eye after accidental headbutt
8 Win 7–0–1 United States Matthew Thompson TKO 4 (6), 2:49 Nov 14, 2003 United States Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, U.S.
7 Win 6–0–1 United States Robert Marsh TKO 2 (6) Sep 12, 2003 United States Dover Downs, Dover, Delaware, U.S.
6 Win 5–0–1 United States William Scales UD 4 Aug 15, 2003 United States Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
5 Win 4–0–1 United States Jacob Rodriguez UD 4 May 2, 2003 United States Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
4 Win 3–0–1 United States Russell Snyder KO 2 (4) Apr 24, 2003 United States Days Inn, Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
3 Win 2–0–1 United States Kevin Johnson TKO 1 (4) Jan 31, 2003 United States Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
2 Draw 1–0–1 Dominican Republic Jose Diaz PTS 4 Nov 15, 2002 United States Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1 Win 1–0 United States Kiran Hill UD 4 Sep 7, 2002 United States Fernwood Resort, Bushkill, Pennsylvania, U.S.

References

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  1. ^ "Golovkin added to Klitschko Show on Dec 10, faces Lajuan Simon". Boxingnews24.com. 2011-11-23. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  2. ^ "Gennady Golovkin Flattens LaJuan Simon In One Round - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. 2011-12-09. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  3. ^ "Sebastian Sylvester Vs Lajuan Simon". Fightwriter.com. 2009-06-25. Archived from the original on 2010-11-01. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  4. ^ Dan RafaelBoxingArchive (2012-04-30). "Middleweight Gennady Golovkin set for 4th title defense - ESPN". Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  5. ^ "Lajuan Simon". Boxnation.com. 1979-02-25. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
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