Julian Letterlough
Encyclopedia
Julian Letterlough, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
, was an American boxer
. Known as "Mr. KO", Letterlough was boxer who was often featured on ESPN
.
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. Gonzalez won by decision. Later that year, he got a shot at International Boxing Federation
cruiserweight titleholder Vassiliy Jirov
, but lost via 8th round 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 deducted a point for holding in round seven.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 49,528, making it the ninth largest city in Pennsylvania...
, was an American boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
. Known as "Mr. KO", Letterlough was boxer who was often featured on ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
.
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 heavyweightLight heavyweight
In boxing, the light heavyweight is a weight division above 168 pounds [12 Stone or 76.204 kilograms] and up to 175 pounds [12.5 stone or 79.38 kilograms]), falling between super middleweight and cruiserweight...
and was unbeaten in his first 16 fights.
He fought against Julio César González
Julio Cesar Gonzalez
Julio César González Ibarra is a Mexican boxer and the former Lineal & WBO light heavyweight champion.Gonzalez was born in Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, and still claims Mexico as his native country although he has lived in the United States for several years...
in 2001, a fight in which González was down three times, and Letterlough down twice. Gonzalez won by decision. Later that year, he got a shot at International Boxing Federation
International Boxing Federation
The International Boxing Federation or IBF is one of four major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC and WBO.- History :...
cruiserweight titleholder Vassiliy Jirov
Vassiliy Jirov
Vassiliy "The Tiger" Jirov is a professional Kazakh boxer and former IBF cruiserweight champion, currently fighting out of Las Vegas under Thell Torrence...
, but lost via 8th round TKO. He lost a decision later that year to David Telesco and in 2003 was knocked out by Richard Hall
Richard Hall
Richard Hall was a Jamaican saxophonist who worked with many reggae artists including Peter Tosh and Burning Spear. Nicknamed "Dirty Harry," he also starred in the film Rockers alongside Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace.-Biography:...
. In 2004 he fought a draw against Daniel Judah
Daniel Judah
Daniel Harvey Judah is an American southpaw professional cruiserweight and light heavyweight boxer.His 33-fight record through 10/28/08 is 23-7-3, with 10 wins coming via knockout.He is the brother of Jr...
, a fight in which Judah went down in round five and was deducted a point for holding in round seven.