Zach Walters
Encyclopedia
Zach Walters, alias Jungle Boy, (born February 4, 1981) is a light heavyweight
professional boxer
from Minnesota
.
. He now calls Duluth, Minnesota
his home.
s, then a loss in his eighth fight. Walters pulled it together, though, and strung together ten straight wins before losing again to Hugo Pineda. Walters soldiered on, and after six more consecutive wins, was given a shot at the vacant WBC African Boxing Union Light Heavyweight championship, a minor title. Walters' original announced opponent was Marlon Hayes, but Hayes pulled out and was replaced by Carl Daniels
. The fight took place on February 23, 2008, and resulted in an 8th-round retirement by Daniels; a TKO win for Walters. On June 7, 2008 Walters defeated Aaron Norwood by second round knockout. In so doing, Walters claimed his second minor regional title, the NABA light heavyweight belt. In his most recent bout, Walters lost to tough journeyman Shawn Hammack in a bout that he seemed to be well on his way to winning, getting caught in the final round and stopped with 30 seconds to go. On January 7, 2009 it was reported that Walters had signed a contract to fight former two-time world champion Byron Mitchell
on February 20 in Buffalo, New York
.
Walters' record to date is 23-3 with 18 wins by knockout
.
Light 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...
professional 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...
from Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
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Personal life
Zach Walters was born in Taolagnaro MadagascarMadagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
. He now calls Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...
his home.
Professional career
Walters' professional career began in ordinary fashion with two wins, followed by two no contestNo contest (boxing)
No contest is a technical term used in some combat sports to describe a fight that ends for reasons outside the fighters' hands.-Boxing:...
s, then a loss in his eighth fight. Walters pulled it together, though, and strung together ten straight wins before losing again to Hugo Pineda. Walters soldiered on, and after six more consecutive wins, was given a shot at the vacant WBC African Boxing Union Light Heavyweight championship, a minor title. Walters' original announced opponent was Marlon Hayes, but Hayes pulled out and was replaced by Carl Daniels
Carl Daniels
Carl Bryant Daniels , is a professional boxer in the Light Middleweight division.- Amateur :Southpaw Daniels won the junior world championships 1987 and the Golden Gloves at flyweight....
. The fight took place on February 23, 2008, and resulted in an 8th-round retirement by Daniels; a TKO win for Walters. On June 7, 2008 Walters defeated Aaron Norwood by second round knockout. In so doing, Walters claimed his second minor regional title, the NABA light heavyweight belt. In his most recent bout, Walters lost to tough journeyman Shawn Hammack in a bout that he seemed to be well on his way to winning, getting caught in the final round and stopped with 30 seconds to go. On January 7, 2009 it was reported that Walters had signed a contract to fight former two-time world champion Byron Mitchell
Byron Mitchell
Byron Tarone Mitchell was an American boxer of height in the super middleweight division.-Amateur career:Mitchell was the 1996 National Golden Gloves Middleweight champion.-Pro career:...
on February 20 in Buffalo, New York
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
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Walters' record to date is 23-3 with 18 wins by knockout
Knockout
A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...
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