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Julian Letterlough

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

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

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 United States Eric Starr TKO 2 01/10/2004 United States Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 2:42 of the second round.
Draw 19-0-2 United States Daniel Judah PTS 12 17/04/2004 United States Tampa, Florida, U.S. USBA Light Heavyweight Title.
Win 77-17-1 United States Tony Menefee TKO 5 23/01/2004 United States Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 2:45 of the fifth round.
Loss 10-7 Colombia Faustino González MD 6 29/08/2003 United States Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Loss 25-4 Jamaica Richard Hall TKO 2 18/07/2003 United States Hyannis, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win 32-30-2 United States Stacy Goodson TKO 1 27/03/2003 United States Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 1:23 of the first round.
Draw 2-8-2 Guyana John Douglas PTS 6 15/11/2002 United States Dorchester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win 20-8 Jamaica Lloyd Bryan TKO 4 22/06/2002 United States Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Loss 25-3 United States David Telesco UD 10 18/01/2002 United States Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Loss 29-0 Kazakhstan Vassiliy Jirov TKO 8 08/09/2001 United States Reno, Nevada, U.S. IBF Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:24 of the eighth round.
Win 24-4 United States Ka-Dy King KO 2 22/06/2001 United States Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. King knocked out at 1:34 of the second round.
Win 11-18-1 United States Dennis McKinney UD 6 08/04/2001 United States Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Loss 25-0 Mexico Julio César González UD 12 02/02/2001 United States Columbus, Ohio, U.S. WBO–NABO and FECARBOX Light Heavyweight Titles.
Win 11-2-3 United States Max Heyman TKO 5 17/11/2000 United States Stateline, Nevada, U.S. WBO–NABO Light Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:25 of the fifth round.
Draw 15-0-2 United States Sam Ahmad PTS 10 22/09/2000 United States Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win 18-4 United States Demetrius Jenkins TKO 7 14/07/2000 United States Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 1:58 of the seventh round.
Win 8-0 United States Manny Rose TKO 1 09/06/2000 United States Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. Pennsylvania Light Heavyweight Title.
Win 13-6-2 United States Troy Weaver TKO 1 09/04/2000 United States Stateline, Nevada, U.S. WBO–NABO Light Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:42 of the first round.
Win 17-19-2 United States Vinson Durham KO 2 11/02/2000 United States Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win 11-7 United States Darryl Hollowell KO 6 18/11/1999 United States Glen Burnie, Maryland, U.S. Hollowell knocked out at 2:55 of the sixth round.
Win 15-27-2 United States Eric Davis KO 3 29/10/1999 United States Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win 14-11-1 United States Napoleon Pitt TKO 3 25/09/1999 United States Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win 2-6-2 United States Charles Lee TKO 5 18/06/1999 United States Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win 3-8 United States Felton Hamilton KO 5 09/04/1999 United States Waldorf, Maryland, U.S. Hamilton knocked out at 0:22 of the fifth round.
Win 6-0 United States Dana Rucker KO 3 25/03/1999 United States Glen Burnie, Maryland, U.S. Rucker knocked out at 0:16 of the third round.
Win 6-4 United States Ricardo Dabney KO 1 29/01/1999 United States Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win 1-0 United States Ted Megginson KO 1 16/12/1998 United States Glenarden, Maryland, U.S. Megginson knocked out at 0:36 of the first round.
Win 2-3-2 United States Cleveland Issacs TKO 3 03/12/1998 United States Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win 1-5-1 United States Byron Jones TKO 2 23/10/1998 United States Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Murder

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

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