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American boxer
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15 November 1967(Chicago)
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Biography
Introduction
Danell Nicholson (born November 15, 1967, in Chicago, Illinois) was an American Olympian and a boxer in the heavyweight division.
Amateur career
Nicholson was a member of the 1992 United States Olympic Team as a Heavyweight. His results were:
- Defeated Paul Lawson (Great Britain) 10-2
- Defeated Zeljko Mavrovic (Croatia) 9-6
- Lost to Félix Savón (Cuba) 13-11
Professional career
He boxed professionally from 1992 to 2003 training under Emanuel Steward. Perhaps his best win as a professional was his split decision win over future heavyweight titlist John Ruiz on August 4, 1994. With that win came the lightly regarded International Boxing Organization heavyweight title. Other notable fighters he faced but to whom he lost were Andrew Golota, Kirk Johnson, David Tua, and Wladimir Klitschko.
Professional boxing record
| 42 Wins (32 knockouts, 10 decisions), 5 Losses (4 knockouts, 1 decision) | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 41-2 |  Wladimir Klitschko | TKO | 4 | 20/12/2003 |  Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | WBA Intercontinental Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 18-10-1 |  Ken Murphy | TKO | 2 | 14/06/2003 |  Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 0:18 of the second round. |
| Win | 17-5-2 |  Sione Asipeli | UD | 6 | 23/03/2003 |  Temecula, California, United States | |
| Win | 23-10-1 | Melvin Foster | TKO | 4 | 18/01/2002 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 2:36 of the fourth round. |
| Loss | 37-2 |  David Tua | KO | 6 | 23/03/2001 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Nicholson knocked out at 0:34 of the sixth round. |
| Win | 16-7 | Reynaldo Minus | TKO | 2 | 04/11/2000 |  New York City, United States | |
| Win | 6-7-2 | Tim Pollard | KO | 2 | 25/06/2000 |  Elgin, Illinois, United States | Pollard knocked out at 1:38 of the second round. |
| Win | 26-6 | Terrence Lewis | TKO | 2 | 31/03/2000 | New York City, United States | |
| Win | 32-17 | Tony LaRosa | TKO | 2 | 09/02/2000 | Rosemont, Illinois, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 2:59 of the second round. |
| Win | 22-9-1 | Marcellus Brown | TKO | 2 | 05/08/1999 |  Tunica, Mississippi, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the second round. |
| Win | 20-13 | Abdul Muhaymin | UD | 8 | 17/06/1999 |  Worley, Idaho, United States | 80-72, 80-72, 80-72. |
| Win | 34-16-1 | Frankie Swindell | UD | 10 | 12/03/1999 | New York City, United States | 98-91, 98-91, 98-91. |
| Win | 21-19-1 | Levi Billups | TKO | 4 | 07/01/1999 | Tunica, Mississippi, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 0:43 of the fourth round. |
| Win | 10-8-1 | Jimmy Haynes | TKO | 1 | 22/09/1998 | New York City, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 2:58 of the first round. |
| Win | 31-18-2 |  Mike Sedillo | PTS | 10 | 03/09/1998 |  Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States | |
| Win | 20-23-1 | Everett Martin | TKO | 4 | 16/06/1998 | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the fourth round. |
| Win | 9-4 | Everett Mayo | TKO | 3 | 31/01/1998 |  Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 17-5 | Thomas Williams | TKO | 2 | 30/08/1997 |  Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Win | 1-5 | Moses Harris | TKO | 3 | 26/04/1997 | Cicero, Illinois, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 1:45 of the third round. |
| Win | 17-8-1 | Marcos Gonzalez | KO | 2 | 03/04/1997 | Worley, Idaho, United States | Gonzalez knocked out at 0:52 of the second round. |
| Loss | 19-0 |  Kirk Johnson | UD | 10 | 23/08/1996 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the second round. |
| Loss | 27-0 |  Andrew Golota | TKO | 8 | 15/03/1996 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the eighth round. |
| Win | 14-3-1 | Darren Hayden | PTS | 8 | 21/12/1995 |  Bossier City, Louisiana, United States | |
| Win | 20-15 | Jesse Ferguson | TKO | 8 | 19/10/1995 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 14-2 | Anthony Willis | TKO | 6 | 11/08/1995 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 2:26 of the sixth round. |
| Win | 9-8 | Art Card | KO | 2 | 31/03/1995 |  Detroit, Michigan, United States | |
| Win | 13-10-1 | William Morris | TKO | 5 | 07/03/1995 |  Prior Lake, Minnesota, United States | |
| Win | 8-14 | Larry Davis | TKO | 1 | 10/02/1995 |  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 2:46 of the first round. |
| Win | 20-7 | Terry Anderson | KO | 2 | 19/01/1995 | Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States | Anderson knocked out at 1:45 of the second round. |
| Win | 4-47-2 | John Basil Jackson | TKO | 5 | 20/12/1994 | Rosemont, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 18-1 | John Ruiz | SD | 12 | 04/08/1994 | Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States | IBO World Heavyweight Title. 118-110, 115-113, 113-115. |
| Win | 13-24-1 | Mark Young | UD | 10 | 17/02/1994 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 5-6-6 | David Graves | PTS | 6 | 06/12/1993 | Rosemont, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 44-15-4 | Michael Greer | TKO | 4 | 27/08/1993 | Countryside, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 12-1 | Phil Scott | TKO | 2 | 23/07/1993 | Countryside, Illinois, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 2:28 of the second round. |
| Win | 8-3 | Nick Kendrick | KO | 1 | 25/06/1993 | Countryside, Illinois, United States | |
| Loss | 8-0 | Jeremy Williams | KO | 2 | 08/05/1993 | Stateline, Nevada, United States | Nicholson knocked out at 2:56 of the second round. |
| Win | 14-23-1 | Tim Morrison | TKO | 3 | 26/04/1993 | Rosemont, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 10-50 | Rocky Bentley | KO | 3 | 26/03/1993 | Countryside, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 0-7 | Luis Torres | KO | 3 | 13/03/1993 | Aurora, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | -- | Mark Posey | KO | 1 | 26/02/1993 | Countryside, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 12-37-6 | Danny Blake | UD | 6 | 22/01/1993 | Countryside, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 1-28-2 | Jordan Keepers | KO | 1 | 08/01/1993 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 3-27 | James Holly | KO | 1 | 11/12/1992 | Countryside, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | -- | Don Blake | KO | 1 | 25/11/1992 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 2-10-1 | Dave Slaughter | KO | 1 | 23/10/1992 | Countryside, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 4-2-2 | Dan Nieves | UD | 4 | 14/10/1992 | Rosemont, Illinois, United States | |