Deandre Latimore

Early years and amateur career

Deandre began boxing at the age of eight at the 12th and Park Recreation Center on the south side of St. Louis. Born and raised in one of St. Louis most toughest housing projects he over came a lot of adversity and keep and clear head and followed his dream. As an amateur, Deandre was a 5-time St. Louis Golden Gloves Champion and he won several state, regional, and national championships. Because of his explosive style and track record for success, talent scouts and boxing enthusiasts from around the country began taking notice of Deandre’s ability as a boxer. He made such a strong impression as an amateur that a professional career was inevitable. Deandre was signed by local boxing promoter Steven Smith and later signed with Mayweather Promotions.

IBF World Title contention

In June 2008, Deandre faced and defeated the IBF #1 ranked contender Sechew Powell via 7th-round TKO, which set the stage for a showdown with hometown rival and former 2-division champion Cory Spinks. With only 20 professional fights under his belt, Deandre fought Spinks at the Scottrade Center Promoted By Rumble Time Promotions, Dibella Ent and Don King for the IBF light middleweight title and showed that he can compete with the world’s best, losing a close and somewhat disputed decision, as one of the judges scored the bout in favor of Latimore. Prior to this fight Latimore Signed a second Co Promotion deal with Rumble Time Promotions adding Dibella Ent. He was managed by Jerry Gulliano. After losing the fight to Spinks,he was briefly managed and trained by local trainer/manager Jose Ponce.Latimore worked with Ponce/Seat Pound for Pound for two fights, winning one and losing the IBF eliminator against Sechew Powell. After the loss due to financial and things "NOT CLICKING" with Jose, Latimore terminated manager and training contract with Jose/Sweat Pound For Pound. Latimore is now managed by Chris Watkins and is back in Las Vegas training with World-class trainer Jeff Mayweather.

Family life

Deandre is married to Shadonna Latimore and has five daughters, and currently resides in Henderson Nevada.

Future

At age 24 and with an impressive professional record of 20–2, 16 KO’s, Deandre Latimore has a bright future ahead of him. His fights with Cory Spinks and Sechew Powell brought him onto boxing’s biggest stages and gave him exposure on Showtime and ESPN. He now has a name that is recognized by boxing fans around the world and his intentions are to take this momentum, continue winning, and secure another shot at a major title at some point in 2010. Outside of the ring, Latimore is a role model in his community and he spends a great deal of time working with children and helping them achieve their goals. He is also a member of Team Fight to Walk, which supports America's first clinical stem cell trial, along with other notable fighters such as Boyd Melson, Shawn Estrada, Steve Cunningham and Demetrius Andrade. Latimore is currently training with Jeff Mayweather and is promoted by Floyd Mayweather promotional company Mayweather Promotions. Latimore was sold to Mayweather Promotions after being built by lifelong promoter Rumble Time Promotions. Latimore went to camp with Floyd and was approached to leave Rumble Time Promotions, and did.