Name Julian Letterlough Role Boxer | Martial art Boxing | |
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Died July 8, 2005, Reading, Pennsylvania, United States | ||
Julian Letterlough (December 25, 1969 – July 8, 2005) was an American boxer from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Known as "Mr. KO", Letterlough was boxer who was often featured on ESPN.
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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. Gonzalez 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.
Murder
Letterlough was shot in the back and killed while leaving a bar with his wife in Reading, Pennsylvania, on July 8, 2005. [2]