Chazz Witherspoon was born on September 16,1981 and is an American former professional boxer.
20 Facts About Chazz Witherspoon
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Chazz Witherspoon won the 2004 National Golden Gloves finals in Kansas City, Missouri, and by collecting all wins via stoppage, he became the first man in the history of the Golden Gloves to win the National Title by all stoppages.
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Chazz Witherspoon lost the fight, and Arreola went on to challenge world champion Vitali Klitschko.
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Chazz Witherspoon had four more wins before suffering his third defeat, to Seth Mitchell, in a fight he was winning.
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Chazz Witherspoon saw another title shot when he was set to fight former undisputed cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk with just a few days' notice, after Tyrone Spong, Usyk's scheduled opponent, tested positive to a banned substance.
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Chazz Witherspoon came to the fight after a streak of 8 wins since his loss to Mitchell, having defeated Tyyab Beale, Cory Phelps, Galen Brown, Nick Guivas, Michael Marrone, Carlos Sandoval, Lamont Capers and Santander Silgado.
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Chazz Witherspoon lost the fight against Usyk as he retired in his corner after round 7.
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Chazz Witherspoon was born the oldest of three children in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Eric Chazz Witherspoon.
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Chazz Witherspoon attended Paulsboro High School, where he played basketball and graduated with a 4.0 GPA and as a member of the National Honor Society.
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Chazz Witherspoon graduated from Saint Joseph with a degree in pharmaceutical marketing in 2005.
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Chazz Witherspoon began his amateur boxing career in his sophomore year at Saint Joseph's University.
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Chazz Witherspoon took second place at the 2004 US Championships, which qualified him for the Olympic trials, where he advanced to the Olympic Box-offs but only made the Olympic team as an alternate.
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Chazz Witherspoon is the first man in the history of the Golden Gloves to win the National Title by all stoppages.
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On June 21,2008, Chazz Witherspoon lost the fight against fellow heavyweight prospect Chris Arreola in which he was disqualified in the third round.
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Chazz Witherspoon next fought Travis Fulton and Willie Perryman, defeating both of them by knockout.
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Chazz Witherspoon then suffered the second defeat of his career at the hands of Tony Thompson, losing by TKO in the ninth round.
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Chazz Witherspoon then defeated Livin Castillo in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on August 28,2010.
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Chazz Witherspoon had two more wins before suffering his third defeat, being defeated by Seth Mitchell in a fight Chazz Witherspoon was winning.
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Chazz Witherspoon next had a winning streak of 8 victories, overcoming Tyyab Beale, Cory Phelps, Galen Brown, Nick Guivas, Michael Marrone, Carlos Sandoval, Lamont Capers and Santander Silgado.
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Chazz Witherspoon saw another title shot when he was set to fight former undisputed cruiserweight champion and future unified WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk.