40 Facts About Chris Algieri

Christopher Mark Algieri was born on March 2,1984 and is an American professional boxer and former kickboxer.

Chris Algieri has a bachelor's degree in healthcare science from Stony Brook University and a master's degree in clinical nutrition from the New York Institute of Technology.

Chris Algieri has expressed his desire to go to medical school and combine his experience as a world-class athlete and his knowledge of nutrition to spearhead a practice designed to treat competitive athletes without the use of unnecessary surgeries, pharmaceuticals or long lay-offs.

Chris Algieri began his martial arts training in Chinese Kenpo under the tutelage of Robert Mauro at the age of 10.

Chris Algieri received his black sash at the age of 15 and began competing in amateur kickboxing at the age of 16.

Chris Algieri won two Catholic League titles and one Catholic State Championship, ultimately making it to the semi-finals of the Public State Tournament.

Chris Algieri was awarded a wild card nomination to compete in the High School National Championships, but a knee injury barred Algieri from participating.

Chris Algieri attended Stony Brook University and concentrated his athletic prowess to Full-Contact Kickboxing.

Chris Algieri then began sparring and training with Tim "Bring the Pain" Lane under the watchful eye of Mauro.

Chris Algieri competed in the World Combat League before retiring to become a professional boxer.

Chris Algieri was the Performance Nutrition Consultant to Division I Stony Brook University Seawolves from 2016 to 2018.

Chris Algieri formerly served as team nutritionist to American middleweight Daniel Jacobs.

On February 14,2014, Chris Algieri won a unanimous ten-round decision over Emmanuel Taylor, an IBF number four ranked contender, at the Paramount Theatre in Huntington, Long Island, New York, to enter the world rankings.

On June 14,2014, Chris Algieri got the chance of a lifetime as he faced and defeated the newly crowned WBO junior welterweight champion Ruslan Provodnikov, headlining on HBO's "Boxing After Dark" card at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Chris Algieri was seen as a warm-up fight for Provodnikov, which seemed to be the case as early on Chris Algieri was dropped and hurt twice, with his eye swelling grotesquely, essentially blinding him for the rest of the fight, it all seemed to be over.

However, Chris Algieri fought back and began to box for the remainder of the fight, using his strong jab to keep his opponent back and moved on the outside, avoiding his Russian counterparts big looping shots.

The bout went the full 12 rounds and Chris Algieri won via split decision to become the new WBO junior welterweight champion.

Chris Algieri received his biggest purse at the time, $100,000 for the bout.

Many media outlets either had Provodnikov winning wide or Chris Algieri winning a close decision.

Chris Algieri was stripped of his belt at 140 as WBO rules mandate a fighter of theirs can only hold belts in one division at a time.

Chris Algieri coming off the Pacquiao loss was seen as an easy touch for Khan by many.

Chris Algieri entered the bout weighing more than Khan, and in the fight many commented on how much Algieri had improved since the Pacquiao fight, and that he looked the stronger and fitter of the two.

Chris Algieri instantly began cutting down the ring and had Khan backing up fast and unable to land his quick combinations.

Chris Algieri, who is not really known as a puncher was able to rock Khan with a big shot early on, and Chris Algieri chased Khan the whole night, landing big punches in every round and finished the night strongly.

Chris Algieri however, believed that he had, in fact, won the bout.

On December 5,2015, Chris Algieri knocked down Ecuadorian Erick Bone in the 8th round to win via unanimous decision.

On February 23,2016, it was announced that Chris Algieri would take on one of welterweights hottest prospects Errol Spence Jr.

Chris Algieri moved well and tried to both land jabs and counter.

Chris Algieri went down once in the fourth round and twice in the fifth round.

Chris Algieri received a purse of $325,000 with which he was unhappy.

In October 2018, after around two-and-a-half years out of the ring, primarily working as a nutritionist for several boxers, Chris Algieri announced he would be returning to The Paramount in Huntington, New York on November 30,2018.

Chris Algieri was a poster boy for The Paramount Theatre, having eight consecutive fights there between 2011 and 2014.

Chris Algieri re-signed with former long-time promoter Joe DeGuardia and Star Boxing.

In front of a sold-out crowd, Chris Algieri defeated Hernandez after 10 rounds via unanimous decision.

Later that month, Boxing Scene announced Chris Algieri would fight in a 10-round bout against 28-year-old Danny Gonzalez, who was on a 3-fight win streak since suffering his sole loss.

In what was considered a close bout, Chris Algieri defeated Gonzalez via unanimous decision after 10 rounds.

Chris Algieri started the fight with his jab, keeping Gonzalez at a distance, this was until Gonzalez got through and managed to cause a cut under Chris Algieri's left eye.

In round 10, Gonzalez managed to trap Chris Algieri but did not land any clean shots until Chris Algieri was able to break free.

On May 3,2019, it was announced that Chris Algieri would fight British boxer Tommy Coyle on the Anthony Joshua vs Andy Ruiz Jr on June 1, at Madison Square Garden in New York on DAZN.

Chris Algieri believed a win over Coyle, would bring him closer to another world title opportunity.