1. Jesse Lee Brinkley was born on November 14,1976 and is a former American professional boxer.
20 Facts About Jesse Brinkley
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Jesse Brinkley challenged once for the IBF Super Middleweight title in 2010.
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Jesse Brinkley has been described by NBC as "the class clown".
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Jesse Brinkley disliked wearing headgear and hated the amateur point scoring system - so he turned professional quickly.
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Jesse Brinkley's dream was to fight the legendary boxer Oscar De La Hoya.
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Jesse Brinkley has a tattoo which is of a scorpion.
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Jesse Brinkley lost his semi-final against the eventual winner Sergio Mora, and went on to lose the 3rd Place Fight to Alfonso Gomez in a good action fight.
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On May 10,2006 Jesse Brinkley fought the undefeated Joey Spina.
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Jesse Brinkley was well in control of the fight when in the eleventh round he was hit with a devastating hard body shot and Brinkley crumbled into the corner the referee was forced to stop the fight.
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Jesse Brinkley stopped Griffin in the 11th round at the Silver Legacy Reno in Reno, Nevada.
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Jesse Brinkley won the vacant WBC USNBC Super Middleweight title with the victory.
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On February 14,2009, Jesse Brinkley fought longtime rival Joey Gilbert at The Reno Events Center in Reno, NV.
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Jesse Brinkley scored a knockdown in the fifth round with a right cross that severely broke Gilbert's nose.
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Gilbert spent most of the early portion of the fight trying to use movement to frustrate Jesse Brinkley, but did not add punches with that movement so Jesse Brinkley easily won most of the early rounds.
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Later in the fight Gilbert started to hold his ground more and made the fight more competitive, but Jesse Brinkley still had the upper hand in most of their exchanges.
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Jesse Brinkley went on to win the match via a wide unanimous decision.
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Jesse Brinkley fought Mike Paschall on July 10,2009 and won by unanimous decision.
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On January 29,2010, Jesse Brinkley fought Curtis "Showtime" Stevens in Reno as part of ESPN2's Friday Night Fights.
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On October 15,2010 Jesse Brinkley fought against the IBF Super Middleweight champion Lucian Bute in Montreal, Canada.
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Jesse Brinkley was knocked down twice in rounds five and eight before being stopped in the ninth round.