Michael John Nunn was born on April 14,1963 and is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 2002.
15 Facts About Michael Nunn
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Michael Nunn is a two-weight world champion, having held the IBF middleweight title from 1988 to 1991, and the WBA super middleweight title from 1992 to 1994.
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In 2004, Nunn was sentenced to 24 years in prison for drug trafficking; he was released in February 2019.
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At the 1984 Olympic trials, US boxing officials asked Michael Nunn, who was boxing as a 156-pounder, to move up to the 165-pound division.
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Michael Nunn's second defense was a stunning first-round knockout of Sumbu Kalambay to capture the vacant lineal middleweight championship.
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On May 10,1991, in his hometown of Davenport, Iowa, Michael Nunn lost his title in a big upset to James Toney.
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On September 12,1992, Michael Nunn won the WBA and lineal super middleweight titles with a controversial twelve-round split decision over Victor Cordoba.
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Michael Nunn fought much better in the rematch, winning by a one-sided twelve-round unanimous decision.
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On December 17,1994, Michael Nunn traveled to Ecuador to fight Frankie Liles in an attempt to regain the lineal and WBA super middleweight titles.
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Michael Nunn lost by a twelve-round split decision, with the judges favouring Rocchigiani's fewer, more solid punches over Michael Nunn's much higher volume of lighter shots.
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On January 23,2002, Michael Nunn defeated Vinson Durhan by a ten-round unanimous decision at Caesars Indiana in Bridgeport, Indiana.
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Michael Nunn, who accepted responsibility for buying drugs in August 2002, denied his involvement in drug trafficking.
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Michael Nunn pointed out that several of the witnesses were in prison and could have their sentences reduced for providing testimony.
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Michael Nunn, who was defiant throughout the hearing, accused government lawyers of lying and scheming against him.
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Michael Nunn was released from federal prison on August 8,2019.