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Biography
Leo Nolan (born August 18, 1972 Detroit, Michigan) is a United States heavyweight boxer.
Biography
Nolan was born and raised in Detroit. As a junior he boxed for Kronk Gym for three years. He turned professional in 1992, winning his first five pro fights before his career was interrupted in 1996 after he was convicted of being an accomplice in a robbery of an off-duty police officer and sentenced to five years in prison. He was also shot five times in the incident. He was released in 2000, and after being out of boxing for almost eight years, returned to the ring in 2001. By 2007, Nolan had won all of his 26 professional fights. Past opponents include Lou Savarese, Jeremy Bates, and Andy Sample, and he has won the IBU intercontinental Heavyweight title and the IBA Americas Heavyweight Title. He suffered his first defeat to unheralded heavyweight Hector Ferreyro in 2007.
His career was interrupted again in June 2009 when he was shot in the neck during an attempted car-jacking.
He was stopped for the first time in his professional career in December 2009 by Alexander Povetkin, his second defeat from 29 professional fights.
Professional boxing record
| 27 Wins (10 knockouts, 17 decisions), 2 Losses (1 knockout, 1 decision)[1] | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 27-2 |  Alexander Povetkin | KO | 3 | 05/12/2009 |  Arena Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg | Nolan knocked out at 2:33 of the third round. |
| Win | 27-1 |  Mike "The Hammer" Jones | UD | 8 | 10/10/2008 | DeCarlo's Convention Center, Warren, Michigan | 78-72, 80-71, 79-71. |
| Loss | 26-1 | Hector Ferreyro | MD | 12 | 26/01/2007 | Destiny's, Orlando, Florida | IBO USBO Heavyweight Title. 114-114, 112-116, 110-118. |
| Win | 26-0 | Jed Phipps | DQ | 8 | 26/08/2006 | Club Cinema, Pompano Beach, Florida | IBO USBO Heavyweight Title. Phipps disqualified at 2:07 of the eighth round for repeatedly spitting out his mouthpiece. |
| Win | 25-0 | Wallace McDaniel | UD | 8 | 29/06/2006 | The Plex, North Charleston, South Carolina | |
| Win | 24-0 |  Marcel Beresoaie | TKO | 3 | 23/04/2005 | Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Win | 23-0 | Andy Sample | KO | 3 | 01/04/2005 | DeCarlo's Convention Center, Warren, Michigan | IBU Intercontinental Heavyweight Title. Sample knocked out at 2:13 of the third round. |
| Win | 22-0 | Lou Savarese | UD | 12 | 07/05/2004 | Foxwoods, Mashantucket, Connecticut | IBA Americas Heavyweight Title. 116-112, 116-112, 115-113. |
| Win | 21-0 | Ken Murphy | UD | 8 | 02/04/2004 | DeCarlo's Banquet Center, Warren, Michigan | |
| Win | 20-0 | Jeremy "The Beast" Bates | TKO | 4 | 13/06/2003 | Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan | |
| Win | 19-0 | John Basil Jackson | TKO | 3 | 17/05/2003 | Hammond Civic Center, Hammond, Indiana | Referee stopped the bout at 0:58 of the third round. |
| Win | 18-0 | Don Normand | TKO | 6 | 14/03/2003 | DeCarlo's Banquet Center, Warren, Michigan | Referee stopped the bout at 2:48 of the sixth round. |
| Win | 17-0 | Chavez Francisco | UD | 8 | 10/01/2003 | DeCarlo's Banquet Center, Warren, Michigan | |
| Win | 16-0 | Bryan Blakely | UD | 4 | 30/11/2002 | Civic Center, LaPorte, Indiana | |
| Win | 15-0 | Frank Wood | TKO | 5 | 20/09/2002 | DeCarlo's Banquet Center, Warren, Michigan | Mid West/Mid American Heavyweight Titles. |
| Win | 14-0 | Mario Cawley | UD | 10 | 21/06/2002 | DeCarlo's Banquet Center, Warren, Michigan | Mid West/Mid American Heavyweight Titles. |
| Win | 13-0 | Curt Render | TKO | 1 | 27/04/2002 | Jarrell's Gym, Savannah, Georgia | |
| Win | 12-0 | Terry Porter | UD | 6 | 29/03/2002 | Club International, Detroit, Michigan | |
| Win | 11-0 | David J. Cherry | KO | 4 | 31/01/2002 | The Roostertail, Detroit, Michigan | Cherry knocked out at 0:45 of the fourth round. |
| Win | 10-0 | Willie Driver | UD | 6 | 07/12/2001 | Club International, Detroit, Michigan | |
| Win | 9-0 | Julius Long | UD | 6 | 09/11/2001 | Club International, Detroit, Michigan | |
| Win | 8-0 | Mike Brown | UD | 4 | 12/10/2001 | Club International, Detroit, Michigan | |
| Win | 7-0 | Mark Johnson | UD | 4 | 10/08/2001 | Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan | |
| Win | 6-0 | Val W. Smith | UD | 6 | 10/04/2001 | Andiamo's Banquet Center, Warren, Michigan | |
| Win | 5-0 | Exum Speight | PTS | 4 | 25/05/1993 | The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan | |
| Win | 4-0 | Ron Carter | SD | 4 | 10/04/1993 | Toledo, Ohio | |
| Win | 3-0 | Rick Willis | PTS | 4 | 27/10/1992 | The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan | |
| Win | 2-0 | Joe Senegal | KO | 2 | 05/09/1992 | Saginaw, Michigan | |
| Win | 1-0 | "Killer" Keith Williams | TKO | 3 | 25/08/1992 | The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan | |