Quick Facts
Biography
Louis "The Facelifter" Monaco (born April 28, 1968 in Denver, Colorado) is a professional boxer in the heavyweight division and the former CAM (Canadian American Mexican) heavyweight champion. Nicknamed "The Facelifter," Monaco is a clubfighter who fought several significant fighters of his era.
Early life
Monaco turned pro in 1995 at the age of twenty-seven, after a professional bodybuilding career.
Pro career
In Monaco’s second bout, his opponent Eric "Butterbean" Esch quickly connected with a devastating right hand that knocked Monaco out. The referee immediately called a halt to the bout as Monaco lay motionless at the edge of the ring. He would go on to fight Trevor Berbick, Kirk Johnson, Vitali Klitschko, Lamon Brewster, Fres Oquendo, Lance Whitaker, and Maurice Harris. But he also had some notable successes, particularly earlier in his career, when he drew with former kickboxer Rick Roufus, knocked out Peter McNeeley and beat Michael Dokes. His biggest win came by knockout over a then-undefeated Kevin McBride.
Buster Douglas
On May 13, 1997, Monaco faced Buster Douglas as part of the former world champion's comeback after six years of inactivity. The fight was carried on national television as part of a USA Tuesday Night Fights program, and was Monaco's first fight since he defeated Dokes. Although Monaco had hurt Douglas and left him on unsteady legs in the first round, Douglas managed to survive to finish the round. As the referee stepped in to separate the two fighters, Monaco caught Douglas flush with a right hook that dropped him to the canvas. Douglas required assistance to rise to his feet, and since the punch came after the bell it was considered a foul and Douglas was given five minutes to recover. He was not able to continue and Monaco was disqualified as a result.
Professional boxing record
| 16 Wins (8 knockouts, 8 decisions), 38 Losses (13 knockouts, 23 decisions), 5 Draws [1] | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 12-2-1 |  Eric Boose | TKO | 5 | 09/02/2008 |  Rochester, Washington, United States | Northwest Boxing Association Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:22 of the fifth round due to Monaco's left eye being swollen shut. |
| Draw | 24-9-3 | Donnell "Cadillac" Wiggins | MD | 10 | 19/01/2008 | Tacoma, Washington, United States | 95-95, 95-95, 96-94. |
| Win | 1-4-1 | Justin "Tweeter" Wrede | KO | 1 | 16/03/2007 |  Denver, Colorado, United States | Wrede knocked out at 0:37 of the first round. |
| Loss | 23-3 | Raphael "The Silencer" Butler | DQ | 6 | 12/01/2007 |  Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Monaco disqualified at 1:56 of round 6 due to an illegal groin strike. |
| Loss | 8-0 | Joey "Ice Cold" Abell | TKO | 4 | 13/10/2006 |  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 0:30 of the fourth round after Abell unleashed a flurry of hooks on Monaco. |
| Win | 8-3-1 | Kenny "Sagrado Warrior" Lemos | UD | 6 | 22/09/2006 | Commerce City, Colorado, United States | 60-54, 60-54, 60-54. |
| Loss | 10-0 |  Kertson "The Pride of Tobago" Manswell | TKO | 8 | 15/06/2006 | Fyzabad, Trinidad & Tobago | Referee stopped the bout at 2:36 of the eighth round. |
| Loss | 26-1-1 | Terry "The Troublemaker" Smith | UD | 8 | 27/04/2006 |  Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | 73-78, 73-78, 74-78. |
| Loss | 29-3-1 | Lance "Mount" Whitaker | TKO | 3 | 26/08/2005 |  Hollywood, Florida, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 0:30 of the third round. |
| Loss | 28-2 | China "The Dragon" Smith | UD | 10 | 29/07/2005 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | 91-98, 91-98, 92-97. |
| Win | 0-3 | Ross "Da Boss" Brantley | TKO | 2 | 15/04/2005 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 2:34 of the second round. |
| Loss | 20-0 | "Fast" Eddie Chambers | UD | 10 | 03/12/2004 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | 90-100, 92-98, 90-100. |
| Loss | 19-0 | Malik Scott | UD | 8 | 04/11/2004 |  San Antonio, Texas, United States | 72-80, 72-80, 73-79. |
| Win | 25-13-1 |  Shane "Kid Thunder" Sutcliffe | UD | 10 | 24/04/2004 |  Billings, Montana, United States | Canadian American Mexican Heavyweight Title. 96-94, 98-92, 99-91. |
| Draw | 5-1 | Kenny "Sagrado Warrior" Lemos | MD | 6 | 28/02/2004 | Thornton, Colorado, United States | 57-58, 57-57, 57-57. |
| Loss | 4-1 | Kenny "Sagrado Warrior" Lemos | UD | 4 | 14/09/2003 | Johnstown, Colorado, United States | 35-40, 37-38, 36-39. Monaco was knocked down in the second round. |
| Loss | 35-4 | Jeremy "Half Man-Half Amazing" Williams | KO | 1 | 17/03/2002 |  Oroville, California, United States | Monaco knocked out at 0:29 of the first round. |
| Loss | 6-0 | Malik Scott | SD | 6 | 13/10/2001 |  Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | 57-56, 54-60, 54-60. |
| Win | 4-7-1 | Ritchie Goosehead | TKO | 2 | 25/08/2001 |  New Town, North Dakota, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 2:00 of the second round. |
| Loss | 11-0-1 | Robert Wiggins | UD | 6 | 26/07/2001 |  New York City, United States | |
| Loss | 15-7-3 | Zuri Lawrence | UD | 6 | 04/05/2001 |  Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | |
| Loss | 13-0 |  David Defiagbon | UD | 8 | 04/10/2000 |  Canyonville, Oregon, United States | |
| Loss | 19-4 |  Israel Armenta | KO | 8 | 05/05/2000 |  Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Monaco knocked out at 1:27 of the eighth round. |
| Win | 11-85-1 | Rocky Bentley | UD | 4 | 14/12/1999 |  Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | |
| Win | 1-5-1 | Jason Jackson | KO | 1 | 02/12/1999 |  Saint Charles, Missouri, United States | Jackson knocked out at 2:17 of the first round. |
| Win | 2-0 | Chris "Cold Steel" Thomas | UD | 4 | 16/10/1999 | Merrillville, Indiana, United States | |
| Win | 11-83-1 | Rocky Bentley | UD | 4 | 29/09/1999 |  Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
| Loss | 13-9-2 | Maurice "Mo Bettah" Harris | TKO | 1 | 22/05/1999 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 1:33 of the first round. |
| Loss | 9-0 | Charles Shufford | UD | 6 | 06/05/1999 | Tacoma, Washington, United States | |
| Loss | 26-13-1 | Ross "The Boss" Puritty | PTS | 8 | 22/04/1999 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | |
| Draw | 10-1-1 | Edward Wright | PTS | 8 | 01/04/1999 |  Worley, Idaho, United States | |
| Loss | 15-1 |  Elieser Castillo | UD | 8 | 30/01/1999 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Loss | 9-0 | Fres "The Big O" Oquendo | PTS | 6 | 11/12/1998 | Pueblo, Colorado, United States | |
| Loss | 14-3-1 | Derrick Banks | PTS | 6 | 07/11/1998 | Bismarck, North Dakota, United States | |
| Loss | 17-0 | "Relentless" Lamon Brewster | KO | 2 | 14/06/1998 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Loss | 15-0 | Monte "Two Gunz" Barrett | UD | 6 | 09/05/1998 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Loss | 15-0 |  "Dr. Ironfist" Vitali Klitschko | KO | 3 | 07/03/1998 |  Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | |
| Loss | 9-2 | Anthony "T-Bone" Green | PTS | 8 | 27/02/1998 | Studio City, California, United States | |
| Loss | 5-0 | Lawrence Clay Bey | UD | 10 | 18/11/1997 |  Upper Marlboro, Maryland, United States | 71-80, 71-80, 71-80. |
| Loss | 22-0 | Kirk "Bubba" Johnson | TKO | 7 | 12/07/1997 |  Biloxi, Mississippi, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 2:58 of the seventh round. |
| Loss | 14-0 | Gary "Bring Da Pain" Bell | UD | 10 | 01/07/1997 | Wildwood, New Jersey, United States | 93-97, 93-98, 92-98. |
| Win | 5-8 | Jessie Henry | KO | 8 | 24/05/1997 | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| Loss | 34-5-1 | James "Buster" Douglas | DQ | 1 | 13/05/1997 | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States | Monaco knocked out Douglas with a punch after the bell had rang for the first round. Douglas could not recover and was awarded the fight by disqualification. |
| Win | 53-4-2 | Michael "Dynamite" Dokes | PTS | 10 | 05/04/1997 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Monaco knocked down Dokes in the first round. |
| Win | 19-0-1 |  Kevin "The Clones Colossus" McBride | TKO | 5 | 07/02/1997 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 1:44 of the fifth round. |
| Loss | 27-2 | Jeremy "Half Man-Half Amazing"Williams | KO | 3 | 19/12/1996 | Reseda, California, United States | Monaco knocked out at 1:35 of the third round. |
| Loss | 20-0 | "Big" Michael Grant | TKO | 3 | 06/10/1996 | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| Loss | 44-8-1 | Trevor Berbick | UD | 10 | 18/09/1996 | Westbury, New York, United States | 94-96, 94-96, 94-97. |
| Win | 40-2 | Peter "Hurricane" McNeeley | TKO | 5 | 13/07/1996 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Referee stopped the fight at 2:57 of the fifth round. |
| Loss | 8-0 | Cody "The Alaskan Assassin" Koch | UD | 4 | 04/06/1996 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 36-40, 36-40, 36-40. |
| Win | 8-0-1 | Mark Connolly | PTS | 4 | 27/04/1996 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 0-3 | Rudy Gutierrez | TKO | 4 | 06/04/1996 | Boise, Idaho, United States | |
| Draw | -- | Tyrone Castell | PTS | 4 | 28/03/1996 | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| Loss | 7-0-1 | Mark Connolly | UD | 4 | 15/03/1996 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Draw | 6-1 | Rick "Jet" Roufus | PTS | 4 | 26/01/1996 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 14-0 | Butterbean | KO | 1 | 01/12/1995 | Indio, California, United States | Monaco was down thrice and out at 1:50 of the first round. |
| Win | 0-2 | Terry Lopez | SD | 4 | 18/08/1995 | Denver, Colorado, United States | |