Allen Curtis Litzau, alias ''The American Boy'' (born April 12, 1982) is a

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professional

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from

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Personal life

Allen Litzau is the older brother of featherweight prospect

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. Both are from

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, Minnesota.

Amateur career

*Won the MBF tournament in 1996.The American Boys Boxing Team Website
*Took Bronze in PAL tournament in 1999. *Took Bronze in Western Olympic trials in 1999. *Took Bronze in Blue and Gold Tournament in 1999. *Four times Upper Midwest

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champion: **112# division in 1999 **119# division in 2000 **125# division in 2001 **132# division in 2002

Professional career

Allen Litzau won his professional debut in November 2002, but lost his next fight. On June 4 of 2005 Litzau defeated 8-0

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for the Minnesota State Featherweight Title. After putting together nine consecutive wins, Litzau lost again to Terry Lantz in May 2006. Litzau has fought in his native Minnesota, as well as in

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, and

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. Allen Litzau, his brother

, and their friend Antonio Johnson are closely associated both professionally and personally, referring to themselves as the

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. Litzau defeated

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on June 6, 2008 to improve his professional record to 13-3. In what could have been a big break, Litzau was contracted to fight Australian prospect

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on August 22, 2008 but the bout was called off. In February 2009 it was announced that Litzau would meet 10-0 prospect

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for the IBA Americas featherweight title in a grudge match headlining the April 18 event at Target Center in Minneapolis. Litzau lost the fight by TKO when referee Mark Nelson stopped the fight in the fifth round.

Notes

External links

The American Boys Boxing Team, Official Website
* 1982 births Living people Boxers from Saint Paul, Minnesota Featherweight boxers American male boxers {{US-boxing-bio-stub