Antwun Echols (December 4, 1970 – July 2, 2023) was an American boxer who was a world

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contender throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s. His hometown was

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Amateur career

He missed out on a spot on the 1992 United States Olympic boxing team by losing to Raúl Márquez in the final of the trials

Professional career

Echols turned professional in 1993. In 1999, he challenged IBF middleweight title holder Bernard Hopkins but lost via decision. The following year he lost a rematch with Hopkins, this time losing via technical knock-out in the 10th round. In 2001, he fought Charles Brewer. Echols went down three times in round two, but recovered in round three to score a technical knock-out win to capture the vacant NABA super middleweight title. In 2003, Echols had another opportunity for a title shot after the WBA Super Middleweight Title was vacated when Sven Ottke was upgraded to 'Super' champion status. He battled Anthony Mundine for the vacant title, but lost a close decision. In 2005, Echols lost an IBF Middleweight Eliminator to Kingsley Ikeke when he was stopped in the 10th round. Since 2005, Echols is 1–16–3, his run as a championship caliber fighter long ended. In October 2015, Echols was defeated by Derrick Findley in three rounds; this was the seventh consecutive bout in which he lost in the third round.

Personal life

On July 30, 2007, in

, Echols was shot in the leg while trying to break up a fight. In 2013, when asked how many children he has, he replied "Twenty-three, I think," admitting it could be more. At the time, he was living with his fiancé and four children in Dade City, Florida.

Death

Echols died on July 2 2023, at the age of 52. He had been suffering from diabetes.

Professional boxing record

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, TKO , 7 (10) , 1:52 , 21 Mar 2009 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 44 , Loss , 31–9–4 , align=left, Michael Walker , MD , 8 , N/a , 3 Nov 2008 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 43 , Loss , 31–8–4 , align=left, Peter Quillin , UD , 10 , N/a , 16 Apr 2008 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 42 , Draw , 31–7–4 , align=left, Michael Walker , MD , 10 , N/a , 29 Feb 2008 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 41 , Loss , 31–7–3 , align=left, Fulgencio Zuniga , UD , 10 , N/a , 23 Jun 2007 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 40 , Draw , 31–6–3 , align=left, Rubin Williams , PTS , 12 , N/a , 12 Jan 2007 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 39 , Draw , 31–6–2 , align=left, Mohamad Said , MD , 10 , N/a , 5 Apr 2006 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 38 , Loss , 31–6–1 , align=left, Kingsley Ikeke , RTD , 10 (12) , 3:00 , 15 Apr 2005 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 37 , Win , 31–5–1 , align=left, Jameel Wilson , TKO , 7 (10) , 2:26 , 2 Dec 2004 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 36 , Win , 30–5–1 , align=left, Ross Thompson , UD , 10 , N/a , 8 May 2004 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 35 , Loss , 29–5–1 , align=left, Anthony Mundine , UD , 12 , N/a , 3 Sep 2003 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 34 , Win , 29–4–1 , align=left, Richard Grant , TKO , 3 (12) , 0:59 , 3 Aug 2002 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 33 , Win , 28–4–1 , align=left, Oscar Bravo , TKO , 1 (12) , 0:42 , 27 Jun 2002 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 32 , Win , 27–4–1 , align=left, Kabary Salem , UD , 12 , N/a , 9 Apr 2002 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 31 , Win , 26–4–1 , align=left, Lawrence Chapman , DQ , 5 (12) , 2:47 , 21 Dec 2001 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 30 , Win , 25–4–1 , align=left, Charles Brewer , TKO , 3 (12) , 1:21 , 19 May 2001 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 29 , Loss , 24–4–1 , align=left, Bernard Hopkins , TKO , 10 (12) , 1:42 , 1 Dec 2000 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 28 , Win , 24–3–1 , align=left, Lionel Ortiz , RTD , 7 (12) , 3:00 , 5 May 2000 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 27 , Win , 23–3–1 , align=left, Anthony Ivory , UD , 10 , N/a , 17 Feb 2000 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 26 , Loss , 22–3–1 , align=left, Bernard Hopkins , UD , 12 , N/a , 12 Dec 1999 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 25 , Win , 22–2–1 , align=left, Roland Rangel , TKO , 2 (12) , 1:40 , 22 Jan 1999 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 24 , Win , 21–2–1 , align=left, Urbano Gurrola , TKO , 6 (12) , 1:03 , 28 Jul 1998 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 23 , Win , 20–2–1 , align=left, Kevin Tillman , RTD , 8 (12) , 3:00 , 7 Apr 1998 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 22 , Win , 19–2–1 , align=left, Brian Barbosa , KO , 9 (12) , 2:59 , 10 Feb 1998 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 21 , Win , 18–2–1 , align=left, Billy Robertson , KO , 3 , ? , 30 Sep 1997 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 20 , Win , 17–2–1 , align=left, Earl Monroe , TKO , 3 (12) , 2:25 , 27 Jul 1997 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 19 , Win , 16–2–1 , align=left, Andre Haddock , KO , 3 (8) , 1:09 , 20 May 1997 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 18 , Win , 15–2–1 , align=left, George Brown , TKO , 6 (8) , 2:58 , 10 May 1997 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 17 , Draw , 14–2–1 , align=left, Eric Lucas , PTS , 10 , N/a , 6 Dec 1996 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 16 , Win , 14–2 , align=left, Roy Hundley , KO , 2 (4) , 2:35 , 29 Nov 1996 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 15 , Loss , 13–2 , align=left, Chris Johnson , MD , 10 , N/a , 11 Oct 1996 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 14 , Win , 13–1 , align=left, Eric Crumble , TKO , 1 (6) , 1:25 , 30 Mar 1996 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 13 , Win , 12–1 , align=left, Oscar Washington , TKO , 4 (8) , ? , 9 Dec 1995 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 12 , Win , 11–1 , align=left, Marris Virgil , TKO , 2 (8) , 0:22 , 18 Oct 1995 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 11 , Win , 10–1 , align=left, Dan Butters , KO , 2 (6) , ? , 13 May 1995 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 10 , Win , 9–1 , align=left, Abdullah Ramadan , KO , 2 (6) , 2:23 , 1 Mar 1995 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 9 , Win , 8–1 , align=left, Edgar Borja , KO , 2 , ? , 17 Dec 1994 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 8 , Win , 7–1 , align=left, Joe Harris , KO , 3 (8) , ? , 22 Oct 1994 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 7 , Win , 6–1 , align=left, Willie Perry , KO , 6 (6) , 1:18 , 8 Oct 1994 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 6 , Win , 5–1 , align=left, Tyrone Mack , TKO , 2 , ? , 31 Jul 1994 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 5 , Win , 4–1 , align=left, Hector Ramirez , KO , 3 , ? , 1 Jul 1994 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 4 , Win , 3–1 , align=left, Leon Shavers , KO , 1 , ? , 8 Jan 1994 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 3 , Win , 2–1 , align=left, Clifton Woods , TKO , 1 , ? , 23 Oct 1993 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 2 , Win , 1–1 , align=left, Donald Tucker , KO , 1 (4) , 1:42 , 31 Jul 1993 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 1 , Loss , 0–1 , align=left, Anthony Ivory , KO , 1 (4) , ? , 22 May 1993 , align=left, , align=left,

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