Danell Nicholson (born November 15, 1967) is a former American Olympian and a boxer in the

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division. He held the IBO World Heavyweight title in 1994, and in 2003 challenged

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for the WBA Intercontinental Heavyweight title.

Professional career

Amateur

Nicholson was a member of the 1992 United States Olympic Team as a Heavyweight. His results were: *Defeated Paul Lawson (Great Britain) 10-2 *Defeated Zeljko Mavrovic (Croatia) 9-6 *Lost to

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(Cuba) 13-11

Professional

He boxed professionally from 1992 to 2003 training under

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. Perhaps his best win as a professional was his split decision win over future heavyweight titlist

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on August 4, 1994. With that win came the lightly regarded

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heavyweight title. Other notable fighters he faced but to whom he lost were

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, and

Professional boxing record

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References

External links

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HBO Boxing Archive
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