Alonzo Butler

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Alonzo Butler (October 30, 1979 – October 28, 2024) was an American heavyweight boxer. At the height of his career, Butler went unbeaten for 26 bouts, and would finish his career with 34 wins. He would later become the sparring partner of World heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, preparing him for his world championship bouts.

Background

Butler was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he described growing up in the "projects". He later moved to Knoxville, where he worked at the Budweiser factory until 4 a.m. stacking beer to earn enough to support his boxing training.[1]

Butler committed to play football at Middle Tennessee State University. He later chose a boxing career over football.

In 2006, he signed with Art Pelullo to a promotional contract. At the time, he was managed and trained by Ace Miller.[2] After a string of undefeated bouts, he was named the Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame Professional Athlete of the year in 2006.[3] The winning streak made waves in the boxing world at the time, with many speculating that Butler could be the sport's next star.[1]

In May 2007, Butler defeated Ray West with a knockout in the first round.[4]

In 2008, an unbeaten Butler was matched with Friday Ahunanya for a bout in Las Vegas. At the time, his record was 26–0–1.[5] Prior to the match, he had taken nearly a year off of boxing to heal from a detached retina suffered in training.[6][7] Ahunanya took advantage, pummeling Butler in his left eye until it was swollen shut.[8] Butler lost the match after ten rounds.[9][10]

Butler returned to boxing over a year later, but he would not be able to match his earlier record, after a disappointing loss to Travis Walker by majority decision in 2011 for the WBA-NABA heavyweight title.[11] Butler knocked Walker down in the first round of the fight, but lost on points.[12][13]

Butler's next fight, a planned 2011 bout in Mexico to Chris Arreola[14][15] went forward with fighter Raphael Butler instead.[16] Butler had one fight outside the United States, when he unsuccessfully faced Brice Ritani Coe in New Zealand in 2014.[17]

Butler was the longtime sparring partner for eventual World boxing heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, helping the boxer prepare for the Olympic games and for his WBC heavyweight bouts.[18][19] Wilder described Butler as the toughest sparring partner he was ever matched against, describing him:

"'Big Zo' was the fastest heavyweight I've ever seen, with his size, he was a solid 250 lbs, but he could move. If he had better management and handling he could've been heavyweight champion of the world...Alonzo was the man, he was the first guy that I ever felt a body shot from and I learned a lot from him during that time."[20]

In 2016, Butler fought Roberto White to a win in his hometown of Knoxville. Later that year, he would fight Fred Latham to a close draw by split decision for the USA Tennessee State Heavyweight finals.[21] Butler fought at a heavy weight of 312 lbs.[22] In 2020, he fought twice, winning both bouts to Jesus Martinez Torres (at Script error: No such module "convert".)[23] and to Ron Guerrero respectively.[24][25]

In 2021, he looked to make his professional comeback, enlisting promoter Don King in an effort to return to the ring, despite his age.[26] Butler fought his last bout against Brandon Spencer in Myrtle Beach on August 28, 2021. He won by unanimous decision after eight rounds.[27]

He died in Knoxville, Tennessee, on October 28, 2024, 2 days before his 45th birthday.[28]

Professional record

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40 fights, 34 wins (25 knockouts), 3 losses (0 knockouts), 2 draws, 1 no contest
Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
Win 31-3-1 (1) Template:Flagicon Roberto White KOScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1 (4), 1:00Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2016-01-30Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Knoxville, TennesseeScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Win 27–1–1 (1) Template:Flagicon Douglas Robertson TKOScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1 (6), 1:39Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2009-08-07Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon National Guard Armory, Columbia, TennesseeScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Loss 26–1–1 (1) Template:Flagicon Friday Ahunanya UDScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2008-06-20Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NevadaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 26–0–1 (1) Template:Flagicon Ralph West TKOScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1 (10), 2:19Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2007-05-30Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Northern Quest Casino, Airway Heights, WashingtonScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 25–0–1 (1) Template:Flagicon James Walton UDScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2007-02-16Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Wynn Resort, Las Vegas, NevadaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Win 23–0–1 Template:Flagicon Travis Fulton TKOScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2 (8), 1:26Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2006-05-31Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Northern Quest Casino, Airway Heights, WashingtonScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Win 21–0–1 Template:Flagicon Terry Porter KOScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 3 (6), 0:40Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2006-02-17Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon FedEx Forum, Memphis, TennesseeScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 20–0–1 Template:Flagicon Cornelius Ellis UDScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2006-02-11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Knoxville, TennesseeScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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