Jimmy Lange

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Early life

He began boxing at the age of five in Arlington, Virginia when his father who became his manager first brought him to Olympia Boxing Gym in Falls Church. Boxing immediately ignited interest in Jimmy when he realized the level of discipline, respect, and skill that was needed to be a great boxer.

The Contender

Lange was a contestant on the first season of the NBC reality TV show, The Contender, produced and hosted by Sylvester Stallone and Sugar Ray Leonard. Stallone’s brother attended one of Jimmy’s boxing matches in Washington DC and was so impressed, he recommended him for the show as one of the 16 boxers. The show's special adviser, "First Lady of Boxing" Jackie Kallen served as 'den mother' on the show.

On the show, Jimmy was placed on the East Coast team and fought Joey Gilbert in the final First Round fight, a fight Lange lost. Lange was originally scheduled to fight Anthony Bonsante however, an argument ensued over Bonsante choosing not to do so—possibly seeing Lange as a greater threat.

Lange was voted back to fight in the top "fan favorite" fight at the show's finale where he beat contestant Tarick Salmaci in a majority decision.

Professional career

Lange was trained by highly regarded Don Turner who has worked previously with former world champions Evander Holyfield and Larry Holmes, among others. He became the WBE Junior Middleweight title holder after defeating local opponent Perry Ballard in a 4th round TKO in his hometown of Fairfax, VA on September 17, 2005.

Lange fought a rematch with Joey Gilbert on February 18, 2006 at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA for the vacant NABO middleweight title. He lost the fight by TKO in the third round.

Lange returned to the Patriot Center on October 7, 2006, to fight Tommy Wilt. The former Contender star managed a TKO victory with 15 seconds remaining in the 10th and final round. Lange made his fourth consecutive appearance at the Patriot Center on December 9, 2006, fighting Fontaine Cabell for the WBC Continental Americas Jr. Middleweight title. The 12 round fight ended in a draw.

In early 2007, International Hall of Fame trainer, Angelo Dundee, who has worked with top notch boxers such as Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard and George Foreman, returned to Northern Virginia to be Chief Second for Jimmy. Lange and Fontaine were scheduled for a rematch on May 12, 2007.

On May 12, 2007, Lange won the hard fought battle with Fontaine Cabell and won the match with an eighth-round TKO and earned the WBC Continental Americas Super Welterweight title. A shoulder injury requiring surgery forced Lange to voluntarily relinquish the belt which is now held by Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr.

On November 1, 2008 at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia, in his first fight since the surgery, Jimmy appeared back in top form by winning a unanimous decision over Grover Wiley. In May 2009, he followed that fight up winning the WBC's USNBC belt via fifth-round TKO of Frank Houghtaling.

Lange looked sharp in dismantling his former Contender teammate Jonathan Reid with a ninth round TKO to retain his WBC belt on September 26, 2009 at the Patriot Center. Six months later he returned to the Fairfax venue and lost his belt in a 12-round decision to Chase Shields on March 6, 2010. After the tough defeat, Lange got back on the winning streak with a pair of convincing victories over Jimmy LeBlanc (July 10, 2010, Patriot Center) and Mike McFail (August 20, 2010, Greensboro, NC).

He kept the unbeaten streak going scoring a dramatic 10th round knockout of Joe Wyatt to capture the North American Boxing Association's U.S. 154-pound title on November 6, 2010 at the Patriot Center. Lange returned to the Patriot Center on March 12, 2011 and defeated Jimmy "The Fighting School Teacher" Holmes for his fourth straight win. He earned his 36th win with a unanimous decision over Mike McFail on June 25, 2011 in Virginia Beach.

Headlining his 13th show in front of his hometown fans at the familiar confines of the Patriot Center on September 10, 2011, Jimmy beat Raul Munoz by 6th-round TKO to capture the World Boxing Union (WBU) championship. He successfully defended his WBU title and added the North American Boxing Union (NABU) with a 12-round unanimous shutout decision against Ruben Galvan on February 11, 2012 - his seventh consecutive win and 14th headlining event at the Patriot Center.

Professional boxing record

39 Wins (25 knockouts, 13 decisions), 6 Losses, 2 Draws[1]
Result Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Win Template:Flagicon Mike Sawyer TKO 5 (8)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

October 17, 2015

Template:Flagicon Fairfax, VA
Loss Template:Flagicon Tony Jeter Decision (majority)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 10 (10)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". November 15, 2014 Template:Flagicon Fairfax, VA
Loss Template:Flagicon Tony Jeter Decision (split)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 10 (10)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". October 27, 2012 Template:Flagicon Fairfax, VA
Win Template:Flagicon Ruben Galvan Decision (unanimous)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 12 (12)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 11 February 2012 Template:Flagicon Fairfax, VA Retains WBU title, adds NABU title
Win Template:Flagicon Raul Munoz TKO 6 (10)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 10 September 2011 Template:Flagicon Fairfax, VA Won WBU junior middleweight title
Win Template:Flagicon Mike McFail Decision (unanimous)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 6 (6)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 25 June 2011 Template:Flagicon Virginia Beach, VA
Win Template:Flagicon Jimmy Holmes Decision (unanimous)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 10 (10)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 12 March 2011 Template:Flagicon Fairfax, VA
Win Template:Flagicon Joe Wyatt KO 10 (10)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 6 November 2010 Template:Flagicon Fairfax, VA Won NABA U.S. super welterweight title
Win Template:Flagicon Mike McFail Decision (unanimous)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 6 (6)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 20 August 2010 Template:Flagicon Greensboro, NC
Win Template:Flagicon Jimmy LeBlanc KO 2 (10)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 10 July 2010 Template:Flagicon Fairfax, VA Retained WBC USNBC super welterweight title
Loss Template:Flagicon Chase Shields Decision (unanimous)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 10 (10)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". March 6, 2010 Template:Flagicon Fairfax, VA Lost WBC USNBC super welterweight title
Win Template:Flagicon Jonathan Reid RTD 9 (12)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 26 September 2009 Template:Flagicon Fairfax, VA Retained WBC USNBC super welterweight title
Win Template:Flagicon Frank Houghtaling RTD 5 (12)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2 May 2009 Template:Flagicon Fairfax, VA Won WBC USNBC super welterweight title
Win Template:Flagicon Grover Wiley Decision (unanimous)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 10 (10)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1 November 2008 Template:Flagicon Fairfax, VA
Win Template:Flagicon Fontaine Cabell TKO 8 (12)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 12 May 2007 Template:Flagicon Fairfax, VA. Won WBC Continental Americas light middleweight title
Draw Template:Flagicon Fontaine Cabell Draw 12 (12)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 9 December 2006 Template:Flagicon Fairfax, VA
Win Template:Flagicon Thomas Wilt TKO 10 (10)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 2:45 7 October 2006 Template:Flagicon Fairfax, VA
Loss Template:Flagicon Joey Gilbert TKO 3 (12)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 18 February 2006 Template:Flagicon Fairfax, VA For vacant WBO NABO middleweight title
Win Template:Flagicon Perry Ballard TKO 4 (12)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 17 September 2005 Template:Flagicon Fairfax, VA Won WBE light middleweight title
Win Template:Flagicon Tarick Salmaci Decision (majority)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 5 (5)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 24 May 2005 Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, NV
Loss Template:Flagicon Joey Gilbert Decision (unanimous)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 5 (5)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 7 September 2004 Template:Flagicon Pasadena, CA
Win Template:Flagicon Gabriel Rodriguez Decision (split)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 10 (10)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1 May 2004 Template:Flagicon Washington, DC
Win Template:Flagicon Gabriel Rodriguez TKO 7 (10)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 2:32 28 February 2004 Template:Flagicon Washington, DC
Win Template:Flagicon Joshua Smith Decision (unanimous)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 10 (10)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 13 December 2003 Template:Flagicon Washington, DC
Win Template:Flagicon Homer Gibbins TKO 3 (10)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 16 September 2003 Template:Flagicon Lake Charles, LA
Win Template:Flagicon Chad Greenleaf Decision (unanimous)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 8 (8)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 10 May 2003 Template:Flagicon Washington, DC
Win Template:Flagicon Charles Clark Decision (unanimous)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 8 (8)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 15 March 2003 Template:Flagicon Washington, DC
Win Template:Flagicon Gerald Reed Decision (majority)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 8 (8)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 17 January 2002 Template:Flagicon Washington, DC
Win Template:Flagicon Vincent White TKO 5 (8)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 0:55 17 January 2002 Template:Flagicon Glen Burnie, MD
Win Template:Flagicon Alex Perez TKO 1 (8)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 2:59 15 November 2001 Template:Flagicon Glen Burnie, MD
Win Template:Flagicon Samuel Harvey TKO 2 (6)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 2:35 31 August 2001 Template:Flagicon Baltimore, MD
Win Template:Flagicon James Johnson TKO 5 (8)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 2:40 10 May 2001 Template:Flagicon Glen Burnie, MD
Win Template:Flagicon Ed Goins TKO 2 (6)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 1:40 16 November 2000 Template:Flagicon Glen Burnie, MD
Win Template:Flagicon Kevin Carter TKO 3 (6)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 1:22 21 September 2000 Template:Flagicon Glen Burnie, MD
Win Template:Flagicon Donnie Parker Decision (points)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 6 (6)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 12 March 2000 Template:Flagicon Washington, DC
Win Template:Flagicon Benji Singleton Decision (unanimous)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 6 (6)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 18 November 1999 Template:Flagicon Glen Burnie, MD
Win Template:Flagicon Drew Hayes KO 5 (6)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 2:04 30 September 1999 Template:Flagicon Glen Burnie, MD
Win Template:Flagicon Dewayne Holland KO 1 27 August 1999 Template:Flagicon Annandale, VA
Win Template:Flagicon Jason Floss TKO 2 23 July 1999 Template:Flagicon Washington, DC
Draw Template:Flagicon James Johnson Draw 4 (4)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 13 May 1999 Template:Flagicon Glen Burnie, MD
Win Template:Flagicon Andre Gaskins TKO 4 (4)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 2:58 25 March 1999 Template:Flagicon Glen Burnie, MD
Win Template:Flagicon Travis Clybourn KO 1 28 February 1999 Template:Flagicon Alexandria, VA
Win Template:Flagicon Matt Hill TKO 1 (4)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 2:41 28 January 1999 Template:Flagicon Glen Burnie, MD
Win Template:Flagicon Anthony Boykin TKO 1 24 November 1998 Template:Flagicon Washington, DC
Loss Template:Flagicon Kevin Collins Decision (majority)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 4 (4)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 27 March 1998 Template:Flagicon Westbury, NY
Win Template:Flagicon Scott Mitchell TKO 1 14 March 1998 Template:Flagicon Lima, OH
Win Template:Flagicon Robert Hunt TKO 1 (4)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 22 February 1998 Template:Flagicon Washington, DC

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