Jimmy Lange

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Jimmy Lange (born August 25, 1975) is an American former professional boxer.

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
Result	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Win	Template:Flagicon Mike Sawyer	TKO	5 (8)	October 17, 2015	Template:Flagicon Fairfax, VA
Loss	Template:Flagicon Tony Jeter	Decision (majority)	10 (10)	November 15, 2014	Template:Flagicon Fairfax, VA
Loss	Template:Flagicon Tony Jeter	Decision (split)	10 (10)	October 27, 2012	Template:Flagicon Fairfax, VA
Win	Template:Flagicon Ruben Galvan	Decision (unanimous)	12 (12)	11 February 2012	Template:Flagicon Fairfax, VA	Retains WBU title, adds NABU title
Win	Template:Flagicon Raul Munoz	TKO	6 (10)	10 September 2011	Template:Flagicon Fairfax, VA	Won WBU junior middleweight title
Win	Template:Flagicon Mike McFail	Decision (unanimous)	6 (6)	25 June 2011	Template:Flagicon Virginia Beach, VA
Win	Template:Flagicon Jimmy Holmes	Decision (unanimous)	10 (10)	12 March 2011	Template:Flagicon Fairfax, VA
Win	Template:Flagicon Joe Wyatt	KO	10 (10)	6 November 2010	Template:Flagicon Fairfax, VA	Won NABA U.S. super welterweight title
Win	Template:Flagicon Mike McFail	Decision (unanimous)	6 (6)	20 August 2010	Template:Flagicon Greensboro, NC
Win	Template:Flagicon Jimmy LeBlanc	KO	2 (10)	10 July 2010	Template:Flagicon Fairfax, VA	Retained WBC USNBC super welterweight title
Loss	Template:Flagicon Chase Shields	Decision (unanimous)	10 (10)	March 6, 2010	Template:Flagicon Fairfax, VA	Lost WBC USNBC super welterweight title
Win	Template:Flagicon Jonathan Reid	RTD	9 (12)	26 September 2009	Template:Flagicon Fairfax, VA	Retained WBC USNBC super welterweight title
Win	Template:Flagicon Frank Houghtaling	RTD	5 (12)	2 May 2009	Template:Flagicon Fairfax, VA	Won WBC USNBC super welterweight title
Win	Template:Flagicon Grover Wiley	Decision (unanimous)	10 (10)	1 November 2008	Template:Flagicon Fairfax, VA
Win	Template:Flagicon Fontaine Cabell	TKO	8 (12)	12 May 2007	Template:Flagicon Fairfax, VA.	Won WBC Continental Americas light middleweight title
Draw	Template:Flagicon Fontaine Cabell	Draw	12 (12)	9 December 2006	Template:Flagicon Fairfax, VA
Win	Template:Flagicon Thomas Wilt	TKO	10 (10), 2:45	7 October 2006	Template:Flagicon Fairfax, VA
Loss	Template:Flagicon Joey Gilbert	TKO	3 (12)	18 February 2006	Template:Flagicon Fairfax, VA	For vacant WBO NABO middleweight title
Win	Template:Flagicon Perry Ballard	TKO	4 (12)	17 September 2005	Template:Flagicon Fairfax, VA	Won WBE light middleweight title
Win	Template:Flagicon Tarick Salmaci	Decision (majority)	5 (5)	24 May 2005	Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, NV
Loss	Template:Flagicon Joey Gilbert	Decision (unanimous)	5 (5)	7 September 2004	Template:Flagicon Pasadena, CA
Win	Template:Flagicon Gabriel Rodriguez	Decision (split)	10 (10)	1 May 2004	Template:Flagicon Washington, DC
Win	Template:Flagicon Gabriel Rodriguez	TKO	7 (10), 2:32	28 February 2004	Template:Flagicon Washington, DC
Win	Template:Flagicon Joshua Smith	Decision (unanimous)	10 (10)	13 December 2003	Template:Flagicon Washington, DC
Win	Template:Flagicon Homer Gibbins	TKO	3 (10)	16 September 2003	Template:Flagicon Lake Charles, LA
Win	Template:Flagicon Chad Greenleaf	Decision (unanimous)	8 (8)	10 May 2003	Template:Flagicon Washington, DC
Win	Template:Flagicon Charles Clark	Decision (unanimous)	8 (8)	15 March 2003	Template:Flagicon Washington, DC
Win	Template:Flagicon Gerald Reed	Decision (majority)	8 (8)	17 January 2002	Template:Flagicon Washington, DC
Win	Template:Flagicon Vincent White	TKO	5 (8), 0:55	17 January 2002	Template:Flagicon Glen Burnie, MD
Win	Template:Flagicon Alex Perez	TKO	1 (8), 2:59	15 November 2001	Template:Flagicon Glen Burnie, MD
Win	Template:Flagicon Samuel Harvey	TKO	2 (6), 2:35	31 August 2001	Template:Flagicon Baltimore, MD
Win	Template:Flagicon James Johnson	TKO	5 (8), 2:40	10 May 2001	Template:Flagicon Glen Burnie, MD
Win	Template:Flagicon Ed Goins	TKO	2 (6), 1:40	16 November 2000	Template:Flagicon Glen Burnie, MD
Win	Template:Flagicon Kevin Carter	TKO	3 (6), 1:22	21 September 2000	Template:Flagicon Glen Burnie, MD
Win	Template:Flagicon Donnie Parker	Decision (points)	6 (6)	12 March 2000	Template:Flagicon Washington, DC
Win	Template:Flagicon Benji Singleton	Decision (unanimous)	6 (6)	18 November 1999	Template:Flagicon Glen Burnie, MD
Win	Template:Flagicon Drew Hayes	KO	5 (6), 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)	13 May 1999	Template:Flagicon Glen Burnie, MD
Win	Template:Flagicon Andre Gaskins	TKO	4 (4), 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), 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)	4 (4)	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)	22 February 1998	Template:Flagicon Washington, DC

External links

• BoxingInsider.com profile interview with Jimmy Lange
• Profile from NBC
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