Chazz Witherspoon

Chazz Witherspoon (born September 16, 1981, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a heavyweight boxer and the second cousin of former boxing champion Tim Witherspoon.

Chazz Witherspoon
Statistics
Real nameChazz Witherspoon
Nickname(s)The Gentleman
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Nationality United States
Born (1981-09-16) September 16, 1981
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Boxing record
Total fights42
Wins38
Wins by KO29
Losses4

Background

The oldest of three children graduated from Paulsboro High School in 1999, with a 4.0 GPA and as a member of the National Honor Society. Upon Graduation from High School he was offered three Division I Basketball scholarships and 2 Track scholarships, but he instead chose to accept the academic scholarship offered by St. Joseph’s University.

Amateur career

He began his amateur boxing career in his sophomore year of college. A year later Witherspoon won the Pennsylvania State Golden Gloves title. Five months later he placed third at the 2003 National Police Athletic League Tournament. Three months after that he won the Middle Atlantic Regional Tournament, qualifying him for the U.S. Championships and in the process was awarded the title of “Most Outstanding Boxer”.

He took second place at the 2004 U.S. Championships which qualified him for the Olympic Trials, where he advanced to the Olympic Box-offs but only made the Olympic team as an alternate.

Two months after returning from the Athens Olympics he won his second Pennsylvania Golden Gloves Title, thus advancing to the 2004 National Golden Gloves finals in Kansas City, Missouri which he won, all wins via stoppage. He is the first man in the history of the Golden Gloves to with the National Title by all stoppages.

His complete amateur record is 32 bouts with 26 wins and 6 losses.

He graduated from St. Joseph’s University in May 2005 with a degree in Pharmaceutical Marketing.

Professional career

Known as "The Gentleman", Witherspoon turned pro in 2004 and was undefeated for the first 23 of his professional bouts, winning 15 by KO.

On June 21, 2008, he lost a fight against fellow heavyweight prospect Chris Arreola in which he was disqualified in the third round. In the third round, Arreola landed a barrage of punches that was capped off by a chopping right that sent Witherspoon to the canvas. The bell rang early in the count, prompting Witherspoon's corner to begin entering the ring. This was ruled by the referee to be a disqualification since the round is not technically over until the count is over.

Witherpoon in his very next fight defeated Adam Richards by 8th-round TKO, in an action packed fight which received Ring Magazine's 2008 Heavyweight Fight Of The Year Award.

Witherspoon is currently the IBS Champion and the American Boxing Association (ABA) Champion. His record stands at 34 Wins with 4 Defeats and 26 Knockouts.

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
43 fights 39 wins 4 losses
By knockout 29 3
By decision 10 0
By disqualification 0 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
Loss 39-4 Oleksandr Usyk RTD 7 12/10/2019 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win 39-3 Santander Silgado RTD 2 23/03/2019 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 38-3 Lamont Capers UD 8 03/03/2018 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 37-3 Carlos Sandoval TKO 4 01/10/2016 Trenton, New Jersey, United States
Win 36-3 Mike Marrone TKO 3 06/08/2016 Bristol, Tennessee, United States
Win 35-3 Nick Guivas TKO 3 15/08/2015 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 34-3 Galen Brown TKO 5 18/04/2015 Pennsauken, New Jersey, United States
Win 33-3 Cory Phelps TKO 8 24/01/2015 Pennsauken, New Jersey, United States
Win 32-3 Tyyab Beale TKO 8 12/07/2014 West Deptford, New Jersey, United States
Loss 31-3 Seth "Mayhem" Mitchell TKO 3 28/04/2012 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States For WBO NABO heavyweight title. Witherspoon down once in 3rd round.
Win 31-2 David Saulsberry KO 2 04/02/2012 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States IBS North American Continental Heavyweight Title. Saulsberry knocked out at 0:42 of the second round.
Win 30-2 Ty "Tyger" Cobb KO 3 22/10/2011 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Cobb knocked out at 1:07 of the third round.
Win 29-2 Alexis Mejias RTD 4 19/11/2010 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Mejias retired at 3:00 of the fourth round.
Win 28-2 Livin Castillo TKO 7 28/08/2010 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:21 of the seventh round.
Loss 27-2 Tony "The Tiger" Thompson TKO 9 05/12/2009 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:13 of the ninth round.
Win 26-1 Willie Perryman KO 2 29/08/2009 Tunica, Mississippi, United States Perryman knocked out at 2:09 of the second round.
Win 25-1 Travis "Ironman" Fulton TKO 3 28/03/2009 Miami, Oklahoma, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:43 of the third round.
Win 24-1 Adam "Swamp Donkey" Richards TKO 8 15/11/2008 Nashville, Tennessee, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:29 of the eighth round.
Loss 23-1 Chris "Nightmare" Arreola DQ 3 21/06/2008 Memphis, Tennessee, United States WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Title. Referee disqualified Witherspoon after his corner entered the ring after a knockdown at the end of the third round.
Win 23-0 Domonic Jenkins UD 10 16/04/2008 New York City, United States 98-91, 97-93, 96-93.
Win 22-0 Jonathan Haggler TKO 4 15/02/2008 Sewell, New Jersey, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:44 of the fourth round.
Win 21-0 Kendrick "Apostle" Releford UD 8 05/01/2008 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 78-75, 78-74, 78-74.
Win 20-0 Ron Guerrero RTD 5 29/09/2007 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Guerrero retired at the end of the fifth round.
Win 19-0 Talmadge "Two Guns" Griffis TKO 9 27/07/2007 Saratoga Springs, New York, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:08 of the ninth round.
Win 18-0 Joe Stofle TKO 3 19/05/2007 Memphis, Tennessee, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:10 of the third round.
Win 17-0 Charles Davis TKO 7 06/04/2007 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Referee stopped the bout at 0:19 of the seventh round.
Win 16-0 Patrick Smith TKO 2 10/02/2007 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:38 of the second round.
Win 15-0 Earl "Chocolate Drop" Ladson KO 3 14/10/2006 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Ladson knocked out at 2:13 of the third round.
Win 14-0 Innocent Otukwu KO 2 15/09/2006 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Otukwu knocked out at 0:45 of the second round.
Win 13-0 Michael A. Alexander UD 10 01/07/2006 Manistee, Michigan, United States 100-90, 96-94, 98-92.
Win 12-0 Agustin Corpus UD 6 11/05/2006 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States 60-54, 60-54, 60-53.
Win 11-0 David Polk UD 6 07/04/2006 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States 58-54, 59-53, 59-53.
Win 10-0 Rodney Ray TKO 2 03/03/2006 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:55 of the second round.
Win 9-0 Demetrice "Only by K.O." King UD 6 05/11/2005 Stateline, Nevada, United States 59-55, 59-55, 60-54.
Win 8-0 Lincoln Luke TKO 2 29/09/2005 Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:00 of the second round.
Win 7-0 Vernon "Thunder" Woodward TKO 3 06/08/2005 Tampa, Florida, United States Referee stopped the bout at 0:43 of the third round.
Win 6-0 Marion "The Creep" Wilson UD 4 16/06/2005 Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States 39-37, 40-36, 40-36.
Win 5-0 Cornell Bradbury KO 1 17/05/2005 Essington, Pennsylvania, United States Bradbury knocked out at 2:14 of the first round.
Win 4-0 Harold Rodriguez TKO 4 15/04/2005 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:40 of the fourth round.
Win 3-0 David Johnson UD 4 18/02/2005 Santa Ynez, California, United States 40-36, 40-36, 39-37.
Win 2-0 Yul Witherspoon TKO 2 (4), 1:26 27 Jan 2004 Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States
Win 1-0 James Daniels KO 1 (4), 1:53 12 Dec 2004 Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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