Dominick Guinn
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Dominick Guinn | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | Dominick Alexander Guinn April 20, 1975 Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Other names | The Southern Disaster | ||||||||||||||
| Statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Reach | 198 cm (78 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 52 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 38 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 26 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| Draws | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Dominick Alexander Guinn (born April 20, 1975) is an American professional boxer. He is self-managed and he is trained by Ronnie Shields and Alexander Gutierrez. He stands at 6'3" tall.[1]
Known as the "Southern Disaster",
Amateur career
Born in Hot Springs, Arkansas,[3] Guinn began boxing at age nine and lost in the quarterfinals in the Michigan Junior Olympic Tournament at 139 pounds. Fighting in the 147-pound class at 15 years of age, Guinn lost in the finals. Guinn won the 19-and-under Junior World title in 1993.
Guinn had an amateur career record of 290-26, twice winning the
Professional career
He began his career winning his first 24 fights, including a seventh-round knockout win over Michael Grant and a victory over Duncan Dokiwari.
In 2004 he lost his first fight, a lackluster, but controversial decision to
In 2005 he drew with
In October 2008, Guinn knocked out heavyweight prospect Jean François Bergeron in the second round.[2] In 2009, Guinn knocked out unbeaten Johnnie White (21-0) in a first-round knockout to move back into contendership status and recently defeated Charles Davis by decision.[2]
He has never been beaten inside the distance in his professional career.[5]
Professional boxing record
| 48 fights | 35 wins | 12 losses |
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| By knockout | 24 | 0 |
| By decision | 11 | 12 |
| Draws | 1 | |
References
- ^ "Dominick Guinn", boxnation.com. Retrieved March 22, 2016
- ^ a b c d Gerbasi, Thomas (2013) "Dominick Guinn: The Resurrection of the Southern Disaster", boxingscene.com, August 2, 2013. Retrieved March 22, 2016
- ^ "Hughie Fury to face late substitute Dominick Guinn", Boxing News, March 22, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2016
- ^ "Dire Harrison outpointed by Guinn", BBC, April 15, 2006. Retrieved March 22, 2016
- ^ "Dillian Whyte will face Dominick Guinn at The O2 on September 12, live on Sky Sports", Sky Sports, August 27, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2016
External links
- Boxing record for Dominick Guinn from BoxRec (registration required)