Jason Litzau

Jason Litzau
Jason Litzau
Born	Jason John Litzau; June 29, 1983 (age 40); Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Nationality	American
Other names	American Boy aka MR Hollywood
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Featherweight; Super featherweight; Lightweight;
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Reach	73 in (185 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
	Boxing record
Total fights	34
Wins	30
Wins by KO	23
Losses	3
Draws	1

Jason John Litzau (born June 29, 1983) is an American former

IBF featherweight

title in 2008.

Early life

In his youth Litzau played

Harding Senior High School in St. Paul, Minnesota. Litzau's brother Allen Litzau is also a professional boxer.^[1]

Amateur career

Known as "The American Boy", Litzau began boxing at 11 years old and reportedly compiled an amateur record of 125-10 [2] Litzau is a former Silver Gloves national champion, having finished second at the 2001 U.S. Championships and earning a spot on the 2001 U.S. National team.

Litzau turned pro in 2002.

Professional career

Litzau turned pro on November 16, 2002 and as of September 2013 had a record of 29-3 with 22 knockouts. He has garnered considerable fanfare due to his appearances on ESPN's fight cards. His first loss was against

Jose Hernandez on December 16, 2006, on HBO. He lost to IBF World Featherweight Champ Robert Guerrero in a title match on Leap Day

, February 29, 2008.

The Hernandez Incident

Litzau was upset in his first spotlight appearance on HBO's

Jose Hernandez

. The fight was intended to showcase Litzau's considerable talent and box office draw. Litzau was ahead on points (68-64 on all three cards) when Hernandez scored an eighth-round knockout over Litzau with a clubbing right hand to the head. Litzau had been dropped by a right hand in round one, but appeared well in control of the bout until getting knocked out in round 8.

IBF Featherweight Championship

Litzau lost via 8th-round TKO to Robert Guerrero in his first shot at the title, on February 29, 2008.^[3]

NABF Lightweight Championship

On August 15, 2009, as an undercard to

RTD at the end of Round 3.^[4]

Litzau moved up two weight classes for the fight.

NABF Super Featherweight Championship

On November 4, 2009 Litzau headlined an

Super Featherweight title in play. Litzau won the fight by unanimous decision, winning a second NABF title.^[5]

Litzau defended his title against Rocky Juarez on April 3, 2010, winning by technical decision when the fight was halted in the seventh round due to a bad cut on Litzau's cheek which referee Jay Nady ruled was caused by an accidental head butt.^[6]

On the undercard of

Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Michael Katsidis, Liztau beat former WBA and IBF champion, Panama's Celestino Caballero.^[7]

Professional record

29 Wins (21 knockouts), 3 Losses, 0 Draw
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Venue and Location	Notes
Win	29-3-0	Ira Terry	KO	1 (18)	2012-06-16	Hyatt Regency Hotel, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.	vacant WBC USNBC super featherweight title
Loss	28-3-0	Adrien Broner	TKO	1 (10)	2011-06-18	Arena VFG, Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Mexico	vacant WBC USNBC super featherweight title
Win	28-2-0	Celestino Caballero	SD	10 (10)	2010-11-27	Las Vegas, Nevada , U.S.
Win	27-2-0	Rocky Juarez	TD	7 (3:00)	2010-04-03	Las Vegas, Nevada , U.S.	Defended his Super Featherweight title
Win	26-2-0	Johnnie Edwards	UD	10 (10)	2009-11-04	Corrosion Hangar, Camp Lejuene, North Carolina, U.S.	Won the vacant Super Featherweight title
Win	25-2-0	Verquan Kimbrough	RTD	3 (3:00)	2009-08-15	Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.	Won the vacant NABF Lightweight title
Win	24-2-0	Phillip Payne	TKO	5 (0:52)	2009-04-18	Minneapolis, Minnesota , U.S.
Loss	23-2-0	Robert Guerrero	KO	8 (2:25)	2008-02-29	Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, Lemoore, California, U.S.	For the IBF featherweight Title
Win	23-1-0	Edel Ruiz	UD	10 (10)	2007-11-23	Los Angeles, California , U.S.
Win	22-1-0	Emmanuel Lucero	TKO	2 (2:48)	2007-08-17	Harrah's Rincon Casino, Valley Center, California, U.S.
Win	21-1-0	Aldo Valtierra	UD	10 (10)	2007-04-25	Roy Wilkins Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Loss	20-1-0	José Hernández	KO	8 (2:52)	2006-12-16	Miami, Florida , U.S.
Win	20-0-0	Sammy Ventura	TKO	2 (10)	2006-10-20	Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Illinois, U.S.
Win	19-0-0	Nicky Bentz	KO	1 (10), 2:59	2006-07-14	Harrah's Rincon Casino & Resort, Valley Center, California, U.S.
Win	18-0-0	Debendra Thapa	KO	2 (10), 3:00	2006-05-11	Schuetzen Park, North Bergen, New Jersey, U.S.