Lou Savarese

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Lou Savarese (born July 14, 1965) is an American former professional

His ex-wife Louisa is the biological daughter of the famous musician and outdoorsman Ted Nugent.

Professional career

Savarese, a Roberts Elementarian, began his professional boxing career on April 30, 1989, knocking out James Smith (not the former world Heavyweight champion) in four rounds at Galveston, Texas. Savarese's first win by first round knockout came on his second fight, against Terrence Roberts, on May 25, at Atlantic City.

Savarese won his first eight fights by knockout. On April 19, 1990, Savarese was forced to fight an entire boxing fight for the first time, when he defeated Mike Robinson in

On September 20 of that year, he and Robinson had a rematch, with Savarese knocking Robinson out in the fourth round. His next fight, against Mike Faulkner on November 26, at White Plains, New York, resulted in a five-round disqualification win for Savarese.

On November 21, 1992, Savarese fought Larry Givens, who is mostly famous for his incredible lack of success as a professional boxer. Givens retired with a record of 3–46. Savarese managed to KO Givens in the 2nd round.

Savarese ran his record to 36–0, with 30 knockouts, but he was a relatively unknown fighter: apart from the 1991 Kayo boxing trading card, no other type of media attempted to make Savarese's name a household one, partly because of the type of opposition he had met. Of Savarese's thirty six opponents, none was known to most boxing fans. So the Savarese management team came with an ingenious, and not very often seen, way to draw the public's attention towards Savarese: a Lou Savarese fan club was created, and, by the middle 1990s, the fan club was being advertised on major boxing magazines, such as

The idea worked, and Savarese was next faced with his first relatively known opponent, Buster Mathis Jr. This fight was for the NABF's vacant regional Heavyweight title, and Savarese won the title on November 1, 1996, by knocking Mathis out in round seven, at Indio, California.

Next was a major fight against former two-time world Heavyweight champion

But Savarese would rebound by scoring two important wins: on April 23, 1998, he defeated Jeff Lally by a knockout in round two at the Sheraton Hotel in Houston, and then, on June 25, he scored what was arguably his biggest career win, beating Buster Douglas, a former world Heavyweight champion and the first man to beat Mike Tyson, by knockout in the first round to win IBA's "World" Heavyweight title.

After that, he fought only twice in 1999, winning a split decision over then prospect Lance "Mount" Whitaker and losing by ten-round decision against future Lennox Lewis world championship challenger Michael Grant, on June 19 at New York's Madison Square Garden.

More than one year later, on June 24, 2000, Savarese had his first fight abroad, when he faced Tyson in Glasgow, Scotland. The fight was stopped thirty eight seconds into the first round. While attempting to stop Tyson, referee John Coyle was accidentally pulled to the floor by him. Tyson was declared the winner by technical knockout.

Savarese remained active, and, after two wins, he beat David Bostice on November 2, 2001, by a twelve-round decision.

Another major win for Savarese came on September 22, 2002, when he beat former two-time world Heavyweight champion Tim Witherspoon by a knockout in round five at Friant, California.

On March 15, 2003, he lost the title to former

Attempting to win another regional Heavyweight title, Savarese fought Leo Nolan, for the IBA's vacant Americas Heavyweight title, but he lost to Nolan by a twelve-round unanimous decision on May 7, 2004. Lou Savarese returned to the ring on March 18, 2006, stopping Marcus Rhode in two rounds at Convention Center in Fort Smith, Arkansas. His record then stood at 44-6, with 36 wins by knockouts.

Savarese is trained by Jesse Reid, who survived a shooting in 1984 when another of his boxers, former WBC world Jr. Welterweight champion Bruce Curry shot him two days after losing to Billy Costello.

Lou Savarese continued his comeback by stopping Travis Fulton in 3 rounds on January 18, 2007, in Houston TX. Savarese showed he still had decent ability and brought his record to 45-6, 37 wins by knockout.

On June 30, 2007, Savarese fought former Heavyweight Champion Evander Holyfield. He fought with great heart but lost by decision to a sharp looking Holyfield. Savarese announced after the fight that he had given it his all but it wasn't good enough, and this would be his last bout.[1]^{[permanent dead link]}

Mixed martial arts career

Having long been fascinated with MMA, Savarese announced his debut to the sport in 2013 at age of 47.^[1] For his training, Savarese practiced Muay Thai, and utilized taekwondo training he did as a teenager to sharpen his longstanding kicking prowess.^[2] On June 20, 2013, Savarese competed in a bout against Tim Papp.^[1][3] He won the fight by first-round TKO after a doctor stoppage when he landed an uppercut that dropped Papp, after being taken down once, and Papp being the aggressor for the first thirty seconds.^[2][4]

Acting career

Savarese has been featured in episodes of

, a horror film in which he plays Rico, the villain. He also made a cameo appearance in an episode of Law & Order SVU, Season 6 Episode 18 titled "Pure"; playing a police officer named Officer Baxter.

Professional boxing record

53 fights	46 wins	7 losses
By knockout	38	3
By decision	7	4
By disqualification	1	0

Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Rounds	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	46–7	Evander Holyfield	UD	10	30/06/2007	Don Haskins Convention Center, El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Win	46–6	Matt Hicks	KO	1 (8)	05/04/2007	Grand Plaza Hotel, Houston, Texas, U.S.
Win	45–6	Travis Fulton	TKO	3 (6)	08/01/2007	Grand Plaza Hotel, Houston, Texas, U.S.
Win	44–6	Marcus Rhode	TKO	2 (6)	18/03/2006	Convention Center, Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S.
Loss	43–6	Leo Nolan	UD	12	07/05/2004	Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S.	For vacant IBA Americas Heavyweight title.
Loss	43–5	Kirk Johnson	TKO	4 (12)	15/03/2003	Club Life, Dallas, Texas, U.S.	Lost WBO Inter-Continental Heavyweight title.
Win	43–4	Tim Witherspoon	TKO	5 (12)	22/09/2002	Table Mountain Casino, Friant, California, U.S.	Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental Heavyweight title.
Win	42–4	David Bostice	UD	12	02/11/2001	Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S.	Won vacant IBA Americas Heavyweight title.
Win	41–4	Tom Glesby	TKO	3 (10)	12/06/2001	Astro Pavilion, Houston, Texas, U.S.
Win	40–4	Marcus Rhode	TKO	2 (10)	02/05/2001	Astro Pavilion, Houston, Texas, U.S.
Loss	39–4	Mike Tyson	TKO	1 (10)	24/06/2000	Hampden Park, Glasgow , Scotland	Tyson scored a knockdown after 15 seconds, from which Savarese recovered before pinning him in the corner.
Loss	39–3	Michael Grant	UD	10	19/06/1999	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, U.S.
Win	39–2	Lance Whitaker	SD	10	06/03/1999	Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	38–2	Buster Douglas	KO	1 (12)	25/06/1998	Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S.	Won vacant IBA Heavyweight title.
Win	37–2	Jeff Lally	TKO	2 (10)	23/04/1998	Houston, Texas , U.S.
Loss	36–2	David Izon	KO	5 (10)	01/11/1997	Apollo Theater, New York, New York, U.S.
Loss	36–1	George Foreman	SD	12	26/04/1997	Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	For WBU/Lineal Heavyweight title.
Win	36–0	Buster Mathis Jr.	TKO	7 (12)	01/11/1996	Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, U.S.	Won vacant USBA Heavyweight title.
Win	35–0	Tim Puller	TKO	2 (10)	20/08/1996	MSG Theater, New York, New York, U.S.
Win	34–0	Lyle McDowell	TKO	2 (?)	12/01/1996	New York, New York , U.S.
Win	33–0	Sean Hart	TKO	2 (?)	12/12/1995	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	32–0	Olian Alexander	TKO	6 (10)	06/10/1995	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	31–0	Edgar Turpin	KO	1 (?)	18/08/1995	Middletown, New York, U.S.
Win	30–0	Brian Morgan	PTS	8	05/03/1995	Civic Assembly Center, Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S.
Win	29–0	Ken Merritt	TKO	4 (10)	05/11/1994	Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada , U.S.
Win	28–0	Henry Wilson	KO	1 (8)	13/09/1994	Marriott Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Win	27–0	Bill Duncan	KO	1 (?)	01/03/1994	Jefferson City, Missouri, U.S.
Win	26–0	Nathaniel Fitch	UD	10	17/04/1993	Fernwood Resort, Bushkill, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win	25–0	Fred Whitaker	KO	6 (?)	23/12/1992	Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S.
Win	24–0	Larry Givens	KO	2 (8)	21/11/1992	Nanaimo, British Columbia , Canada
Win	23–0	Elvin Evans	KO	2 (?)	27/03/1992	Catskill, New York, U.S.
Win	22–0	Mike Faulkner	DQ	5 (?)	26/11/1991	Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S.
Win	21–0	Mike Robinson	TKO	4 (?)	20/09/1991	Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S.
Win	20–0	Mark Young	UD	8	23/07/1991	Kushers Country Club, Monticello, New York, U.S.
Win	19–0	Larry Smith	KO	6 (?)	02/07/1991	Ragley, Louisiana, U.S.
Win	18–0	Max Key	KO	1 (?)	26/02/1991	Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Win	17–0	Marshall Tillman	UD	6	11/01/1991	Trump Taj Mahal , Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	16–0	Marcus Dorsey	KO	2 (?)	04/12/1990	Vinton, Louisiana, U.S.
Win	15–0	James Ruffin	KO	1 (?)	25/10/1990	Texas Longhorn Club, Vinton, Louisiana, U.S.
Win	14–0	Travis Pickering	KO	1 (?)	06/10/1990	Great Falls, Montana, U.S.
Win	13–0	Barry Kirton	KO	2 (?)	14/08/1990	City Center, Saratoga Springs, New York, U.S.
Win	12–0	James Ruffin	KO	2 (?)	17/07/1990	Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S.
Win	11–0	Dan Ross	KO	1 (?)	04/07/1990	Phillips County Fairgrounds, Billings, Montana, U.S.
Win	10–0	Andre Crowder	KO	1 (?)	18/05/1990	Callicoon, New York, U.S.
Win	9–0	Mike Robinson	PTS	6	19/04/1990	Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S.
Win	8–0	Ken Elliott	KO	2 (?)	15/03/1990	Dallas, Texas , U.S.
Win	7–0	Melvin Young	KO	2 (?)	11/12/1989	Convention Center, Pasadena, Texas, U.S.
Win	6–0	Randy Rivers	TKO	2 (4)	24/11/1989	Broome County Arena, Binghamton, New York , U.S.
Win	5–0	John Basil Jackson	TKO	1 (?)	10/11/1989	Villa Roma Resort, Callicoon, New York, U.S.
Win	4–0	Alan Jamison	KO	1 (?)	26/10/1989	Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri , U.S.
Win	3–0	Robert Horton	KO	1 (?)	05/10/1989	Houston, Texas , U.S.
Win	2–0	Terrence Roberts	TKO	1 (?)	25/05/1989	Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey , U.S.
Win	1–0	James Smith	KO	4 (?)	30/04/1989	Moody Center, Galveston, Texas, U.S.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

1 match	1 win	0 losses
By knockout	1	0

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	1–0	Tim Papp	TKO	Savarese Promotions	June 20, 2013	1	1:47	Bayou City Event Center, Houston, Texas , United States	MMA debut.

References

External links

• Savarese Promotions
• Boxing record for Lou Savarese from BoxRec (registration required)
• http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Louis-Savarese-138251
• Lou Savarese at
  IMDb