Julius Fogle
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | K.O.B. |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | December 2, 1971 |
| Weight | Light heavyweight |
| Boxing career | |
| Stance | orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 27 |
| Wins | 16 |
| Win by KO | 11 |
| Losses | 10 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 1 |
Julius Fogle (born December 2, 1971) is an American former professional boxer. He was also a recruiter for the United States Army and served 20 years of active duty. After his military and boxing career were over, he started a career as a stand-up comedian and author. His book, which is an autobiography is called, "The Last Round".
Amateur career
[edit | edit source]Fogle had a distinguished amateur career, culminating in him winning the 2002 national amateur middleweight championship and 2002 United States Challenge.[1] He was also the 1997 and 2000 National Police Athletic League middleweight champion. He qualified for both the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Trials in the middleweight division. He was a seven-time former All-Army and Armed Forces Gold Medalist and 1997 World Military Games bronze medalist. He won the inaugural 2001 National Ringside Tournament and won a silver medal in the 2003 Pan Am Games Qualifier. He was a 3-time State and Regional Golden Gloves Gold Medalist winning a Silver Medal in the 1998 and Bronze in the 1999 National Golden Gloves. He served as a USA Boxing Athlete Representative on the Board of Directors from 2003 to 2004 and had a brief amateur coaching stint in 2004. During his amateur career he faced the likes of Jermain Taylor, Jeff Lacy, Jerson Ravelo, Daniel Eduourd, Andre Ward and Andre Dirrell.
Professional career
[edit | edit source]Fogle turned professional in 2004 as a light heavyweight. He won a minor title, the International Boxing Council Americas Super Middleweight championship, by beating knocking out Isaiah Henderson in two rounds in December 2005,[2] then moved up in weight class to light heavyweight. His last boxing match was in 2013 and he finished with a 16-10 record. In one of his last fight, he fought against Sergei "Krusher" Kovalev losing by 2nd round TKO.[3]
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External links
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- 1971 births
- Living people
- African-American boxers
- Winners of the United States Championship for amateur boxers
- Sportspeople from Tacoma, Washington
- American male boxers
- Boxers from Washington (state)
- Light-heavyweight boxers
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- 20th-century American sportsmen