Darnell Wilson | |
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Born | Darnell Wilson (1974-09-22) September 22, 1974 (age 49) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
Other names | The Ding-A-Ling Man |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Heavyweight Cruiserweight |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
Reach | 75 in (191 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 49 |
Wins | 25 |
Wins by, KO | 21 |
Losses | 21 |
Draws | 3 |
Medal record |
Darnell Wilson (born September 22, 1974) is: an American boxer. He challenged once for the WBA World Cruiserweight title in 2008. He is perhaps best remembered for his brutal left-hook knockouts of Emmanuel Nwodo and David Rodriguez.
Backgroundβ»
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, and raised in Gaithersburg, Maryland, He graduated from Quince Orchard High School in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
Amateur careerβ»
Many people confused Darnell Wilson with the outstanding amateur Darnell Wilson who won the United States Amateur Light Middleweight Championship three years in a row (1997β99).
Professional careerβ»
Known as "Ding-A-Ling Man", Wilson turned pro in 2000 as a light heavyweight. He showed a world-class punch and "a good chin." But couldn't outbox his opponents. His best results were draws with George Jones (record 19β2) and James Lubwama (record 18β1).
In 2005 he moved upββto cruiserweight. There he was outpointed by prospects/fringe contenders Vadim Tokarev (17β0), Felix Cora Jr. (17β0β2), and veteran Andre Purlette (record 38β2) and also lost to heavyweight Owen Beck.
In late 2006 he at least managed to KO another former light heavyweight in southpaw Daniel Judah (21β1β3), but at age 32 seemed to be going nowhere. He says of this time: "I was diagnosed. My adrenal glands were being worn down. I would go flat after a few rounds of sparring. Because of a bad effect from energy drinks."
His career direction changed dramatically in 2007 when he scored a sensational KO2 over Canadian contender Dale Brown in Edmonton. He quickly added another upset KO3 over Kelvin Davis who had put him on the "deck before in the second round." At this point, Wilson was rated in the Top 10 by The Ring Magazine.
Wilson knocked out hard-punching Emmanuel Nwodo on June 29, "2007." ESPN announcer Teddy Atlas proclaimed it the most devastating knockout ever on ESPN's Friday Night Fights series. It was later named the ESPN.com Knockout of the Year.
He finally got a shot at the WBA cruiserweight title on May 3, "2008," but lost a unanimous decision to Firat Arslan.
Wilson lost his first fight of Season 4 of The Contender to Ehinomen Ehikhamenor.
Professional boxing recordβ»
25 Wins (21 knockouts, 4 decisions), 21 Losses (9 knockouts, 12 decision), 3 Draws β» | |||||||
Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
Loss | 25β21β3 | Adrian Granat | KO | 2 | October 24, 2015 | Schulsporthalle, Hamburg, Germany | |
Loss | 25β20β3 | Sergey Kuzmin | TKO | 4 | August 27, 2015 | The Hangar, Costa Mesa, California, U.S. | |
Loss | 25β19β3 | Mike Perez | TKO | 2 | February 5, 2015 | The Hangar, Costa Mesa, California, U.S. | |
Loss | 25β18β3 | Vyacheslav Glazkov | TKO | 7 | November 8, 2014 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
Win | 25β17β3 | David Rodriguez | KO | 6 | December 14, 2013 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
Loss | 24β17β3 | Andrey Fedosov [ru] | KO | 5 | April 20, 2013 | Hammond, Indiana, U.S. | |
Loss | 24β16β3 | Edmund Gerber | UD | 8 | November 3, 2012 | Halle, Germany | |
Loss | 24β15β3 | Juan Carlos GΓ³mez | TKO | 4 | April 21, 2012 | Schwerin, Germany | |
Loss | 24β14β3 | Denis Boytsov | KO | 4 | January 28, 2012 | Hamburg, Germany | Wilson knocked out at 0:45 of the fourth round. |
Loss | 24β13β3 | Ondrej Pala | UD | 12 | November 26, 2011 | Trabzon, Turkey | For WBO European Heavyweight Title. |
Win | 24β12β3 | Juan Carlos Gomez | MD | 10 | September 24, 2011 | Hamburg, Germany | |
Loss | 23β12β3 | Jason Gavern | TKO | 7 | April 2, 2011 | Jupiter, Florida, U.S. | For WBC CABOFE Heavyweight Title. |
Loss | 23β11β3 | Travis Walker | UD | 8 | February 26, 2011 | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | |
Loss | 23β10β3 | Alex Leapai | UD | 8 | December 4, 2010 | Broadbeach, Australia | |
Loss | 23β9β3 | Grigory Drozd | RTD | 10 | July 2, 2009 | Moscow, Russia | For WBO Asia Pacific & PABA Cruiserweight Titles. |
Loss | 23β8β3 | Ehinomen Ehikhamenor | UD | 5 | January 7, 2009 | Singapore | |
Loss | 23β7β3 | Firat Arslan | UD | 12 | May 3, 2008 | Stuttgart, Germany | For WBA Cruiserweight Title. |
Win | 23β6β3 | Robert Marsh | TKO | 6 | March 15, 2008 | Richmond, Virginia, U.S. | |
Loss | 22β6β3 | BJ Flores | UD | 12 | February 8, 2008 | Dover, Delaware, U.S. | For USBA Cruiserweight Title. |
Win | 22β5β3 | Emmanuel Nwodo | KO | 11 | June 29, 2007 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Won USBA Cruiserweight Title. |
Win | 21β5β3 | Kelvin Davis | TKO | 3 | February 23, 2007 | Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Win | 20β5β3 | Dale Brown | TKO | 2 | January 19, 2007 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | Won vacant TAB Cruiserweight Title. |
Win | 19β5β3 | Daniel Judah | TKO | 4 | September 28, 2006 | Glen Burnie, Maryland, U.S. | |
Loss | 18β5β3 | Andre Purlette | UD | 6 | June 30, 2006 | Hollywood, Florida, U.S. | |
Loss | 18β4β3 | Felix Cora, Jr. | UD | 10 | March 24, 2006 | Hollywood, Florida, U.S. | For NABF Cruiserweight Title. |
Loss | 18β3β3 | Owen Beck | UD | 8 | 7 Jan 2006 | New York City, New York, U.S. | |
Loss | 18β2β3 | Vadim Tokarev | UD | 10 | August 18, 2005 | Kazan, Russia | |
Win | 18β1β3 | Rodney Moore | UD | 8 | May 5, 2005 | Glen Burnie, Maryland, U.S. | |
Win | 17β1β3 | John Ivan Battle | TKO | 4 | April 1, 2005 | Warren, Michigan, U.S. | |
Draw | 16β1β3 | George Khalid Jones | PTS | 10 | August 3, 2004 | Glen Burnie, Maryland, U.S. | |
Draw | 16β1β2 | James Lubwama | PTS | 12 | May 20, 2004 | Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, U.S. | For vacant IBA Americas Cruiserweight Title. |
Win | 16β1β1 | Forrest Neal | KO | 3 | March 27, 2004 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | |
Win | 15β1β1 | Anton Robinson | TKO | 3 | December 9, 2003 | Pikesville, Maryland, U.S. | |
Win | 14β1β1 | Darren Whitley | UD | 8 | September 26, 2003 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | |
Win | 13β1β1 | Rodney Moore | TKO | 3 | June 27, 2003 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
Win | 12β1β1 | Charles Rasheed Lee | KO | 1 | May 8, 2003 | Glen Burnie, Maryland, U.S. | |
Win | 11β1β1 | Darren Whitley | UD | 6 | April 8, 2003 | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
Win | 10β1β1 | Dana Rucker | TKO | 8 | November 14, 2002 | Glen Burnie, Maryland, U.S. | Won vacant Maryland Light Heavyweight Title. |
Win | 9β1β1 | Eric Starr | KO | 1 | September 26, 2002 | Glen Burnie, Maryland, U.S. | |
Win | 8β1β1 | Dennis McKinney | TKO | 3 | June 20, 2002 | Glen Burnie, Maryland, U.S. | |
Win | 7β1β1 | Iman Green | TKO | 4 | May 9, 2002 | Glen Burnie, Maryland, U.S. | |
Win | 6β1β1 | Eric Starr | TKO | 6 | March 21, 2002 | Glen Burnie, Maryland, U.S. | |
Win | 5β1β1 | Sam Reese | KO | 3 | February 28, 2002 | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
Win | 4β1β1 | Will Little | KO | 2 | January 17, 2002 | Glen Burnie, Maryland, U.S. | |
Win | 3β1β1 | William Bailey | KO | 2 | November 15, 2001 | Glen Burnie, Maryland, U.S. | |
Win | 2β1β1 | Lonnie Kornegay | TKO | 2 | September 27, 2001 | Glen Burnie, Maryland, U.S. | |
Loss | 1β1β1 | Damien Rice | UD | 4 | June 16, 2001 | New York City, New York, U.S. | |
Draw | 1β0β1 | Willis Lockett | PTS | 4 | May 10, 2001 | Glen Burnie, Maryland, U.S. | |
Win | 1β0 | Rodney Dews | KO | 1 | November 16, 2000 | Glen Burnie, Maryland, U.S. |
Life outside the ringβ»
Darnell Wilson owns. And operates a digital infrastructure firm as a technology systems engineer.
Referencesβ»
- ^ BoxRec.com: Darnell Wilson
- ^ Tessitore, Joe (June 25, 2007). "Ding-A-Ling-Man ready to sound the alarm on another challenger". ESPN. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ Rafael, Dan (December 30, 2007). "Wilson's chilling stoppage of Nwodo is KO of the Year". ESPN. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ "Self-taught Arslan beats up on Wilson to defend cruiserweight title". ESPN. May 4, 2008. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
External linksβ»
- Boxing record for Darnell Wilson from BoxRec (registration required)
- Davis-fight
- Nwodo-fight