# Lajuan Simon

Lajuan Simon (born February 25, 1979) is an American professional boxer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that fights as a middleweight.
Simon has twice fought for major world boxing titles. On March 13, 2009, he lost a unanimous decision to Arthur Abraham for the IBF middleweight title. On December 9, 2011, he lost by a first round knockout to Gennady Golovkin for the WBA (regular) and the vacant IBO middleweight titles.
Simon also holds a victory over Elvin Ayala for the regional USBA championship.

## Professional boxing record

| 31 fights | 23 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 12 | 2 |
| By decision | 11 | 3 |
| Draws | 2 | 2 |
| No contests | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | More |
| 31 | Loss | 23–5–2 (1) | J'Leon Love | KO | 6 (10), 2:48 | Dec 6, 2013 | Little Creek Casino Resort, Shelton, Washington, U.S. | |
| 30 | Loss | 23–4–2 (1) | Gennady Golovkin | KO | 1 (12), 2:17 | Dec 9, 2011 | Ballsaal Interconti-Hotel, Düsseldorf, Germany | For WBA (Regular) and vacant IBO middleweight titles |
| 29 | Loss | 23–3–2 (1) | Dionisio Miranda | SD | 12 | Dec 3, 2010 | Dover Downs, Dover, Delaware, U.S. | For vacant WBC Continental Americas middleweight title |
| 28 | Win | 23–2–2 (1) | Jose Angel Rodriguez | UD | 10 | Jun 26, 2010 | Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, U.S. | |
| 27 | Win | 22–2–2 (1) | Elvin Ayala | UD | 12 | Oct 17, 2009 | Palms Casino Resort, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | Retained IBF-USBA middleweight title |
| 26 | Loss | 21–2–2 (1) | Sebastian Sylvester | UD | 12 | Jun 27, 2009 | Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany | For IBF International middleweight title |
| 25 | Loss | 21–1–2 (1) | Arthur Abraham | UD | 12 | Mar 14, 2009 | Ostseehalle, Kiel, Germany | For IBF middleweight title |
| 24 | Win | 21–0–2 (1) | Jose Spearman | TKO | 3 (8), 1:06 | Dec 5, 2008 | Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 23 | Win | 20–0–2 (1) | Emmanuel Gonzalez | RTD | 6 (8), 3:00 | Oct 29, 2008 | Medieval Times, Lyndhurst, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 22 | Win | 19–0–2 (1) | James Morrow | TKO | 1 (10), 2:23 | May 31, 2008 | Showboat Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 21 | Win | 18–0–2 (1) | Elco Garcia | UD | 10 | Feb 15, 2008 | Showboat Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 20 | Win | 17–0–2 (1) | Corey Johnson | UD | 12 | Sep 13, 2007 | Genetti Manor, Dickson City, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Won vacant IBF-USBA middleweight title |
| 19 | Win | 16–0–2 (1) | William Gill | UD | 6 | Mar 23, 2007 | National Guard Armory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 18 | Win | 15–0–2 (1) | Levan Easley | SD | 8 | Aug 18, 2006 | DoubleTree Westshore Hotel, Tampa, Florida, U.S. | |
| 17 | Win | 14–0–2 (1) | Joe Park | RTD | 7 (8), 3:00 | Jun 9, 2006 | Tropicana Resort & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 16 | Draw | 13–0–2 (1) | Darnell Boone | PTS | 6 | Apr 28, 2006 | Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 15 | Win | 13–0–1 (1) | Alberto Albaladejo | TKO | 4 (10), 0:26 | Feb 17, 2006 | DoubleTree Westshore Hotel, Tampa, Florida, U.S. | Won vacant NBA Jr. Intercontinental super middleweight title |
| 14 | Win | 12–0–1 (1) | Richard Grant | UD | 10 | Dec 10, 2005 | Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, U.S. | |
| 13 | Win | 11–0–1 (1) | Don Labbe | TKO | 3 (8), 2:51 | Oct 28, 2005 | Wildwoods Convention Center, Wildwood, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 12 | Win | 10–0–1 (1) | Manu Ntoh | TKO | 7 (10) | Aug 13, 2005 | Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, U.S. | Won UBA super middleweight title |
| 11 | Win | 9–0–1 (1) | Yameen I Muhammad | TKO | 3 (6), 3:00 | Jul 15, 2005 | Dover Downs, Dover, Delaware, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 8–0–1 (1) | Jameel Wilson | MD | 8 | Apr 15, 2005 | National Guard Armory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 9 | NC | 7–0–1 (1) | Horace Cooper | NC | 1 (6), 3:00 | Nov 5, 2004 | Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Cooper cut above left eye after accidental headbutt |
| 8 | Win | 7–0–1 | Matthew Thompson | TKO | 4 (6), 2:49 | Nov 14, 2003 | Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 6–0–1 | Robert Marsh | TKO | 2 (6) | Sep 12, 2003 | Dover Downs, Dover, Delaware, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 5–0–1 | William Scales | UD | 4 | Aug 15, 2003 | Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 4–0–1 | Jacob Rodriguez | UD | 4 | May 2, 2003 | Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 3–0–1 | Russell Snyder | KO | 2 (4) | Apr 24, 2003 | Days Inn, Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 2–0–1 | Kevin Johnson | TKO | 1 (4) | Jan 31, 2003 | Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 2 | Draw | 1–0–1 | Jose Diaz | PTS | 4 | Nov 15, 2002 | Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Kiran Hill | UD | 4 | Sep 7, 2002 | Fernwood Resort, Bushkill, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |