# Danell Nicholson

Danell Nicholson (born November 15, 1967) is a former American Olympian and a boxer in the heavyweight division. He held the IBO World Heavyweight title in 1994, and in 2003 challenged Wladimir Klitschko for the WBA Intercontinental Heavyweight title.

## Professional career
### Amateur

Nicholson was a member of the 1992 United States Olympic Team as a Heavyweight. His results were:
* Defeated Paul Lawson (Great Britain) 10-2
* Defeated Zeljko Mavrovic (Croatia) 9-6
* Lost to Félix Savón (Cuba) 13-11

### Professional

He boxed professionally from 1992 to 2003 training under Emanuel Steward. Perhaps his best win as a professional was his split decision win over future heavyweight titlist John Ruiz on August 4, 1994. With that win came the lightly regarded International Boxing Organization heavyweight title. Other notable fighters he faced but to whom he lost were Andrew Golota, Kirk Johnson, David Tua, and Wladimir Klitschko.

#### Professional boxing record

42 Wins (32 knockouts, 10 decisions), 5 Losses (4 knockouts, 1 decision) :
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 41-2 | Wladimir Klitschko | TKO | 4 | 20/12/2003 | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | WBA Intercontinental Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 18-10-1 | Ken Murphy | TKO | 2 | 14/06/2003 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Referee stopped the bout at 0:18 of the second round. |
| Win | 17-5-2 | Sione Asipeli | UD | 6 | 23/03/2003 | Temecula, California, U.S. | |
| Win | 23-10-1 | Melvin Foster | TKO | 4 | 18/01/2002 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Referee stopped the bout at 2:36 of the fourth round. |
| Loss | 37-2 | David Tua | KO | 6 | 23/03/2001 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Nicholson knocked out at 0:34 of the sixth round. |
| Win | 16-7 | Reynaldo Minus | TKO | 2 | 04/11/2000 | New York City, U.S. | |
| Win | 6-7-2 | Tim Pollard | KO | 2 | 25/06/2000 | Elgin, Illinois, U.S. | Pollard knocked out at 1:38 of the second round. |
| Win | 26-6 | Terrence Lewis | TKO | 2 | 31/03/2000 | New York City, U.S. | |
| Win | 32-17 | Tony LaRosa | TKO | 2 | 09/02/2000 | Rosemont, Illinois, U.S. | Referee stopped the bout at 2:59 of the second round. |
| Win | 22-9-1 | Marcellus Brown | TKO | 2 | 05/08/1999 | Tunica, Mississippi, U.S. | Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the second round. |
| Win | 20-13 | Abdul Muhaymin | UD | 8 | 17/06/1999 | Worley, Idaho, U.S. | 80-72, 80-72, 80-72. |
| Win | 34-16-1 | Frankie Swindell | UD | 10 | 12/03/1999 | New York City, U.S. | 98-91, 98-91, 98-91. |
| Win | 21-19-1 | Levi Billups | TKO | 4 | 07/01/1999 | Tunica, Mississippi, U.S. | Referee stopped the bout at 0:43 of the fourth round. |
| Win | 10-8-1 | Jimmy Haynes | TKO | 1 | 22/09/1998 | New York City, U.S. | Referee stopped the bout at 2:58 of the first round. |
| Win | 31-18-2 | Mike Sedillo | PTS | 10 | 03/09/1998 | Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| Win | 20-23-1 | Everett Martin | TKO | 4 | 16/06/1998 | Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. | Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the fourth round. |
| Win | 9-4 | Everett Mayo | TKO | 3 | 31/01/1998 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| Win | 17-5 | Thomas Williams | TKO | 2 | 30/08/1997 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Win | 1-5 | Moses Harris | TKO | 3 | 26/04/1997 | Cicero, Illinois, U.S. | Referee stopped the bout at 1:45 of the third round. |
| Win | 17-8-1 | Marcos Gonzalez | KO | 2 | 03/04/1997 | Worley, Idaho, U.S. | Gonzalez knocked out at 0:52 of the second round. |
| Loss | 19-0 | Kirk Johnson | UD | 10 | 23/08/1996 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the second round. |
| Loss | 27-0 | Andrew Golota | TKO | 8 | 15/03/1996 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the eighth round. |
| Win | 14-3-1 | Darren Hayden | PTS | 8 | 21/12/1995 | Bossier City, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| Win | 20-15 | Jesse Ferguson | TKO | 8 | 19/10/1995 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| Win | 14-2 | Anthony Willis | TKO | 6 | 11/08/1995 | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | Referee stopped the bout at 2:26 of the sixth round. |
| Win | 9-8 | Art Card | KO | 2 | 31/03/1995 | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
| Win | 13-10-1 | William Morris | TKO | 5 | 07/03/1995 | Prior Lake, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| Win | 8-14 | Larry Davis | TKO | 1 | 10/02/1995 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Referee stopped the bout at 2:46 of the first round. |
| Win | 20-7 | Terry Anderson | KO | 2 | 19/01/1995 | Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S. | Anderson knocked out at 1:45 of the second round. |
| Win | 4-47-2 | John Basil Jackson | TKO | 5 | 20/12/1994 | Rosemont, Illinois, U.S. | |
| Win | 18-1 | John Ruiz | SD | 12 | 04/08/1994 | Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S. | IBO World Heavyweight Title. 118-110, 115-113, 113-115. |
| Win | 13-24-1 | Mark Young | UD | 10 | 17/02/1994 | Joliet, Illinois, U.S. | |
| Win | 5-6-6 | David Graves | PTS | 6 | 06/12/1993 | Rosemont, Illinois, U.S. | |
| Win | 44-15-4 | Michael Greer | TKO | 4 | 27/08/1993 | Countryside, Illinois, U.S. | |
| Win | 12-1 | Phil Scott | TKO | 2 | 23/07/1993 | Countryside, Illinois, U.S. | Referee stopped the bout at 2:28 of the second round. |
| Win | 8-3 | Nick Kendrick | KO | 1 | 25/06/1993 | Countryside, Illinois, U.S. | |
| Loss | 8-0 | Jeremy Williams | KO | 2 | 08/05/1993 | Stateline, Nevada, U.S. | Nicholson knocked out at 2:56 of the second round. |
| Win | 14-23-1 | Tim Morrison | TKO | 3 | 26/04/1993 | Rosemont, Illinois, U.S. | |
| Win | 10-50 | Rocky Bentley | KO | 3 | 26/03/1993 | Countryside, Illinois, U.S. | |
| Win | 0-7 | Luis Torres | KO | 3 | 13/03/1993 | Aurora, Illinois, U.S. | |
| Win | -- | Mark Posey | KO | 1 | 26/02/1993 | Countryside, Illinois, U.S. | |
| Win | 12-37-6 | Danny Blake | UD | 6 | 22/01/1993 | Countryside, Illinois, U.S. | |
| Win | 1-28-2 | Jordan Keepers | KO | 1 | 08/01/1993 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| Win | 3-27 | James Holly | KO | 1 | 11/12/1992 | Countryside, Illinois, U.S. | |
| Win | -- | Don Blake | KO | 1 | 25/11/1992 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| Win | 2-10-1 | Dave Slaughter | KO | 1 | 23/10/1992 | Countryside, Illinois, U.S. | |
| Win | 4-2-2 | Dan Nieves | UD | 4 | 14/10/1992 | Rosemont, Illinois, U.S. | |