Jean-Pierre Augustin
Jean-Pierre Augustin (born October 1, 1987) is a Haitian-American professional boxer. Augustin was also an actor, and had supporting roles on film. Early life. Augustin was born in Les Cayes, Haiti. He moved to Boston after birth. He began boxing when he was 12 and had his first bout at 14. His childhood idols were Muhammed Ali, Joe Louis and Jack Johnson. Amateur career. Augustin's amateur record before he turned professional was 52–12. He boxed as a light heavyweight, 178 pounds. Augustin was also a Pan American team member in 2011 and proceeded to  represent Haiti in the 2012 Olympic Trials. Professional boxing career. Augustin turned professional on Feb 8, 2014, defeating Michael Davis over four rounds at the Serbian American Cultural Center in Weirton, West Virginia. During his professional career, he has held both the WBO-NABO, and IBF North American heavyweight titles and has amassed 18 wins with only 1 loss and 1 draw. Although he is widely listed as fighting out of Louisville, Kentucky, he admitted in an interview that his plan to be based in Louisville did not pan out and in truth, he is actually fighting out of Boston