Joe Mesi

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Joe Mesi

Real name	Joe Mesi
Nickname	Baby
Weight	Heavyweight
Nationality	American
Birth date	November 27, 1973
Birth place	Tonawanda, New York, USA
Death date	-
Style	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	33
Wins	33
Wins by KO	26
Losses	0
Draws	0
No contests	0

"Baby" Joe Mesi (born November 27, 1973) is an American boxer and former #1 contender to the WBC heavyweight title.

1 History
2 Injury and Suspension
3 Current status
4 Professional bouts
5 Accomplishments
6 See also
7 External links

[edit] History

Joe grew up in Tonawanda, New York, a suburb of Buffalo. He attended Sweet Home High School in Amherst, New York. He did not start his boxing career until he was about 19 years of age.

He was a New York State Golden Gloves champion, and as an amateur boxer he defeated Hasim Rahman. In Buffalo, Joe is considered by some to be the city's "third professional franchise," with the Buffalo Sabres and Buffalo Bills being the other two. Joe is often seen at Bills and Sabres games and also supports many local charities.

[edit] Injury and Suspension

Mesi's promising boxing career was setback greatly when he suffered at least two subdural hematomas during a 2004 bout with Vassiliy Jirov. The injuries resulted in his indefinite suspension by the Nevada Athletic Commission, which effectively banned him from boxing anywhere in the United States. He and the Buffalo law firm Brown-Chiari launched several ineffective lawsuits against parties they claimed had 'leaked' news of his health, while also appealing to Nevada representatives that he should be allowed to box.

The suspension was officially lifted when Mesi's Nevada boxing license expired at the end of 2005. However, he was unable to renew the license due to the concerns of Nevada boxing officials. Mesi has since been licensed by the Puerto Rican Boxing Commission in February 2006, the Louisiana State Boxing Commission in June 2006, the Arkansas State Boxing Commission in August 2006, and the Michigan State Boxing Commission in September 2006.

[edit] Current status

Joe Mesi has one of the longest active undefeated professional boxing records in the world for a heavyweight. Ranked #1 heavyweight contender by the WBC prior to his two year layoff, Mesi is #21 in the October 2006 rankings.[1]

[edit] Professional bouts

09/15/2006	Jason Weiss	Manistee, Michigan	Little River Casino	Win (decision)
08/12/2006	Dennis Matthews	Russellville, Arkansas	Pope County Fair Grounds	Win (TKO)
06/23/2006	Stephane Tessier	Montreal, Quebec	Stade Uniprix	Win (decision)
04/01/2006	Ron Bellamy	Guaynabo, Puerto Rico	Coliseo Mario Morales	Win (decision)
03/13/2004	Vassiliy Jirov	Las Vegas, Nevada	Mandalay Bay Resort	Win (decision)
12/06/2003	Monte Barrett	New York, New York	Madison Square Garden	Win (decision)
09/26/2003	DaVarryl Williamson	Buffalo, New York	HSBC Arena	Win (KO)
06/24/2003	Robert Davis	Buffalo, New York	HSBC Arena	Win (TKO)
03/28/2003	Jason Curry	Tulsa, Oklahoma	Creek Nation Gaming Center	Win (KO)
10/18/2002	David Izon	Buffalo, New York	HSBC Arena	Win (KO)
06/07/2002	Talmadge Griffis	Scottsdale, Arizona	Rawhide Arena	Win (TKO)
04/05/2002	Keith McKnight	Buffalo, New York	Alumni Arena	Win (TKO)
11/02/2001	Derrick Banks	Mashantucket, Connecticut	Foxwoods Resort	Win (TKO)
07/27/2001	Bert Cooper	Niagara Falls, New York	Niagara Falls Civic Center	Win (TKO)
04/27/2001	Jorge Luis Gonzalez	Niagara Falls, New York	Niagara Falls Civic Center	Win (TKO)
11/11/2000	Joey Guy	Niagara Falls, Ontario	Skylon Tower	Win (TKO)
06/23/2000	Matt Green	Biloxi, Mississippi	Grand Casino	Win (KO)
02/25/2000	John Rainwater	Cranston, Rhode Island	Rhodes-on-the-Pawtucket	Win (TKO)
12/17/1999	Gary Winmon	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Lawrence Convention Center	Win (TKO)
09/17/1999	Anthony Green	Buffalo, New York	Burt Flickinger Center	Win (TKO)
06/04/1999	Rowyan Wallace	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Blue Horizon	Win (KO)
04/24/1999	Brian Sargent	Portland, Oregon	Arts Museum	Win (KO)
02/19/1999	Dwayne Hall	Verona, New York	Turning Stone Casino	Win (TKO)
12/03/1998	Rodney McSwain	Houston, Texas	Sheraton Hotel	Win (TKO)
10/09/1998	Jihad Abdulaziz	Port Chester, New York	Capitol Theatre	Win (decision)
08/27/1998	Martin Lopez	Houston, Texas	Arena Theatre	Win (KO)
07/26/1998	Kevin Rosier	Verona, New York	Turning Stone Casino	Win (TKO)
06/25/1998	Art Bayliss	Mashantucket, Connecticut	Foxwoods Resort	Win (KO)
04/02/1998	Mike McGrady	Buffalo, New York	Burt Flickinger Center	Win (TKO)
02/20/1998	Darryl Spratt	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Argosy Festival Atrium	Win (KO)
12/04/1997	Calvin Smith	Albany, New York	Pepsi Arena	Win (decision)
11/25/1997	Jim Brackney	El Paso, Texas	County Coliseum	Win (KO)
11/01/1997	Dewayne Cason	New York, New York	Apollo Theater	Win (KO)