Cornelius Bundrage

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Cornelius Bundrage
Real name	Cornelius Bundrage
Nickname	K9
Weight	Light Middleweight
Nationality	American
Birth date	April 25, 1973
Birth place	Detroit, Michigan
Style	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	27
Wins	25
Wins by KO	14
Losses	2
Draws	0
No contests	0

Cornelius Bundrage, (born April 25, 1973 in Detroit, Michigan), is a professional boxer. He is a former UBA Light Middleweight champion, weighing in at 151 lbs and standing 5'7" and was member of the ESPN reality show, The Contender.

Before becoming a member of the Contender,Bundrage's television debut was a fight against up and coming middleweight Sechew Powell on ShoBox in May 6, 2005, on Showtime. Seconds coming into the fight, Bundrage and Powell threw simultaneous right hands to each others chin, resulting in an extremely rare double knockdown. The referee actually didn't score any knockdowns in shock of the occurrence. Bundrage lost by getting hit by a straight left by Powell, losing by knockout.

On the "Contender Season 2" series debut, Bundrage was the last picked, winding up on the Blue Team. Wanting to avenge the slight, he volunteered to be the first member of his team to box in the tournament (quoting Matthew 20:16, "And the last shall be first"), and found himself in a match against Michael Clark. In a tightly-fought battle for four rounds, the two found themselves practically tied on points, but Bundrage won the fifth round on 2 of the 3 judge's scorecards, and won a majority decision (2 judges said Bundrage won, 1 said it was a draw).

In the quarterfinal round, Bundrage beat Walter Wright by unanimous decision in a bout that involved enough foul play that the referee had to threaten Bundrage with point deductions.

Bundrage's strength failed him when he faced Steve Forbes in the semifinals; Forbes won a unanimous decision over Bundrage.

Bundrage then went on to win The Contender bronze medal fight against Norberto Bravo by TKO in the seventh round in a very impressive fashion.

On the January 12, 2007 edition of ESPN's Friday Night Fights at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington, Bundrage faced former top welterweight prospect Chris Smith. In an extremely close fight, Bundrage was able to survive a sixth round scare, and defeated Smith via split decision.

[edit] Personal life

Bundrage is currently engaged, and has a son from a previous marriage.
In August of 2006, Bundrage's sister Denise was murdered.
Cornelius's dad is currently in prison serving a sentence for murder, his upbringing was rough, but he said he found "God" and changed his ways so he didn't end up like his father.