Jason Litzau

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Jason Litzau (born June 29, 1983 in St. Paul, MN) is a boxer in the Featherweight division.

1 Amateur career
2 Professional career
3 The Hernandez Incident
4 Personal
5 External links

[edit] Amateur career

Known as "The American Boy", Litzau began boxing at 11 and reportedly compiled an amateur record of 125-10 [1]. Litzau is a Former Silver Gloves national champion, having finished second at the 2001 U.S. Championships and earning a spot on the 2001 U.S. National team. Litzau turned pro in 2002.

[edit] Professional career

Litzau turned pro on November 16, 2002 and as of March 2007 had a record of 20-1 with 18 knockouts, albeit against limited opposition. He has garnered considerable fanfare due to his appearances on ESPN's fight cards. His first loss was against Jose Hernandez on December 16, 2006 on HBO.

[edit] The Hernandez Incident

Litzau was upset in his first spotlight appearance on HBO's Boxing After Dark in a fight against Jose Hernandez. The fight was intended to showcase Litzau's considerable talent and box office draw. Litzau was ahead on points (68-64 on all three cards) when according to observers he began "showboating," or taunting his opponent by dropping his guard and daring Hernandez to hit him. Hernandez obliged, and in doing so scored an eighth round knockout over Litzau with a clubbing right hand to the head. Litzau had been dropped by a right hand in round one, but appeared well in control of the bout until getting knocked out in round 8.