Jesse Brinkley
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| Jesse Brinkley | ||
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| Profile | ||
| Born | November 14, 1976 | |
| Birthplace | Yerington, USA | |
| Nationality | American | |
| Residence | Las Vegas, USA | |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |
| Classification | Super Middleweight | |
| Boxing Record | ||
| Fights | 30 | |
| Wins (KOs) | 26 (17) | |
| Losses | 4 | |
| Draws | 0 | |
| Results on Contender | ||
| First Round | Beat Reid on points | |
| Quarter Finals | KO'd Bonsante | |
| Semi Finals | Lost to Mora on points | |
| 3rd Place Fight | Lost to Gomez | |
Jesse Lee Brinkley (b. November 14, 1976, Yerington) is a professional boxer from the United States. He holds the APBA West Coast Middleweight Title as of June 2nd, 2003.
[edit] Personal life
Jesse comes from the tiny town of Yerington, where he loves the country life of fishing and shooting. He is described by NBC as "the class clown", such a lively character as he is. He lives with his long time girlfriend and their two young children.
[edit] Boxing career
Brinkley disliked wearing headgear and hated the amateur point scoring system - so he turned professional quickly. His dream is to fight the legendary Mexican Oscar de la Hoya.
In 2004, he entered reality tv show The Contender, and was placed on the West Coast Team. Having seen his team-mate Gomez beat the highest-ranked boxer in the competition (Manfredo), he took on the second-highest ranked, Jonathan Reid, and won. His Quarter Final fight saw him having to lose a pounds in an hour to make the weight restriction against Anthony Bonsante, but he won anyway - getting into the semi-finals, albeit in a battered and bruised state. He lost his semi-final against the eventual winner Sergio Mora, and went on to lose the 3rd Place Fight to Alfonso Gomez.
Brinkley spent the early stages of the competition as a friend and advisor to Joey Gilbert, but they moved apart later on as he began to suspect him of playing mind games.
He also has a tattoo which is of a scorpion this resembles his sting in his punches "KAPOW" On May 10, 2006 Brinkley fought the undefeated Joey Spina. He was well in control of the fight when in the eleventh round he was hit with a hard body shot and the referee was forced stopped the fight.
