Jimmy Lange

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Jimmy Lange

Profile
Born	August 25, 1975 (1975-08-25) (age 32)
Birthplace	Great Falls, U.S.
Nationality	American
Residence	Great Falls, U.S.
Height	6'
Classification	Middleweight
Boxing Record
Fights	30
Wins (KOs)	28 (20)
Losses	3
Draws	2
Contender Results
First Round	Lost to Gilbert on points
Fan Favorite	Beat Tarick Salmaci on points

Jimmy Lange (b. August 25, 1975, Great Falls, U.S.) is a professional boxer from Virginia.

[edit] Personal life

He is married and has three children. His father introduced him to boxing by taking him to a local gym at a young age and has been his manager throughout his career. A devout Catholic, Jimmy's family priest rarely misses his fights and prays with him beforehand.

[edit] Boxing career

Jimmy Lange was a contestant on the reality TV show, The Contender. On the show, he was placed on the East Coast team and fought Joey Gilbert in the final First Round fight, a fight Lange lost. Lange was originally scheduled to fight Anthony Bonsante; however, an argument ensued over Bonsante choosing not to do so --possibly seeing Lange as a greater threat. Lange was voted back to fight in the top "fan favorite" fight at the show's finale where he beat contestant Tarick Salmaci in a majority decision.

Lange is currently trained by famed James "Buddy" McGirt. He became the WBE Junior Middleweight title holder after defeating local opponent Perry Ballard in a 4th round TKO in his hometown of Fairfax, VA on September 17, 2005.

Lange fought a rematch with Joey Gilbert on February 18th, 2006 at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA for the vacant NABO middleweight title. He lost the fight by TKO in the third round.

Lange returned to the Patriot Center on October 7th, 2006, to fight Tommy Wilt. The former Contender star managed a TKO victory with 15 seconds remaining in the 10th and final round. Lange made his fourth consecutive appearance at the Patriot Center on December 9th, 2006, fighting Fontaine Cabell for the WBC Continental Americas Jr. Middleweight title. The 12 round fight ended in a draw.