Bryant Jennings

Bryant Jennings
Jennings in 2013
Statistics
Nickname(s)	By-By
Weight(s)	Heavyweight
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Reach	84 in (213 cm)
Nationality	American
Born	(1984-09-25) September 25, 1984 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	21
Wins	19
Wins by KO	10
Losses	2

Bryant Jennings (born September 25, 1984) is an American professional boxer who has challenged once for the unified world heavyweight title in 2015.

Early life

At Benjamin Franklin High School, Jennings played football, basketball and ran the 200 meters and participated in the shot-put. The 30-year-old father of 4-year-old Mason, Jennings played basketball at North Philly rec centers for years before he decided to box at the age of 24.

Amateur career

Jennings was 13-4 as an amateur. He reached the finals of the 2009 National Golden Gloves, losing by decision to veteran Lenroy Thompson.^[1]

Professional career

In 2012, Bryant earned a 10-round unanimous decision over fellow prospect Maurice Byarm (13-0-1), of Washington, D.C., on Jan. 21 at the Asylum Arena in South Philadelphia on the NBC Sports Network Fight Night opening card.^[2] Neither fighter had gone beyond six rounds before the bout, he took the bout on five days' notice.^[3]

He then fought his first name opponent in the former WBO heavyweight champion Siarhei Liakhovich on March 24, 2012. The fight took place at Aviator Sports Complex, Brooklyn, New York and was televised on NBC Sports.^[4] Jennings controlled the fight with his jab and power punches. He won the fight by TKO at the end of round nine.^[5]

Jennings then faced Steve Collins (25-1) on June 16, 2012 at the Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey. The fight was co-main event as part of NBC Sports Fight Night event, including Tomasz Adamek vs. Eddie Chambers. He won by unanimous decision after 10 rounds.^[6] On September 8, 2012 he won after only 35 seconds, knocking out Chris Koval.^[7] The fight took place at the Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey.^[8]

Jennings faced Bowie Topou on December 9, 2012 at McGonigle Hall, Philadelphia. The fight was aired on NBC Sports Fight Night. Jennings was knocked down in round 3, but quickly got back up and won in round 5; knocking out Topou 1 minute and 37 seconds in the round. He progressed to 16-0 and retains his title as the USBA Heavyweight Champion.^[9] He beat high-rank contender Mike Perez to earn title shot as mandatory challenger, No.1 WBC contender.

Jennings signed with promoters Gary Shaw and Antonio Leonard after buying out his existing agreement with Russell Peltz.

Jennings vs. Klitschko

Jennings faced heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko on April 25, 2015 in Madison Square Garden for the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO & The Ring Heavyweight titles.^[10] Klitschko won the fight due to his effective use of his jab and hard right cross keeping Jennings at bay, Klitschko won via unanimous decision with two judges scoring it 116-111 and the final judge scoring it 118-109.^[11] After the fight, Klitschko admitted that this was one of his hardest fights in years.

Jennings vs. Ortiz

Jennings lost by TKO to undefeated Cuban boxer and heavyweight contender Luis Ortiz on December 19, 2015.^[12]

Comeback

After not fighting for over a year after the Ortiz loss, Jennings signed with Top Rank.^[13]

Professional boxing record

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
22	N/A	N/A	Daniel Martz	N/A	– (8)	Aug 19, 2017	Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
21	Loss	19–2	Luis Ortiz	TKO	7 (12), 2:41	Dec 19, 2015	Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, U.S.	For WBA interim heavyweight title
20	Loss	19–1	Wladimir Klitschko	UD	12	Apr 25, 2015	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.	For WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO, The Ring, and lineal heavyweight titles
19	Win	19–0	Mike Perez	SD	12	Jul 26, 2014	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
18	Win	18–0	Artur Szpilka	TKO	10 (10), 2:20	Jan 25, 2014	The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
17	Win	17–0	Andrey Fedosov	RTD	6 (10), 3:00	Jun 14, 2013	Sands Casino Resort, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.
16	Win	16–0	Bowie Tupou	TKO	5 (12), 1:37	Dec 8, 2012	McGonigle Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Retained USBA heavyweight title
15	Win	15–0	Chris Koval	TKO	1 (8), 0:35	Sep 8, 2012	Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
14	Win	14–0	Steve Collins	UD	10	Jun 16, 2012	Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.	Won vacant USBA heavyweight title
13	Win	13–0	Siarhei Liakhovich	TKO	9 (10), 3:00	Mar 24, 2012	Aviator Sports and Events Center, New York City, New York, U.S.
12	Win	12–0	Maurice Byarm	UD	10	Jan 21, 2012	Asylum Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Won vacant Pennsylvania heavyweight title
11	Win	11–0	Kevin Franklin	TKO	1 (6), 1:51	Nov 19, 2011	Bally's, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
10	Win	10–0	Alexis Mejias	UD	6	Sep 9, 2011	Asylum Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
9	Win	9–0	Theron Johnson	UD	6	Jul 23, 2011	Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
8	Win	8–0	Mike Miller	UD	4	Jun 4, 2011	The Hamilton Manor, Hamilton Township, New Jersey, U.S.
7	Win	7–0	David Williams	TKO	2 (6), 3:00	Apr 23, 2011	Circus Maximus Showroom, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
6	Win	6–0	Theron Johnson	UD	6	Feb 26, 2011	Bally's, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
5	Win	5–0	Randy Smith	TKO	2 (4), 2:18	Dec 9, 2010	Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
4	Win	4–0	Bernell Stewart	UD	4	Jul 30, 2010	South Philly Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
3	Win	3–0	Zeferino Albino	TKO	1 (4), 2:59	Apr 30, 2010	South Philly Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
2	Win	2–0	Jon Bolden	KO	3 (4), 3:06	Apr 2, 2010	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1	Win	1–0	Zeferino Albino	UD	4	Feb 26, 2010	South Philly Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Professional debut

References

External links

• Professional boxing record for Bryant Jennings from BoxRec