Julian Letterlough
Julian Letterlough (December 25, 1969 – July 8, 2005) was an American boxer from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Known as "Mr. KO", Letterlough was boxer who was often featured on ESPN.
Pro career
Letterlough became a professional boxer in 1998 at the late age of 28 after a seven-year stint in prison for assault. He fought as a light heavyweight and was unbeaten in his first 16 fights.
He fought against Julio César González in 2001, a fight in which González was down three times, and Letterlough down twice. Gonzalez won by decision. Later that year, he got a shot at International Boxing Federation cruiserweight titleholder Vassiliy Jirov, but lost in the 8th round by TKO. He lost a decision later that year to David Telesco, and in 2003 was knocked out by Richard Hall. In 2004 he fought a draw against Daniel Judah, a fight in which Judah went down in round five and was docked a point for holding in round seven.
Professional boxing record
| 21 Wins (20 knockouts, 1 decision), 5 Losses (2 knockouts, 3 decisions), 3 Draws | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Win | 13-17-2 |  Eric "Hollywood" Starr |
TKO | 2 | 01/10/2004 |  Reading, Pennsylvania, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:42 of the second round. |
| Draw | 19-0-2 | Daniel Judah |
PTS | 12 | 17/04/2004 |  Tampa, Florida, United States |
USBA Light Heavyweight Title. 114-112, 113-113, 113-113. |
| Win | 77-17-1 | Tony Menefee |
TKO | 5 | 23/01/2004 |  Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:45 of the fifth round. |
| Loss | 10-7 |  Faustino Gonzalez |
MD | 6 | 29/08/2003 | Reading, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Loss | 25-4 |  Richard "Destroyer" Hall |
TKO | 2 | 18/07/2003 |  Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States |
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| Win | 32-30-2 | Stacy "Goodnight" Goodson |
TKO | 1 | 27/03/2003 | Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:23 of the first round. |
| Draw | 2-8-2 |  John Douglas |
PTS | 6 | 15/11/2002 | Dorchester, Massachusetts, United States |
58-56, 58-57, 57-57. |
| Win | 20-8 | Lloyd Bryan |
TKO | 4 | 22/06/2002 | Reading, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Loss | 25-3 | David Telesco |
UD | 10 | 18/01/2002 |  Raleigh, North Carolina, United States |
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| Loss | 29-0 |  Vassiliy "Tiger" Jirov |
TKO | 8 | 08/09/2001 |  Reno, Nevada, United States |
IBF World Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:24 of the eighth round. |
| Win | 24-4 | Ka-Dy King |
KO | 2 | 22/06/2001 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States |
King knocked out at 1:34 of the second round. |
| Win | 11-18-1 | Dennis "The Menace" McKinney |
UD | 6 | 08/04/2001 | Reading, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Loss | 25-0 |  Julio Cesar Gonzalez |
UD | 12 | 02/02/2001 |  Columbus, Ohio, United States |
WBO NABO/WBC FECARBOX/IBO Continental Light Heavyweight Titles. 109-114, 110-113, 109-114. |
| Win | 11-2-3 | "Mad" Max Heyman |
TKO | 5 | 17/11/2000 | Stateline, Nevada, United States |
WBO NABO Light Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:25 of the fifth round. |
| Draw | 15-0-2 | Sam Ahmad |
PTS | 10 | 22/09/2000 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
97-93, 93-97, 95-95. |
| Win | 18-4 | Demetrius Jenkins |
TKO | 7 | 14/07/2000 |  Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:58 of the seventh round. |
| Win | 8-0 | Manny Rose |
TKO | 1 | 09/06/2000 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States |
Pennsylvania Light Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 13-6-2 | Troy Weaver |
TKO | 1 | 09/04/2000 | Stateline, Nevada, United States |
WBO NABO Light Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:42 of the first round. |
| Win | 17-19-2 | Vinson Durham |
KO | 2 | 11/02/2000 | Reading, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 11-7 | Darryl "Triple Threat" Hollowell |
KO | 6 | 18/11/1999 |  Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States |
Hollowell knocked out at 2:55 of the sixth round. |
| Win | 15-27-2 | Eric "Landlord" Davis |
KO | 3 | 29/10/1999 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 14-11-1 | Napoleon Pitt |
TKO | 3 | 25/09/1999 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 2-6-2 | Charles Rasheed Lee |
TKO | 5 | 18/06/1999 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 3-8 | Felton Hamilton |
KO | 5 | 09/04/1999 | Waldorf, Maryland, United States |
Hamilton knocked out at 0:22 of the fifth round. |
| Win | 6-0 | "Dangerous" Dana Rucker |
KO | 3 | 25/03/1999 | Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States |
Rucker knocked out at 0:16 of the third round. |
| Win | 6-4 | Ricardo Dabney |
KO | 1 | 29/01/1999 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
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| Win | 1-0 | Ted Megginson |
KO | 1 | 16/12/1998 | Glenarden, Maryland, United States |
Megginson knocked out at 0:36 of the first round. |
| Win | 2-3-2 | Cleveland Issacs |
TKO | 3 | 03/12/1998 | Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 1-5-1 | Byron Jones |
TKO | 2 | 23/10/1998 | Reading, Pennsylvania, United States |
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Murder
Letterlough was shot in the back and killed while leaving a bar with his wife in Reading, Pennsylvania, on July 8, 2005.