Tommy Karpency
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Real name | Tommy Karpency |
Nickname(s) | Kryptonite |
Weight(s) | Light Heavyweight |
Nationality | American |
Born |
Adah, Pennsylvania, United States | January 10, 1986
Stance | Southpaw |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 34 |
Wins | 27 |
Wins by KO | 16 |
Losses | 6 |
Draws | 1 |
No contests | 0 |
Tommy Karpency (born January 10, 1986) is an American professional boxer who fights in the light heavyweight division. He debuted pro boxing at the age of 20 and has spent the majority of his career boxing on the American circuit managing to win the regional WBA Fedecentro title in 2009. He is the two-time world title challenger for the WBO and WBC light heavyweight titles and holds a notable win over former WBC and IBF title holder Chad Dawson. Tommy is from a "Patch Town" inside of Adah, PA called "Palmer". There are 4 Palmer natives who are current professional boxers. Palmer has an approximate population of 200 people. Per capita, Palmer has one of the highest percentages of professional athletes in The United States.
He has boxed outside of North America on two occasions. First in Germany against Karo Murat and second against WBO titleholder Nathan Cleverly in Cardiff, Wales. He lost both fights by unanimous decisions over 12 rounds.