Chris Algieri
Chris Algieri 
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_2014-06-15_08-21.jpg) Chris Algieri (right) 2014 |
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| Birth Name | Christopher Mark Algieri |
| Weight class | Welterweight |
| nationality |
 US-american
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| birthday | March 2, 1984 |
| place of birth | Huntington's |
| style | Left delivery |
| size | 1.78 m |
| Combat Statistics | |
| Struggles | 27 |
| Victories | 24 |
| Knockout victories | 9 |
| Defeats | 3 |
Christopher Mark Algieri (* 2. March 1984 in Huntington , New York ) is an American professional boxer and former world champion of the WBO in the light welterweight .
biography
The son of an Italian and an Argentine, he started martial arts at the age of nine . As a wrestler he won the State Championships and as an amateur kickboxer the USKBA Northeast Championships . As a professional kickboxer he was world champion of the WKA in the light middleweight division and world champion of the ISKA in the welterweight division. He remained undefeated in seven amateur and 13 professional fights.
In 2007, he completed his Bachelor -Studies at the Stony Brook University with honors and then began a Master -Studies at New York Institute of Technology .
In April 2008 he switched to the professional boxing camp without amateur preparation and won each of his 15 fights by 2013. His rise began with a win in a match broadcast on NBC Sports against Jose Alejo (record: 10-1). Then he also defeated the experienced Mike Arnaoutis (24-8) and the highly rated Emmanuel Taylor (17-1) on ESPN .
Undefeated in 19 professional fights, he entered the ring on June 14, 2014 in Brooklyn to fight for the WBO world light welterweight championship against Russian title holder Ruslan Prowodnikow (23-2). Algieri stood out in this fight for its extraordinary ability to take. He went down twice in the first lap and suffered severe swelling in his right eye. As the fight continued, his right eye swelled shut, he also suffered a bleeding nose injury and a cut in his right eye. After the full twelve rounds, he won not least because of his numerically superior hit ratio.
In November 2014 he lost to Manny Pacquiao (56-5) on points and suffered six knockdowns in the fight. He had to give up his world light welterweight title as a prerequisite for the fight against Pacquiao in advance. In May 2015 he was also defeated in the welterweight division on points against Amir Khan (30-3).
In April 2016 he lost prematurely to Errol Spence (19-0). In January 2019, he beat Daniel Gonzalez (19-1).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Ruslan Provodnikov | Light welterweight boxing champion ( WBO ) June 14, 2014 - November 2014 |
Terence Crawford |
Web links
- Chris Algieri in the BoxRec database
- BoxRec profile
- Star boxing profile
- Chris Algieri: "I Want to be a World Champion"
- Algieri Q&A: 'Boxing is my passion'
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Algieri, Chris |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Algieri, Christopher Mark (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American boxer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 2, 1984 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Huntington , New York |