Derrick Jefferson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Derrick Jefferson
Occupation	Boxer
Date Of Birth	Mar 10, 1968(1968-03-10)
Age	56
Birthplace	Oak Park
Country	United States
Birth City	Michigan
Horoscope	Pisces

Derrick Jefferson Biography

Derrick Jefferson is one of the most popular and richest Boxer who was born on March 10, 1968 in Oak Park, Michigan, United States. Derrick Lavon Jefferson (born March 10 in 1968) is an American former professional boxer.

It was celebrated for its slugfest nature. HBO Commentator Larry Merchant called the second round “the best in heavyweight boxing since Bowe vs. Holyfield”. The KO was recognized in the opinion of The Ring as “Knockout of the Year”. In 1999, Jefferson was ranked No.9 in the rankings of heavyweights according to The Ring.

After a quick knockout of an unknown journeyman Marcus Johnson, Jefferson, with 4–2 record in the last six fights, was given a shot at the WBO world heavyweight title against Wladimir Klitschko. For the bout, Jefferson weighed in at 260.25 lbs, the heaviest in his professional career and 20 pounds heavier than in his previous bout. The additional weight appeared to be muscle. The fight lasted only two rounds. In the first round, Klitschko knocked Jefferson down with a short left hook. After the first round Jefferson’s left eye was swollen. Jefferson was knocked down twice more in round two, once with a straight right hand and again with another left hook, with the fight being stopped after the last knockdown, declaring Klitschko the winner by TKO in the second round. Jefferson earned $400,000 for the fight.

This win lined up a shot against David Izon. Throughout the fight, Jefferson was soundly outboxing Izon, confidently winning rounds. By the seventh round, HBO commentators suggested the fight to be stopped due to Izon absorbing too much punishment. In the eighth round, however, Jefferson appeared to have punched himself out. With 42 seconds left, Izon dropped Jefferson with a right hook. It appeared as if Jefferson have fallen down mostly due to exhaustion rather than Izon’s punch. Izon continued throwing unanswered shots on tired Jefferson, prompting the referee to stop the fight. At the time of the stoppade, Jefferson was unanimously winning on scorecards (78–72, 78–73 and 78–74).

Jefferson began his professional debut on June 19, 1995, with Ismail Muhammad, knocking him out in the first round. In just three years Jefferson had been victorious in 16 bouts with a win in every one of them via knockout within three rounds. Jefferson who stood 6’6″ and typically weighing around 240 pounds, quickly gained fame due to his explosive strength and explosive combos. The year 1998 was the time he fought his first tough fight with Marion Wilson. With 11-27-3 record, Wilson was known for his toughness and endurance and never losing over the distance and often making a splash, like victories against Corey Sanders and Paea Wolfgramm or a split draw with Ray Mercer. Jefferson won the bout by a unanimity two judges scoring the fight 79-73, with one judge scoring 77-75.

Derrick Jefferson Net Worth

Derrick Jefferson is one of the richest Boxer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Derrick Jefferson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Jefferson was raised within Detroit, Michigan, having attended Martin Luther King High School. At the time of High School, Jefferson played basketball and football. He was also an Division I basketball player during his college days. Jefferson quit college after being wounded in the leg in an argument in an event store in November 1993. This ended the basketball season. His brother Kenyatta was a footballer was also injured in the head, and was partially paralyzed.

Jefferson began boxing in 1994 after an instructor from the local boxing club, Claude Strickland, spotted Jefferson shooting hoops at the YMCA. The identical year Jefferson took home his first National Golden Gloves super heavyweight championship. He defeated Michael Grant on points (and managing to give Grant his first loss as an amateur) in the semi-finals as well as DaVarryl Williamson via TKO at the end of. In all, Jefferson spent 1.5 years in the amateur ranks prior to turning professional in 1995.

After defeating former WBC world heavyweight title challenger Phil Jackson (43–10 with 38 KOs coming into the bout) and Sedreck Fields, Jefferson was allowed to participate in Thunderbox Heavyweight Tournament on November 30, 2002, promoted by Cedric Kushner. The tournament consisted of eight participants, which included two-time world heavyweight champion Tim Witherspoon, former and future world heavyweight title challengers Tony Thompson, Ray Austin and Jeremy Williams, experienced journeyman Maurice Harris, who had entered the tournament after knocking out future world champion Siarhei Liakhovich, and undefeated, hard-hitting Gerald Nobles. Each boxer, including Jefferson, was guaranteed $5,000 and the purse for the tournament winner was $100,000. All bouts took place at Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey and were scheduled for three rounds. The bouts were aired in the UK on Eurosport. In the first round, Jefferson defeated Ray Austin by second-round stoppage, but was beaten by Tony Thompson on points in semifinals.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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