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Darnell Wilson

2521 KOs

197 KOs

3Draws

Last six: L-L-L-W-L-L

Career

division

Heavyweight

status

inactive

bouts

47

rounds

278

KO %

84%

KO wins

21

KO losses

7

career

2000–2015

debut

2000-11-16

last fight

2015-02-05

Profile

alias

Ding A Ling Man

manager

trainer

promoter

Roy Englebrecht Events (2015-08-27–2015-08-27)Hitz Entertainment (2012-08-18–2013-04-20)

sex

M

stance

orthodox

height

5′ 10″ / 178cm

reach

75″ / 191cm

nationality

USA

origin

Cleveland Ohio USA

city / state / zip

Miami, Florida

dob

1974-09-22

age

52

Latest news

Grigory Drozd Retires From Boxing, Rules Out Ever Returning

2017-12-31 · BoxingScene.com

After stopping Darnell Wilson in July 2009, he was away from the ring until March 2011. He managed to capture the WBC world title in September 2014 with a dominant decision over Krzysztof Wlodarczyk of Poland. And he also held the EBU crown after a TKO…

Denis Boytsov vs. Darnell Wilson (18:00 GMT)

2012-01-28 · Crunchsports.com

Boytsov is highly ranked by all of boxing's major governing bodies, and is seen by many experts as the heir apparent to the Klitschko brothers. Relatively short by modern heavyweight standards at 6' 1'', Boytsov is an exciting fighter with an…

Heavyweight Boxing: Previews and Predictions of the Weekend's Heavyweight Action

2012-01-25 · Bleacher Report

Denis Boytsov (29-0, 14 KO's) continues to fight boxers well below his level when he takes on 37-year-old journeyman Darnell Wilson (24-13-3, 20 KO's) at the Grand Elysee, in Hamburg, Germany this Saturday. Boytsov, who is ranked seventh by The Ring…

Arslan takes decision over Wilson, retains title

2008-05-06 · CBS Sportsline

STUTTGART, Germany -- Firat Arslan earned a convincing decision against American Darnell Wilson in the first defense of his WBA cruiserweight title on Saturday. The German pressed the fight form the opening seconds, hitting Wilson with regularity from…

Boxing: Wilson Loses Title

2008-02-08 · Washington Post

DOVER, Del., Feb. 8 -- Takoma Park cruiserweight boxer Darnell 'The Ding-a-Ling Man' Wilson had hoped his bout last night with former amateur star B.J. Flores would propel him into position for a shot at a world championship. Instead, the taller, faster,…

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

21 1 1

L-TKO

The Hangar, Costa Mesa, California, USA

2 of 8 · 235 / 232 lbs · 0:59

Judges: Tom Taylor | Max DeLuca | Michael Bell

Referee: Jack Reiss

Vyacheslav Glazkov

18 0 1

L-TKO

Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

7 of 10 · 239 / 220 lbs

David Rodriguez

36 0 0

W-KO

Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

6 of 6 · 239 / 255 lbs · 2:59

Judges: Debra Barnes | George Hill | Joseph Pasquale

Referee: Lindsey Page

23 2 0

L-KO

Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, Indiana, USA

5 of 8 · 233 / 223 lbs · 0:53

Judges: Gary Merritt | Eric Fetzer | Eric Burris

Referee: Bill Paige

Promoter: Hitz Entertainment

21 0 0

L-UD

Gerry Weber Stadium, Halle, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

8 of 8 · 242 / 232 lbs

Judges: Joerg Milke 73-79 | Gerhard Sigl 73-79 | Josef Temml 74-79

Referee: Ingo Barrabas

Juan Carlos Gomez

49 3 0

L-TKO

Sport and Congress Center, Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

4 of 8 · 234 / 238 lbs · 0:22

Judges: Juergen Langos | Holger Wiemann

Referee: Frank Michael Maass

29 0 0

L-KO

Grand Elysée, Rotherbaum, Hamburg, Germany

4 of 8 · 226 / 214 lbs · 0:45

Judges: Juergen Langos

Referee: Holger Wiemann

29 2 0

L-UD

Spor Salonu, Trabzon, Turkey

WBO European heavyweight title

12 of 12 · 223 / 246 lbs

Referee: Paul Thomas (111-120 110-118 110-118)

Juan Carlos Gomez

49 2 0

W-MD

Dima-Sportcenter, Lohbruegge, Hamburg, Germany

10 of 10 · 229 / 240 lbs

Judges: Timo Habighorst 96-94 | Frank Michael Maass 96-94

Referee: Holger Wiemann (95-95)

19 7 4

L-TKO

Roger Dean Stadium, Jupiter, Florida, USA

7 of 10 · 228 / 237 lbs · 1:44

Judges: Fred Fluty | Jack Woodburn | Bill Ray

Referee: Frank Santore, Jr

34 6 1

L-UD

Club Europe, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

8 of 8 · 230 / 235 lbs

Judges: Edward Kanner 72-79 | Rick Sells 75-76 | Irwin Deutsch 75-78

Referee: Brian Stutts

20 3 3

L-UD

Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia

8 of 8 · 232 / 236 lbs

Judges: Cyril Cairns 74-78 | Wally Lewis 73-79 | Derek Milham 73-79

Referee: Steve Marshall

31 1 0

L-RTD

Dynamo Palace of Sports in Krylatskoye, Moscow, Russia

WBO Asia Pacific cruiserweight title; PABA cruiserweight title

10 of 12 · 200 / 198 lbs · 3:00

Judges: Nikolay Puchkov | Roman Petrov | Evgeny Gorstkov

Referee: Viktor Panin

Ehinomen Ehikhamenor

12 3 0

L-UD

Singapore

5 of 5 · 200 / 196 lbs

Judges: Alexis David 44-50 | Isaac Ahn 45-50 | Philip Marcello 44-50

Referee: Jack Reiss

28 3 1

L-UD

Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

WBA World cruiserweight title

12 of 12 · 199 / 199 lbs

Judges: Erkki Meronen 111-117 | Ove Ovesen 111-117 | Pierluigi Poppi 111-117

Referee: Paul Thomas

11 44 3

W-TKO

Hat Factory, Richmond, Virginia, USA

6 · 207 / 210 lbs

20 0 1

L-UD

Dover Downs Hotel & Casino, Dover, Delaware, USA

IBF Cruiserweight Title

12 of 12 · 200 / 200 lbs

Judges: Julie Lederman 113-115 | Joseph Pasquale 112-116 | George Hill 110-118

Referee: Steve Smoger

21 3 0

W-KO

St. George Theater, Staten Island, New York, USA

USBA Cruiserweight Title

11 of 12 · 198 / 198 lbs · 2:00

Judges: Robert Gilson | Luis Rivera | Steve Epstein

Referee: David Fields

24 4 2

W-TKO

Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

3 of 10 · 202 / 203 lbs · 1:03

Judges: Bernard Bruni | Pierre Benoist | Jack Castellani

Referee: Gary Rosato

35 5 1

W-TKO

Northlands Agricom, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

2 of 12 · 200 / 200 lbs · 0:21

Judges: Ken Rudd | Ron Hayter | William Warwick Jr.

Referee: Len Koivisto

21 1 3

W-TKO

Michael's Eighth Avenue, Glen Burnie, Maryland, USA

4 of 10 · 189 / 188 lbs · 0:33

Judges: Gary Camponeschi | John Gradowski | Don Risher

Referee: Malik Waleed

38 2 0

L-UD

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida, USA

6 of 6 · 202 / 197 lbs

Judges: Mike Ross 56-57 | John Rupert 56-57 | Peter Trematerra 56-57

Referee: Frank Gentile

17 0 2

L-UD

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida, USA

NABF Cruiserweight Title

10 of 10 · 199 / 195 lbs

Judges: Melvina Lathan 91-99 | Bill Ray 91-99 | Rocky Young 91-99

Referee: Frank Santore, Jr

24 2 0

L-UD

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

8 of 8 · 210 / 246 lbs

19 0 1

L-UD

Basket-Hall Arena, Kazan, Russia

10 of 10 · 196 / 198 lbs

17 5 2

W-UD

Michael's Eighth Avenue, Glen Burnie, Maryland, USA

8 of 8 · 185 / 187 lbs

Judges: John Gradowski 78-74 | Bill Holmes 78-74 | Don Risher 80-72

Referee: Malik Waleed

12 13 1

W-TKO

DeCarlo's Convention Center, Warren, Michigan, USA

4 of 4 · 194 / 194 lbs · 1:08

Judges: Dario Chiarini | Mike Fitzgerald | Herman McKalpain

Referee: Frank Garza

19 2 0

D-PTS

Michael's Eighth Avenue, Glen Burnie, Maryland, USA

10 of 10 · 175 / 173 lbs

Judges: Don Risher 94-96 | Kenny Chevalier 96-95 | John Gradowski 95-95

Referee: Bill Holmes

16 1 0

D-PTS

Kewadin Casino, Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, USA

Vacant IBA Americas Cruiserweight Title

12 of 12 · 179 / 179 lbs

15 3 0

W-KO

Lincoln Theatre, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

3 of 8 · 184 / 188 lbs

Judges: Wayne Smith | Joseph Cooper | Tammye Jenkins

26 7 1

W-TKO

National Guard Armory, Pikesville, Maryland, USA

3 of 8 · 176 / 175 lbs · 2:35

Judges: Kenny Chevalier | John Gradowski | Gary Camponeschi

Referee: Malik Waleed

13 22 7

W-UD

Lincoln Theatre, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

8 of 8 · 180 / 181 lbs

4 5 3

W-TKO

Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

3 · 177 / 174 lbs · 2:30

Judges: Lynne Carter | Emil Conforti | Paul Venti

Referee: Ed Johnson

16 11 2

W-KO

Michael's Eighth Avenue, Glen Burnie, Maryland, USA

1 of 8 · 175 / 178 lbs · 0:47

Judges: Kenny Chevalier | Bill Holmes | Don Risher

Referee: Malik Waleed

13 20 7

W-UD

Wyndham Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

6 of 6 · 185 / 184 lbs

Judges: Gary Camponeschi 59-55 | John Gradowski 59-55 | Bill Holmes 59-55

Referee: Malik Waleed

13 4 0

W-TKO

Michael's Eighth Avenue, Glen Burnie, Maryland, USA

Don Risher vacant USA Maryland State light heavyweight title

8 of 10 · 174 / 173 lbs · 1:35

Judges: Kenny Chevalier | Bill Holmes | Don Risher

Referee: Malik Waleed

8 8 0

W-KO

Michael's Eighth Avenue, Glen Burnie, Maryland, USA

1 of 6 · 180 / 181 lbs · 2:48

Judges: Kenny Chevalier | John Gradowski | Don Risher

Referee: Gary Camponeschi

Dennis McKinney

16 23 1

W-TKO

Michael's Eighth Avenue, Glen Burnie, Maryland, USA

3 of 6 · 182 / 187 lbs · 1:35

Judges: Gary Camponeschi | Kenny Chevalier | John Gradowski

Referee: Bill Holmes

6 4 0

W-TKO

Michael's Eighth Avenue, Glen Burnie, Maryland, USA

4 · 173 lbs

7 7 0

W-TKO

Michael's Eighth Avenue, Glen Burnie, Maryland, USA

6 of 6 · 173 / 181 lbs · 1:34

Judges: John Gradowski | Don Risher | Malik Waleed

Referee: Gary Camponeschi

5 3 2

W-KO

Wyndham Hotel, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

3 of 6 · 174 / 174 lbs · 2:06

Judges: Gary Camponeschi | John Gradowski | Don Risher

Referee: Malik Waleed

2 1 1

W-KO

Michael's Eighth Avenue, Glen Burnie, Maryland, USA

2 of 6 · 176 / 177 lbs · 2:35

Judges: Kenny Chevalier | John Gradowski | Don Risher

Referee: Bill Holmes

1 0 0

W-KO

Michael's Eighth Avenue, Glen Burnie, Maryland, USA

2 of 4 · 182 / 176 lbs · 2:59

Judges: Gary Camponeschi | Kenny Chevalier | Bill Holmes

Referee: John Gradowski

Lonnie Kornegay

0 0 0

W-TKO

Michael's Eighth Avenue, Glen Burnie, Maryland, USA

2 of 4 · 188 / 180 lbs · 1:15

Judges: Kenny Chevalier | Bill Holmes | Don Risher

Referee: John Gradowski

4 0 1

L-UD

Aqueduct Racetrack, Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA

4 of 4 · 177 / 174 lbs

1 0 0

D-PTS

Michael's Eighth Avenue, Glen Burnie, Maryland, USA

4 of 4 · 177 / 178 lbs

Judges: Kenny Chevalier 38-38 | Bill Holmes 38-38 | Malik Waleed 38-38

Referee: John Gradowski

0 0 1

W-KO

Michael's Eighth Avenue, Glen Burnie, Maryland, USA

1 of 4 · 175 / 178 lbs · 1:52

Judges: Kenny Chevalier | John Gradowski | Malik Waleed

Referee: Gary Camponeschi