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James Butler

1811 KOs

40 KOs

0Draws

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

Career

division

Super Middleweight

status

inactive

bouts

22

rounds

116

KO %

61.1%

KO wins

11

KO losses

0

career

1996–2004

debut

1996-10-18

last fight

2004-06-04

Profile

alias

Harlem Hammer

trainer

sex

M

stance

orthodox

height

6′ 0″ / 183cm

nationality

United States

origin

Harlem, NY, USA

city / state / zip

Harlem, New York

dob

1972-12-18

age

53

Latest news

Boxer gets nearly 30 years in prison for manslaughter

2006-04-06 · SI.com

Boxer James Butler Jr., who fought under the moniker "The Harlem Hammer," was sentenced Wednesday to nearly 30 years in prison for the death of sports journalist Sam Kellerman.…

Harlem Hammer Will Be Sentenced Today

2006-04-05 · CBS 2,CA

James Butler, A boxer who fought under the nickname "The Harlem Hammer" is set to be sentenced today in the 2004 death of an L.A. freelance sports writer. He pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and arson last week as jury selection was set to begin in his trial.…

Boxing News: James Butler Pleads Guilty

2006-03-27 · TheSweetScience.com

New York light heavyweight James Butler, who fought under the nom-de-guerre "The Harlem Hammer," pleaded guilty Monday to voluntary manslaughter and arson in the 2004 death of freelance sports writer Sam Kellerman.…

Startling End to Unlikely Friendship

2005-11-13 · New York Times,United States

James Butler came from the tough, unforgiving New York. He lived in a housing project in Harlem with his mother, who preferred night life to child rearing, and he spent time in foster care and in jail.…

Boxer to stand trial for murder of Max Kellerman's brother

2005-07-09 · USA Today

Boxer James Butler Jr. will stand trial on charges that he used a hammer to kill a sports writer and then torched his Hollywood ...…

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

9 25 0

W-UD

Promo West Pavilion, Columbus, Ohio, United States

6 of 6 · 187 / 196 lbs

29 10 1

L-UD

Key Skating Center, Bronx, New York, United States

8 of 8 · 179 / 175 lbs

12 8 0

L-UD

Roseland Ballroom, New York, New York, United States

10 of 10 · 169 / 167 lbs

20 0 0

L-UD

Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

IBF Super Middleweight Title

12 of 12 · 168 / 168 lbs

Referee: Randy Neumann

10 12 1

W-UD

Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

8 of 8 · 172 / 169 lbs

23 4 0

W-TKO

Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

USBA Super Middleweight Title

2 of 12 · 167 / 167 lbs

17 0 0

W-KO

Farm Bureau Building, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

USBA Super Middleweight Title

7 of 12 · 167 / 162 lbs · 0:55

Judges: Gary Merritt | Fred Jones | Pete Podgorski

Referee: Bill Paige

29 6 2

W-KO

Hampton Beach Casino, Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, United States

2 of 10 · 169 / 169 lbs

1 2 0

W-TKO

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

2 of 6 · 169 lbs

7 34 2

W-TKO

Leominster, Massachusetts, United States

7 of 10 · 172 / 181 lbs

8 55 2

W-KO

Virginia, United States

1 of 10 · 165 / 169 lbs

13 1 1

W-UD

Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, New York, United States

10 of 10 · 165 / 169 lbs

4 18 0

W-TKO

Yonkers Raceway, Yonkers, New York, United States

6 of 8 · 171 / 178 lbs

17 27 1

W-UD

Grand Casino, Tunica, Mississippi, United States

6 of 6 · 167 / 168 lbs

1 0 1

W-KO

Elks Lodge, Queens, New York, United States

3 of 4 · 171 / 172 lbs

Judges: Chick Hill | George Colon | Steve Weisfeld

3 4 0

W-PTS

Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, New York, United States

6 of 6 · 167 / 169 lbs

1 1 1

W-PTS

Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, New York, United States

4 of 4 · 169 / 169 lbs

Robert Muhammad

3 2 0

W-KO

Yonkers Raceway, Yonkers, New York, United States

6 of 6 · 165 / 163 lbs

0 0 0

W-KO

Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, New York, United States

1 of 4 · 165 lbs

1 1 0

L-PTS

Yonkers Raceway, Yonkers, New York, United States

4 of 4 · 161 / 161 lbs

Derrick Whitley

3 2 0

W-PTS

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

4 of 4 · 162 / 162 lbs

0 0 0

W-TKO

Bronx, New York, United States

1 of 4 · 160 lbs