Chris Pearson (boxer)

Chris Pearson
Statistics
Real name	Chris Pearson
Nickname(s)	Sweat Pea
Rated at	Middleweight
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Nationality	American
Born	November 12, 1990 (1990-11-12) (age 21) Dayton, Ohio, USA
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	0
Wins	0
Wins by KO	0
Losses	0
Draws	0 Official Site

Chris Pearson was an American amateur boxer in the Middleweight division and is now a professional boxer. He signed a professional managerial contract this with Al Haymon to launch his pro career, whose stable of fighters includes Floyd Mayweather Jr., Jermain Taylor and Paul Williams.^[1]

Amateur career

A southpaw with a 93-8 amateur record, Pearson was the 2009 Police Athletic League national champion and now has beaten four former Olympians, including Brazil’s Yamaguichi Florentino, a veteran of 151 fights, and Bakhyt Sarsekbayev of Kazakhstan, the 2008 Beijing Games welterweight gold medalist — both of whom he conquered in Los Angeles. Pearson spent two and a half months in Los Angeles fighting for the L.A. Matadors, a team of select amateurs who competed in the newly-formed World Series of Boxing.^[2]

He was also the:

• U.S. National Amateur Middleweight Champion, sweeping his bracket.
• 2-time Silver Gloves Champ
• 4-time Jr Golden Gloves Champ
• 8-time State Fair Champ
• Jr Olympic Bronze Medalist
• Ringside World Champion
• National PAL Champion

Professional career

Pearson's first fight will be 26 November 2011 at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati. It will be on the undercard of Adrien Broner versus Vicente Martin Rodriguez for the recently vacated WBO super featherweight crown.^[3]

Professional boxing record

0 Wins (0 knockouts, 0 decisions), 0 Losses, 0 Draws, 0 No Contests[4]
Result	Record	Opponnent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
N/A	0–0	Steven Chadwick	-	? (4)	2011-11-26	U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio	Pearson's professional debut.

Notes

1. ^ "Pearson to sign pro contract and debut Nov. 26 in Cincinnati". Dayton Daily News.com. October 7, 2011. http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/throughthearch/entries/2011/10/07/post_1.html. Retrieved October 12, 2011. 
2. ^ "Trotwood native, boxer Pearson sparking interest of Olympic officials". Dayton Daily News.com. April 30, 2011. http://www.daytondailynews.com/dayton-sports/trotwood-native-boxer-pearson-sparking-interest-of-olympic-officials-1149491.html. Retrieved October 12, 2011. 
3. ^ "Chris Pearson inks deal with Al Haymon set go pro". Boxing Scene.com. October 12, 2011. http://www.boxingscene.com/chris-pearson-inks-deal-with-al-haymon-set-go-pro--44843. Retrieved October 12, 2011. 
4. ^ "Chris Pearson Professional boxing record". BoxRec.com. http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=589058&cat=boxer. 

External links

• Official website^{[dead link]}
• Professional boxing record for Chris Pearson (boxer) from BoxRec

Persondata
Name	Pearson, Chris
Alternative names	Pearson, Chris (birth name)
Short description	American Olympic and professional boxer
Date of birth	November 12, 1990
Place of birth	Dayton, Ohio, United States
Date of death	NOT DEAD
Place of death	NOT DEAD