Michael Dallas, Jr.

Michael Dallas
Statistics
Real name	Michael Dallas, Jr.
Nickname(s)	The Silent Assassin
Rated at	Light Welterweight
Height	5 ft 10 in (180 cm)
Reach	72 in (182 cm)
Nationality	American
Born	December 19, 1986 (1986-12-19) (age 24) Bakersfield, California
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	17
Wins	16
Wins by KO	6
Losses	1
Draws	1
No contests	0

Michael Dallas, Jr. (born December 19, 1986) is an American professional boxer from Bakersfield, California.^[1]

Amateur career

Michael had an impressive amateur record of 115-12. He won a gold medal at the PAL International Junior Olympics in 2000.^[2] In 2002 he won a bronze medal at the US National Silver Gloves championships, losing to two-time Olympian Rau'shee Warren. That same year he was a runner-up at the PAL Junior championships (15-16 age range) at 112 lbs. During the 2004 US Western Olympic trials, he lost to Diego Magdaleno. At the 2006 National Golden Gloves he won a silver medal, losing to Brad Solomon. Mike also got a gold medal at the 2006 PAL championships at 64 kg, beating Karl Dargan and Raul Tovar. He went to the US 2008 Olympic trials at 64 kg, were he beat Brad Solomon but lost to Daniel O'Connor and Danny Garcia.^[3]

Sparring Partners

Some of the boxer's Michael has sparred with are 7-division world champion Manny Pacquiao and the undefeated Light Welterweight prospect Jose Benavidez.^[4]

Pro career

He made his professional debut in March 2008 in the Light Welterweight weight class against Alejandro Balladares and won all four rounds of the bout for a unanimous decision victory.^[5]

In July 2010, he made his debut on Showtime boxing against undefeated Lanard Lane. Despite predicting an easy knock-out, Lane found himself overwhelmed and all three judges scored the bout 78-74 in favor of Dallas.^[6]

Professional record

17 Wins (6 knockouts), 1 Losses, 1 Draw
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	17-1-1	Josésito López‎	KO	7 (1:47)	January 28, 2010	Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California	For the vacant NABF Light Welterweight title
Win	17-0-1	Devarise Crayton	KO	2 (2:41)	October 30, 2010	The Palace, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Win	16-0-1	Lenin Arroyo	TKO	2 (1:30)	October 7, 2010	Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, Lemoore, California
Win	15-0-1	Lanard Lane	UD	8 (8)	July 16, 2010	DeSoto Civic Center, Southaven, Mississippi	Lane was undefeated going in

Personal life

On June 12, 2008 Dallas, Jr. had a son named Mekai. He's a graduate of South High School in Bakersfield, where he played on both the basketball and football teams. His father Michael Dallas, Sr. fought professionally from 1991 to 1998.^[7]

References

1. ^ http://www.saddoboxing.com/11586-mike-dallas-jr.html
2. ^ http://www.goossentutor.com/pages/athelets/dallas.html
3. ^ Mulei, Alessandro (2009-12-23). "Bio of Michael Dallas Jr.". Boxrec. http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Mike_Dallas_Jr.. Retrieved 2010-10-21. 
4. ^ http://boxing.fanhouse.com/2010/02/23/manny-pacquiaos-sparring-partner-mike-dallas/
5. ^ http://www.15rounds.com/promising-prospect-mike-dallas-jr-013109/
6. ^ Bakersfield's Dallas stays undefeated
7. ^ http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=23120&cat=boxer

External links

• Professional boxing record for Michael Dallas, Jr. from BoxRec

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Name	Dallas, Michael, Jr.
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Date of birth	December 19, 1986
Place of birth	Bakersfield, California
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