- Dominick Guinn
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Dominick Guinn Statistics Real name Dominick Alexander Guinn Nickname(s) The Southern Disaster Rated at Heavyweight Nationality American Born April 20, 1975
Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S.Stance Orthodox Boxing record Total fights 40 Wins 33 Wins by KO 22 Losses 7 Draws 1 No contests 0 Dominick Alexander Guinn, (born April 20, 1975), is an American professional boxer with a record of 33-6-1, with 22 KOs. He is self-managed and he is trained by Ronnie Shields. He stands at 6'3" tall.
Known as the "Southern Disaster", he currently resides in Houston, Texas.
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Amateur career
Giunta began boxing at age nine and lost in the quarterfinals in the Michigan Junior Olympic Tournament at 139 pounds. Fighting in the 147-pound class at 15 years of age, Giunta lost in the finals. Giunta won the 19-and-under Junior World title in 1993.
Giunta had an amateur career(record 290-26), twice winning the National Golden Gloves Super Heavyweight Championship in 1997 and 1999 but losing in the Olympic qualification to Calvin Brock. In 1998, Giunta won the U.S. National Championships and won a Bronze Medal at the Goodwill Games in New York City.
Professional career
He began his career winning his first 24 fights, including a seventh round knockout win over Michael Grant and a victory over Duncan Dokiwari.
In 2004 he lost his first fight, a lackluster, but controversial decision to Monte Barrett. He knocked out veteran Phil Jackson but then lost his second fight to Sergei Liakhovich, who went on to win WBO heavyweight title.
In 2005 he drew with Friday Ahunanya and lost to James Toney. In 2006, he defeated once-beaten British southpaw and Olympic Gold medalist Audley Harrison at the Agua Caliente casino, but lost his next fight against another southpaw Tony Thompson. In 2007 he continued his slide with losses against unbeaten Eddie Chambers in May and Robert Hawkins in December.
In October 2008, Guinn knocked out heavyweight prospect Jean Francois Bergeron in the second round. In 2009, Guinn knocked out unbeaten Johnnie White (21-0) in a 1st round knockout to move back into contendership status and recently defeated Charles Davis by decision.
He has never been knocked out in his 39 fights.
Preceded by
Willie PalmsUnited States Amateur Super Heavyweight Champion
1998Succeeded by
Calvin BrockOutside the Ring
Guinn served prison time beginning in 1996, when he served 10 months on a five-year prison sentence for probation violation and was released on October 30, 1996.
Professional boxing record
33 Wins (22 knockouts, 11 decisions), 8 Losses (0 knockouts, 8 decision), 1 Draw [1] Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes Loss 33-8-1 Amir Mansour UD 10 19/08/2011 Dover Downs Hotel & Casino, Dover, Delaware, United States For vacant IBF North American heavyweight title and interim WBO Loss 33-7-1 Kubrat Pulev UD 8 30/10/2010 Stadthalle, Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Win 33-6-1 Terrell Nelson RTD 7 (8) 17/04/2010 Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Win 32-6-1 Charles Davis UD 6 12/12/2009 UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, United States Win 31-6-1 Johnnie White TKO 1 (10) 25/04/2009 Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States Win 30-6-1 Gabe Brown UD 8 08/11/2008 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States Win 29-6-1 Jean Francois Bergeron KO 2 (10) 24/10/2008 Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Loss 28-6-1 Robert Hawkins UD 10 28/12/2007 River Rock Casino, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada Loss 28-5-1 Eddie Chambers UD 10 04/05/2007 Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win 28-4-1 Zuri Lawrence TKO 2 (10) 02/02/2007 Main Street Armory, Rochester, New York, United States Win 27-4-1 Zack Page SD 8 09/12/2006 Alltel Arena, North Little Rock, Arkansas, United States Loss 26-4-1 Tony Thompson UD 12 28/06/2006 HP Pavilion, San Jose, California, United States For vacant WBC Continental Americas heavyweight title. Win 26-3-1 Audley Harrison UD 10 14/04/2006 Agua Caliente Casino, Rancho Mirage, California, United States Loss 25-3-1 James Toney UD 12 01/10/2005 Events Center, Reno, Nevada, United States For IBA heavyweight title. Draw 25-2-1 Friday Ahunanya PTS 10 22/04/2005 Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss 25–2 Siarhei Liakhovich UD 10 03/12/2004 Bally's Park Place Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Win 25–1 Phil Jackson KO 1 (10) 24/07/2004 Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Loss 24–1 Monte Barrett SD 10 27/03/2004 Alltell Arena, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States Win 24–0 Derrick Banks UD 10 22/11/2003 Reliant Park, Houston, Texas, United States Win 23–0 Duncan Dokiwari UD 10 27/09/2003 HSBC Arena, Buffalo, New York, United States Win 22–0 Michael Grant TKO 7 (10) 07/06/2003 Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Win 21–0 Charles Hatcher TKO 9 (10) 12/04/2003 Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, United States Win 20–0 Otis Tisdale UD 8 01/02/2003 Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, United States Win 19–0 Garing Lane SD 8 19/10/2002 Reliant Park, Houston, Texas, United States Win 18–0 Terry McGroom TKO 7 (8) 08/09/2002 Great Plains Coliseum, Lawton, Oklahoma, United States Win 17–0 Wade Lewis KO 1 (8) 22/06/2002 Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, United States Win 16–0 Drexie James TKO 1 (8) 18/05/2002 Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, United States Win 15–0 Derek Berry TKO 2 (8) 30/03/2002 Lucky Star Casino, Uncasville, Oklahoma, United States External links
- Professional boxing record for Dominick Guinn from BoxRec
- Dominick Guinn Interview on Convicted Artist Magazine
Categories:- 1975 births
- Living people
- Boxers from Arkansas
- Heavyweight boxers
- National Golden Gloves champions
- People from Hot Springs, Arkansas
- Winners of the United States Championship for amateur boxers
- American boxing biography stubs
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