Owen Beck

Owen Beck
Statistics
Real name	Owen LeFranc Beck
Nickname(s)	What The Heck
Rated at	Heavyweight
Height	6'1"
Reach	78 in (198.1 cm)
Nationality	Jamaican
Born	31 May 1976 (1976-05-31) (age 35) Negril, Jamaica
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	33
Wins	29
Wins by KO	20
Losses	4
Draws	0
No contests	0

Owen LeFranc Beck (born 31 May 1976) is a Jamaican professional boxer in the heavyweight division.

Amateur

Beck had a 73-5 amateur record.

Pro

Known as Owen "What the Heck" Beck, Beck began his career in 1998 by winning his first 24 fights, but all against limited opposition the best being amateur star Derrell Dixon and undefeated Taurus Sykes. This streak and a contract with Don King set up a WBC & IBF Heavyweight Title Eliminator bout against heavyweight contender Monte Barrett in 2005, and Beck was TKO'd in the 9th.

Since the loss, Beck has lost to Ray Austin, but beat cruiser journeyman Darnell Wilson to set up a shot against the former WBA Heavyweight Title holder Nikolay Valuev. Valuev defeated Beck, dropping him twice and winning via TKO in the 3rd. After he fought Valuev he made a comeback and won the fight against Ricardo Arce via 2nd Round technical knockout and had another fight against Marvin Hunt and beat him via first round knockout.

He took a 19 month break from boxing before returning to the ring in June 2009.

He fought Andrew Greeley and won the match by split decision on 13 June 2009.

He fought Jermell Barnes on 21 August 2009 in a fight which he won by unanimous decision with the scores of 79-73, 77-75 and 80-72 all in favor of Beck. Also in late 2009 Owen enlisted a new trainer Clinton Barnes.

On 16 January 2010, Beck fought Manuel Charr and was TKO'ed in the tenth and final round with 16 seconds left on the clock.

On 16 April, Beck fought Tony Thompson in Memphis, Tennessee, and was knocked out at 2-minutes and 50-seconds of the 4th-round.

External links

• Professional boxing record for Owen Beck from BoxRec

Persondata
Name	Beck, Owen
Alternative names	Beck, Owen LeFranc
Short description	Professional boxer
Date of birth	31 May 1976
Place of birth	Negril, Jamaica
Date of death
Place of death