Jimmy Lange

Jimmy Lange (b. August 25, 1975, Great Falls, U.S.) is a professional boxer from Virginia.

Jimmy Lange is a professional boxer from Northern Virginia He frequently appears on the popular morning radio show “Elliot in the Morning” on DC101 and on the Sports Junkies, on WJFK.

He began boxing at the young age of 5 in Great Falls, Virginia when his father first brought him to the local gym. Boxing immediately ignited interest in Jimmy when he realized the level of discipline, respect, testosterone, and skill that was needed to be a great boxer.

Jimmy Lange was a contestant on the reality TV show, The Contender, produced by Sylvester Stallone and Sugar Ray Leonard. Stallone’s brother attended one of Jimmy’s boxing matches in Washington DC and was so impressed, he recommended him for the show as one of the 16 boxers.

On the show, Jimmy was placed on the East Coast team and fought Joey Gilbert in the final First Round fight, a fight Lange lost. Lange was originally scheduled to fight Anthony Bonsante however, an argument ensued over Bonsante choosing not to do so --possibly seeing Lange as a greater threat.

Lange was voted back to fight in the top "fan favorite" fight at the show's finale where he beat contestant Tarick Salmaci in a majority decision.

Lange is currently trained by famed James "Buddy" McGirt. He became the WBE Junior Middleweight title holder after defeating local opponent Perry Ballard in a 4th round TKO in his hometown of Fairfax, VA on September 17, 2005.

Lange fought a rematch with Joey Gilbert on February 18th, 2006 at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA for the vacant NABO middleweight title. He lost the fight by TKO in the third round.

Lange returned to the Patriot Center on October 7th, 2006, to fight Tommy Wilt. The former Contender star managed a TKO victory with 15 seconds remaining in the 10th and final round. Lange made his fourth consecutive appearance at the Patriot Center on December 9th, 2006, fighting Fontaine Cabell for the WBC Continental Americas Jr. Middleweight title. The 12 round fight ended in a draw.

In early 2007, International Hall of Fame trainer, Angelo Dundee , who has worked with top notch boxers such as Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard and George Foreman, returned to Northern Virginia to be Chief Second for Jimmy. Lange and Fontaine were scheduled for a rematch on May 12, 2007.

On May 12th, 2007, Lange won the hard fought battle with Fontaine Cabell and won the match with a eighth-round TKO and earned the WBC Continental Americas Super Welterweight title.

Jimmy is currently training in Louisiana for his match with Grover Wiley , which is scheduled for November 1, 2008 at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.

External links

* [http://www.jimmylange.com Jimmy's own website]
* [http://www.nbc.com/nbc/The_Contender/boxers/jimmy.shtml Profile from NBC]
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