Jimmy Lange (born August 25, 1975) is an American professional boxer.

Early life

He began boxing at the age of five in Arlington, Virginia when his father who became his manager first brought him to Olympia Boxing Gym in Falls Church. Boxing immediately ignited interest in Jimmy when he realized the level of discipline, respect, and skill that was needed to be a great boxer.

The Contender

Lange was a contestant on the first season of the NBC reality TV show, The Contender, produced and hosted 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. Current special adviser, "First Lady of Boxing" Jackie Kallen served as 'den mother' on the show.

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.

Professional career

Lange is currently trained by highly regarded Don Turner who has worked previously with former world champions Evander Holyfield and Larry Holmes, among others. 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 18, 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 7, 2006, to fightTommy 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 9, 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 12, 2007, Lange won the hard fought battle with Fontaine Cabell and won the match with an eighth-round TKO and earned the WBC Continental Americas Super Welterweight title. A shoulder injury requiring surgery forced Lange to voluntarily relinquish the belt which is now held by Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr.

On November 1, 2008 at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia, in his first fight since the surgery, Jimmy appeared back in top form by winning a unanimous decision over Grover Wiley. In May 2009, he followed that fight up winning the WBC's USNBC belt via fifth-round TKO of Frank Houghtaling.

Lange looked sharp in dismantling his former Contender teammate Jonathan Reid with a ninth round TKO to retain his WBC belt on September 26, 2009 at the Patriot Center. Six months later he returned to the Fairfax venue and lost his belt in a 12-round decision to Chase Shields on March 6, 2010. After the tough defeat, Lange got back on the winning streak with a pair of convincing victories over Jimmy LeBlanc (July 10, 2010, Patriot Center) and Mike McFail (August 20, 2010, Greensboro, NC).

He kept the unbeaten streak going scoring a dramatic 10th round knockout of Joe Wyatt to capture the North American Boxing Association's U.S. 154-pound title on November 6, 2010 at the Patriot Center. Lange returned to the Patriot Center on March 12, 2011 and defeated Jimmy "The Fighting School Teacher" Holmes for his fourth straight win. He earned his 36th win with a unanimous decision over Mike McFail on June 25, 2011 in Virginia Beach.

Headlining his 13th show in front of his hometown fans at the familiar confines of the Patriot Center on September 10, 2011, Jimmy beat Raul Munoz by 6th-round TKO to capture the World Boxing Union (WBU) championship. He successfully defended his WBU title and added the North American Boxing Union (NABU) with a 12-round unanimous shutout decision against Ruben Galvan on February 11, 2012 - his seventh consecutive win and 14th headlining event at the Patriot Center.

Professional boxing record

39 Wins (25 knockouts, 13 decisions), 6 Losses, 2 Draws[1]
Result	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Win	Mike Sawyer	TKO	5 (8)	October 17, 2015	Fairfax, VA
Loss	Tony Jeter	Decision (majority)	10 (10)	November 15, 2014	Fairfax, VA
Loss	Tony Jeter	Decision (split)	10 (10)	October 27, 2012	Fairfax, VA
Win	Ruben Galvan	Decision (unanimous)	12 (12)	11 February 2012	Fairfax, VA	Retains WBU title, adds NABU title
Win	Raul Munoz	TKO	6 (10)	10 September 2011	Fairfax, VA	Won WBU junior middleweight title
Win	Mike McFail	Decision (unanimous)	6 (6)	25 June 2011	Virginia Beach, VA
Win	Jimmy Holmes	Decision (unanimous)	10 (10)	12 March 2011	Fairfax, VA
Win	Joe Wyatt	KO	10 (10)	6 November 2010	Fairfax, VA	Won NABA U.S. super welterweight title
Win	Mike McFail	Decision (unanimous)	6 (6)	20 August 2010	Greensboro, NC
Win	Jimmy LeBlanc	KO	2 (10)	10 July 2010	Fairfax, VA	Retained WBC USNBC super welterweight title
Loss	Chase Shields	Decision (unanimous)	10 (10)	March 6, 2010	Fairfax, VA	Lost WBC USNBC super welterweight title
Win	Jonathan Reid	RTD	9 (12)	26 September 2009	Fairfax, VA	Retained WBC USNBC super welterweight title
Win	Frank Houghtaling	RTD	5 (12)	2 May 2009	Fairfax, VA	Won WBC USNBC super welterweight title
Win	Grover Wiley	Decision (unanimous)	10 (10)	1 November 2008	Fairfax, VA
Win	Fontaine Cabell	TKO	8 (12)	12 May 2007	Fairfax, VA.	Won WBC Continental Americas light middleweight title
Draw	Fontaine Cabell	Draw	12 (12)	9 December 2006	Fairfax, VA
Win	Thomas Wilt	TKO	10 (10), 2:45	7 October 2006	Fairfax, VA
Loss	Joey Gilbert	TKO	3 (12)	18 February 2006	Fairfax, VA	For vacant WBO NABO middleweight title
Win	Perry Ballard	TKO	4 (12)	17 September 2005	Fairfax, VA	Won WBE light middleweight title
Win	Tarick Salmaci	Decision (majority)	5 (5)	24 May 2005	Las Vegas, NV
Loss	Joey Gilbert	Decision (unanimous)	5 (5)	7 September 2004	Pasadena, CA
Win	Gabriel Rodriguez	Decision (split)	10 (10)	1 May 2004	Washington, DC
Win	Gabriel Rodriguez	TKO	7 (10), 2:32	28 February 2004	Washington, DC
Win	Joshua Smith	Decision (unanimous)	10 (10)	13 December 2003	Washington, DC
Win	Homer Gibbins	TKO	3 (10)	16 September 2003	Lake Charles, LA
Win	Chad Greenleaf	Decision (unanimous)	8 (8)	10 May 2003	Washington, DC
Win	Charles Clark	Decision (unanimous)	8 (8)	15 March 2003	Washington, DC
Win	Gerald Reed	Decision (majority)	8 (8)	17 January 2002	Washington, DC
Win	Vincent White	TKO	5 (8), 0:55	17 January 2002	Glen Burnie, MD
Win	Alex Perez	TKO	1 (8), 2:59	15 November 2001	Glen Burnie, MD
Win	Samuel Harvey	TKO	2 (6), 2:35	31 August 2001	Baltimore, MD
Win	James Johnson	TKO	5 (8), 2:40	10 May 2001	Glen Burnie, MD
Win	Ed Goins	TKO	2 (6), 1:40	16 November 2000	Glen Burnie, MD
Win	Kevin Carter	TKO	3 (6), 1:22	21 September 2000	Glen Burnie, MD
Win	Donnie Parker	Decision (points)	6 (6)	12 March 2000	Washington, DC
Win	Benji Singleton	Decision (unanimous)	6 (6)	18 November 1999	Glen Burnie, MD
Win	Drew Hayes	KO	5 (6), 2:04	30 September 1999	Glen Burnie, MD
Win	Dewayne Holland	KO	1	27 August 1999	Annandale, VA
Win	Jason Floss	TKO	2	23 July 1999	Washington, DC
Draw	James Johnson	Draw	4 (4)	13 May 1999	Glen Burnie, MD
Win	Andre Gaskins	TKO	4 (4), 2:58	25 March 1999	Glen Burnie, MD
Win	Travis Clybourn	KO	1	28 February 1999	Alexandria, VA
Win	Matt Hill	TKO	1 (4), 2:41	28 January 1999	Glen Burnie, MD
Win	Anthony Boykin	TKO	1	24 November 1998	Washington, DC
Loss	Kevin Collins	Decision (majority)	4 (4)	27 March 1998	Westbury, NY
Win	Scott Mitchell	TKO	1	14 March 1998	Lima, OH
Win	Robert Hunt	TKO	1 (4)	22 February 1998	Washington, DC

References

External links

• BoxingInsider.com profile interview with Jimmy Lange
• Profile from NBC
• Boxing record for Jimmy Lange from BoxRec (registration required)