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Lajuan Simon (born February 25, 1979) is an American professional boxer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that fights as a middleweight.

Simon has twice fought for major world boxing titles. On March 13, 2009, he lost a unanimous decision to Arthur Abraham for the IBF middleweight title. On December 9, 2011, he lost by a first round knockout to Gennady Golovkin for the WBA (regular) and the vacant IBO middleweight titles.

Simon also holds a victory over Elvin Ayala for the regional USBA championship.

Professional boxing record

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	More
31	Loss	23–5–2 (1)	J'Leon Love	KO	6 (10), 2:48	Dec 6, 2013	Little Creek Casino Resort, Shelton, Washington, U.S.
30	Loss	23–4–2 (1)	Gennady Golovkin	KO	1 (12), 2:17	Dec 9, 2011	Ballsaal Interconti-Hotel, Düsseldorf, Germany	For WBA (Regular) and vacant IBO middleweight titles
29	Loss	23–3–2 (1)	Dionisio Miranda	SD	12	Dec 3, 2010	Dover Downs, Dover, Delaware, U.S.	For vacant WBC Continental Americas middleweight title
28	Win	23–2–2 (1)	Jose Angel Rodriguez	UD	10	Jun 26, 2010	Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, U.S.
27	Win	22–2–2 (1)	Elvin Ayala	UD	12	Oct 17, 2009	Palms Casino Resort, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Retained IBF-USBA middleweight title
26	Loss	21–2–2 (1)	Sebastian Sylvester	UD	12	Jun 27, 2009	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany	For IBF International middleweight title
25	Loss	21–1–2 (1)	Arthur Abraham	UD	12	Mar 14, 2009	Ostseehalle, Kiel, Germany	For IBF middleweight title
24	Win	21–0–2 (1)	Jose Spearman	TKO	3 (8), 1:06	Dec 5, 2008	Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
23	Win	20–0–2 (1)	Emmanuel Gonzalez	RTD	6 (8), 3:00	Oct 29, 2008	Medieval Times, Lyndhurst, New Jersey, U.S.
22	Win	19–0–2 (1)	James Morrow	TKO	1 (10), 2:23	May 31, 2008	Showboat Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
21	Win	18–0–2 (1)	Elco Garcia	UD	10	Feb 15, 2008	Showboat Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
20	Win	17–0–2 (1)	Corey Johnson	UD	12	Sep 13, 2007	Genetti Manor, Dickson City, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Won vacant IBF-USBA middleweight title
19	Win	16–0–2 (1)	William Gill	UD	6	Mar 23, 2007	National Guard Armory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
18	Win	15–0–2 (1)	Levan Easley	SD	8	Aug 18, 2006	DoubleTree Westshore Hotel, Tampa, Florida, U.S.
17	Win	14–0–2 (1)	Joe Park	RTD	7 (8), 3:00	Jun 9, 2006	Tropicana Resort & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
16	Draw	13–0–2 (1)	Darnell Boone	PTS	6	Apr 28, 2006	Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, U.S.
15	Win	13–0–1 (1)	Alberto Albaladejo	TKO	4 (10), 0:26	Feb 17, 2006	DoubleTree Westshore Hotel, Tampa, Florida, U.S.	Won vacant NBA Jr. Intercontinental super middleweight title
14	Win	12–0–1 (1)	Richard Grant	UD	10	Dec 10, 2005	Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, U.S.
13	Win	11–0–1 (1)	Don Labbe	TKO	3 (8), 2:51	Oct 28, 2005	Wildwoods Convention Center, Wildwood, New Jersey, U.S.
12	Win	10–0–1 (1)	Manu Ntoh	TKO	7 (10)	Aug 13, 2005	Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, U.S.	Won UBA super middleweight title
11	Win	9–0–1 (1)	Yameen I Muhammad	TKO	3 (6), 3:00	Jul 15, 2005	Dover Downs, Dover, Delaware, U.S.
10	Win	8–0–1 (1)	Jameel Wilson	MD	8	Apr 15, 2005	National Guard Armory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
9	NC	7–0–1 (1)	Horace Cooper	NC	1 (6), 3:00	Nov 5, 2004	Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Cooper cut above left eye after accidental headbutt
8	Win	7–0–1	Matthew Thompson	TKO	4 (6), 2:49	Nov 14, 2003	Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, U.S.
7	Win	6–0–1	Robert Marsh	TKO	2 (6)	Sep 12, 2003	Dover Downs, Dover, Delaware, U.S.
6	Win	5–0–1	William Scales	UD	4	Aug 15, 2003	Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
5	Win	4–0–1	Jacob Rodriguez	UD	4	May 2, 2003	Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
4	Win	3–0–1	Russell Snyder	KO	2 (4)	Apr 24, 2003	Days Inn, Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
3	Win	2–0–1	Kevin Johnson	TKO	1 (4)	Jan 31, 2003	Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
2	Draw	1–0–1	Jose Diaz	PTS	4	Nov 15, 2002	Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1	Win	1–0	Kiran Hill	UD	4	Sep 7, 2002	Fernwood Resort, Bushkill, Pennsylvania, U.S.