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Zuri Lawrence
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Rated at Heavyweight
Born (1970-06-22) June 22, 1970 (age 54)
Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 44
Wins 24
Wins by KO 0
Losses 15
Draws 4
No contests 1

Zuri Lawrence (born June 22, 1970) is an American professional boxer who competed from 1994 to 2009. He is most well known for having never scored a knockout win in 44 professional fights.

Career

Lawrence has never fought for a major heavyweight title but he served an important test for up-and-coming prospects. Notable losses include a technical knockout loss in 11 (after being down 4 times) to Russian prospect Sultan Ibragimov and being brutally rendered unconscious by Calvin Brock, the latter of which was named The Ring magazine Knockout of the Year.

Notable wins include upsetting the comeback trail of Jameel McCline after McCline's second heavyweight title loss and being the first to defeat highly touted Italian Olympic medallist and prospect Paolo Vidoz.

Lawrence was rarely stopped and could give 12 rounds of technical boxing. This combined with his seeming inability to knock an opponent out made Lawrence a popular opponent amongst matchmakers looking to get their prospects noticed. Prior to their fight Calvin Brock gave an example of this thinking in an interview with Tiger Boxing: "Zuri Lawrence? Sure. He's good, but he doesn't have any power, so I wouldn't call it a high-risk fight."

In November 2007 Lawrence took on Hasim Rahman on short notice on Versus. In a close battle in which Versus' viewers had Lawrence leading, he was knocked out by Rahman in the 10th and final round. The scores at the time of stoppage were 86-84 for Lawrence and 86–84, 88-82 for Rahman. In a rare feat, Lawrence was knocked out of the ring and onto the arena floor, only to return to the ring prior to the 20 count and continue fighting.

In July 2008 Lawrence won in a huge upset over heavyweight prospect Albert Sosnowski after taking the fight on late notice.

He fought Jason Estrada on September 2, 2009, and which Lawrence was knocked down once in the second and once in the seventh before the referee stopped the fight at 2:33.

Professional boxing record

24 Wins (0 knockouts, 24 decisions), 15 Losses (8 knockouts, 7 decisions), 4 Draws, 1 No Contest [1]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 24-15-4 (1) United States Jason Estrada TKO 7 02/09/2009 United States Mohegan Sun Grandstand, Syracuse, New York, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 2:33 of the seventh round.
Win 24-14-4 (1) Poland Albert Sosnowski UD 8 06/08/2008 United States Aviator Sports Complex, New York City, New York, U.S.
Loss 23-14-4 (1) United States Darrel Madison UD 8 30/05/2008 United States Monticello Raceway & Casino, Monticello, New York, U.S. For vacant New York heavyweight title.
Loss 23-13-4 (1) United States Hasim Rahman TKO 10 15/11/2007 United States Sovereign Center, Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. For WBC–NABF heavyweight title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:20 of the tenth round.
Win 23-12-4 (1) United States Jermaine Woods UD 8 26/10/2007 United States Monticello Raceway & Casino, Monticello, New York, U.S. Lawrence was knocked down in the first round.
Win 22-12-4 (1) United States Jason Bergman UD 4 03/08/2007 United States Monticello Raceway & Casino, Monticello, New York, U.S.
Win 21-12-4 (1) United States Harvey Jolly UD 6 29/06/2007 United States Connecticut Expo Center, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Loss 20-12-4 (1) United States Dominick Guinn TKO 2 02/02/2007 United States Main Street Armory, Rochester, New York, U.S. Referee stopped the fight at 2:59 of the second round after Lawrence was knocked down twice in the round.
Loss 20-11-4 (1) United States Calvin Brock KO 6 25/02/2006 United States Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Lawrence knocked out at 2:58 of the sixth round.
Win 20-10-4 (1) United States Jameel McCline UD 10 21/10/2005 United States Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida, U.S.
Loss 19-10-4 (1) Russia Sultan Ibragimov TKO 11 22/04/2005 United States Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. For WBO Asia Pacific heavyweight title. Referee stopped the fight at 0:32 of the 11th round.
Win 19-9-4 (1) United States Demetrice King UD 6 24/08/2004 United States Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S.
Loss 18-9-4 (1) Germany Timo Hoffmann UD 12 22/11/2003 Germany Erdgas Arena, Riesa, Germany For vacant WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title.
Draw 18-8-4 (1) United States Ray Austin MD 10 15/02/2003 United States Flamingo Hilton, Laughlin, Nevada, U.S.
Loss 18-8-3 (1) United States Tony Thompson TKO 7 20/10/2002 United States Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Washington, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 1:06 of the seventh round.
Win 18-7-3 (1) Italy Paolo Vidoz UD 8 17/08/2002 United States Taj Majal Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win 17-7-3 (1) United States David Vedder UD 6 25/05/2002 United States Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win 16-7-3 (1) United States Louis Monaco UD 6 04/05/2001 United States Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S.
Win 15-7-3 (1) Nigeria King Ipitan DQ 9 24/08/2000 United States Coeur d'Alene Casino, Worley, Idaho, U.S. Ipitan was disqualified for repeated low blows.
Win 14-7-3 (1) United States Anthony Moore PTS 8 29/04/2000 Antigua and Barbuda St John's, Antigua and Barbuda
Win 13-7-3 (1) Mexico Mike Sedillo UD 10 06/04/2000 United States Coeur d'Alene Casino, Worley, Idaho, U.S.
Loss 12-7-3 (1) United States David Bostice UD 10 02/03/2000 United States Ramada Inn, Rosemont, Illinois, U.S.
Loss 12-6-3 (1) United States Brian Nix UD 8 07/10/1999 United States Soaring Eagle Casino, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, U.S.
Win 12-5-3 (1) United States Darroll Wilson UD 10 02/09/1999 United States City Center, Saratoga Springs, New York, U.S.
Win 11-5-3 (1) United States Brian Watson DQ 6 09/07/1999 United States Cape Cod Melody Tent, Hyannis, Massachusetts, U.S. Watson was disqualified after tackling Lawrence out of the ring.
Win 10-5-3 (1) United States Domingo Monroe PTS 4 15/05/1999 United States Leominster, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win 9-5-3 (1) United States Juan Quintana PTS 4 27/02/1999 United States Leominster, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win 8-5-3 (1) United Kingdom Derek Williams PTS 6 02/10/1998 Poland Hala Ludowa, Wrocław, Poland
Loss 7-5-3 (1) Uzbekistan Furkat Tursunov PTS 8 25/09/1998 Poland Poznań, Poland
Loss 7-4-3 (1) United States Willie Williams PTS 6 22/11/1997 United States Taj Majal Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Loss 7-3-3 (1) United States Greg Pickrom TKO 5 11/09/1997 United States Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S.
Win 7-2-3 (1) United States Craig Tomlinson UD 6 12/06/1997 United States Martin's West, Woodlawn, Maryland, U.S.
Win 6-2-3 (1) Nigeria Josh Imardiyi PTS 6 30/03/1997 United States Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S.
Win 5-2-3 (1) United States Exum Speight PTS 6 07/07/1996 United States ABC Sports Complex, Springfield, Virginia, U.S.
Win 4-2-3 (1) United States Rashid Latif UD 4 28/06/1996 United States Ukrainian Cultural Center, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.
Win 3-2-3 (1) Canada Dean Storey PTS 6 31/03/1996 United States Sullivan Gymnasium, Portland, Maine, U.S.
Win 2-2-3 (1) United States Mike Whitfield UD 6 08/11/1995 United States Hyatt Regency Hotel, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Loss 1-2-3 (1) United States Rodney Price PTS 4 22/09/1995 United States South Mountain Arena, West Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Draw 1-1-3 (1) United States Derrick Lampkins PTS 4 18/08/1995 United States Middletown, New York, U.S.
Win 1-1-2 (1) Russia Georgy Peskov UD 4 02/06/1995 United States Starlite Theatre, Latham, New York, U.S.
Draw 0-1-2 (1) United States Garth Hedger PTS 4 05/05/1995 United States Center City, Schenectady, New York, U.S.
NC 0-1-1 (1) United States Domingo Monroe NC 2 28/01/1995 United States Warwick, Rhode Island, U.S.
Loss 0-1-1 United States Kasson Saxton TKO 1 28/07/1994 United States Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Draw 0-0-1 United States Maurice Harris PTS 4 21/06/1994 United States The Roxy, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
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