Darnell Wilson

Darnell Wilson
Darnell Wilson
Statistics
Real name	Darnell Wilaon
Nickname(s)	Ding-A-Ling
Rated at	Heavyweight
Height	5′ 10″ / 178cm
Reach	75″ / 191cm
Nationality	American
Born	September 22, 1974 (age 37)
Stance	orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	40
Wins	24
Wins by KO	20
Losses	13
Draws	3

Darnell Wilson (born September 22, 1974 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a US-American boxer. Graduated from Quince Orchard High School in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

[edit] Amateur career

Most people confuse Darnell Wilson with the outstanding amateur Darnell Wilson who won the United States Amateur Light Middleweight Championship three years in a row (1997–99).^[1]

[edit] Professional career

Known as "Ding-A-Ling Man", Wilson turned pro in 2000 as a light heavyweight. He showed a world-class punch and a good chin but couldn't outbox his opponents. His best results were draws with George Jones (record 19-2) and James Lubwama (record 18-1).

In 2005 he moved up to cruiserweight. There he was outpointed by prospects/fringe contenders Vadim Tokarev (17-0), Felix Cora Jr. (17-0-2), and veteran Andre Purlette (record 38-2) and also lost to heavyweight Owen Beck.

In late 2006 he at least managed to KO another former light heavyweight in southpaw Daniel Judah (21-1-3), but at age 32 seemed to be going nowhere. He says of this time: "I was diagnosed. My adrenal glands were being worn down. I would go flat after a few rounds of sparring because of a bad effect from energy drinks."

His career direction changed dramatically in 2007 when he scored a sensational KO2 over Canadian contender Dale Brown in Edmonton. He quickly added another upset KO3 over Kelvin Davis who had put him on the deck before in the second round. Wilson is now rated in the Top 10 by The Ring Magazine.

Wilson knocked out hard-punching Emmanuel Nwodo on June 29, 2007. ESPN announcer Teddy Atlas proclaimed it the most devastating knockout ever on ESPN's Friday Night Fights series.

He finally got a shot at the WBA cruiserweight title on May 3, 2008, but lost a unanimous decision to Firat Arslan.

Wilson lost his first fight of Season 4 of The Contender to Ehinomen Ehikhamenor.

[edit] Professional boxing record

24 Wins (20 knockouts, 4 decisions), 14 Losses (3 knockouts, 11 decision), 3 Draws [1]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	29-0	Denis Boytsov	KO	4	28/01/2012	Rotherbaum, Hamburg, Germany	Wilson knocked out at 0:45 of the fourth round.
Loss	29-2	Ondrej Pala	UD	12	26/11/2011	Trabzon, Turkey	WBO European Heavyweight Title. 111-120, 110-118, 110-118.
Win	49-2	Juan Carlos Gomez	MD	10	24/09/2011	Lohbruegge, Hamburg, Germany	95-95, 96-94, 96-94.
Loss	19-7-4	Jason "The Sensation" Gavern	TKO	7	02/04/2011	Jupiter, Florida, United States	WBC CABOFE Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:44 of the seventh round.
Loss	34-6-1	Travis "Freight Train" Walker	UD	8	26/02/2011	Atlanta, Georgia, United States	72-79, 75-76, 75-78.
Loss	20-3-3	Alex "Lionheart" Leapai	UD	8	04/12/2010	Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia	74-78, 73-79, 73-79.
Loss	31-1	Grigory "Pretty Boy" Drozd	RTD	10	02/07/2009	Moscow, Russia	WBO Asia Pacific/PABA Cruiserweight Titles. Wilson retired after the tenth round.
Loss	12-3	Ehinomen Ehikhamenor	UD	5	07/01/2009	Singapore	44-50, 45-50, 44-50.
Loss	28-3-1	Firat Arslan	UD	12	03/05/2008	Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany	WBA World Cruiserweight Title. 111-117, 111-117, 111-117.
Win	11-44-3	Robert "Mellow" Marsh	TKO	6	15/03/2008	Virginia, United States
Loss	20-0-1	B.J. Flores	UD	12	08/02/2008	Dover, Delaware, United States	IBF USBA Cruiserweight Title/World Heavyweight Title Eliminator. 113-115, 112-116, 110-118.
Win	21-3	Emmanuel Nwodo	KO	11	29/06/2007	Staten Island, New York, United States	IBF USBA Cruiserweight Title. Nwodo knocked out at 2:00 of the 11th round.
Win	24-4-2	Kelvin "Concrete" Davis	TKO	3	23/02/2007	Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:03 of the third round.
Win	35-5-1	"Cowboy" Dale Brown	TKO	2	19/01/2007	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	TAB Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:21 of the second round.
Win	21-1-3	Daniel Judah	TKO	4	28/09/2006	Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 0:33 of the fourth round.
Loss	38-2	Andre "Tombstone" Purlette	UD	6	30/06/2006	Hollywood, Florida, United States	56-57, 56-57, 56-57.
Loss	17-0-2	Felix "Bad News" Cora, Jr.	UD	10	24/03/2006	Hollywood, Florida, United States	NABF Cruiserweight Title. 91-99, 91-99, 91-99.
Loss	24-2	Owen "What the Heck" Beck	UD	8	07/01/2006	New York City, United States	74-78, 74-78, 74-78.
Loss	19-0-1	Vadim Tokarev	UD	10	18/08/2005	Kazan, Russia	90-100, 90-100, 93-97.
Win	17-5-2	"Rocking" Rodney Moore	UD	8	05/05/2005	Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States	78-74, 78-74, 80-72.
Win	12-13-1	John Ivan Battle	TKO	4	01/04/2005	Warren, Michigan, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:08 of the fourth round.
Draw	19-2	George Khalid Jones	PTS	10	03/08/2004	Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States	94-96, 96-95, 95-95.
Draw	16-1	James "African Express" Lubwama	PTS	12	20/05/2004	Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, United States	IBA Americas Cruiserweight Title. 116-112, 114-114, 113-115.
Win	15-3	Forrest "Cisco" Neal	KO	3	27/03/2004	Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Win	26-7-1	Anton "Sugar Ray" Robinson	TKO	3	09/12/2003	Pikesville, Maryland, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:35 of the third round.
Win	13-22-7	Darren "Double Impact" Whitley	UD	8	26/09/2003	Washington, District of Columbia, United States	77-75, 77-75, 78-74.
Win	4-5-3	"Rocking" Rodney Moore	TKO	3	27/06/2003	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:30 of the third round.
Win	16-11-2	Charles Rasheed Lee	KO	1	08/05/2003	Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States	Lee knocked out at 0:47 of the first round.
Win	13-20-7	Darren "Double Impact" Whitley	UD	6	08/04/2003	Baltimore, Maryland, United States	59-55, 59-55, 59-55.
Win	13-4	"Dangerous" Dana Rucker	TKO	8	14/11/2002	Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States	Maryland Light Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:35 of the eighth round.
Win	8-9	Eric "Hollywood" Starr	KO	1	26/09/2002	Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States	Starr knocked out at 2:48 of the first round.
Win	16-23-1	Dennis "The Menace" McKinney	TKO	3	20/06/2002	Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:35 of the third round.
Win	6-4	Iman Green	TKO	4	09/05/2002	Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States
Win	7-8	Eric "Hollywood" Starr	TKO	6	21/03/2002	Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:34 of the sixth round.
Win	5-3-2	Sam "Fist of Fury" Reese	KO	3	28/02/2002	Baltimore, Maryland, United States	Reese knocked out at 2:06 of the third round.
Win	2-1-1	Will Little	KO	2	17/01/2002	Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States	Little knocked out at 2:35 of the second round.
Win	1-0	William "The Storm" Bailey	KO	2	15/11/2001	Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States	Bailey knocked out at 2:59 of the second round.
Win	--	Lonnie Kornegay	TKO	2	27/09/2001	Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:15 of the second round.
Loss	4-0-1	Damien "Drama" Rice	UD	4	16/06/2001	Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States
Draw	1-0	Willis "Prophet" Lockett	PTS	4	10/05/2001	Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States	38-38, 38-38, 38-38.
Win	0-0-1	Rodney Dews	KO	1	16/11/2000	Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States	Dews knocked out at 1:52 of the first round.