Ernest Mateen

Ernest Mateen (June 3, 1966 – November 6, 2012, in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York), nicknamed 'M-16', was a United States and IBU Cruiserweight (boxing) champion. He was shot to death by his wife in a case of probable self-defense.^[1]

Amateur career

As an amateur boxer in New York City, M-16 Mateen won two New York Golden Gloves Championships. Mateen won the 1988 and 1989 178 pound Open Championships. In 1988, Mateen defeated Clinton Mitchell of the Police Athletic League in the finals to win the Championship. Mitchell then turned pro and defeated Bernard Hopkins on December 11, 1988, in their professional debuts. M-16 Mateen remained an amateur, and in 1989 repeated as 178 pound Open Champion again by defeating Jade Scott of the Police Athletic League in the New York Golden Gloves championship final. Mateen trained at the Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn BA in 1988 and at Gleason's Gym in 1989.^[2] He was trained in the amateurs by his father, Ernest Mateen Sr., an auto mechanic and a father of nine, who was shot and killed in mid-afternoon in a crowded open-air vegetable market in Canarsie, Brooklyn in May 1990.^[3]

Professional career

M-16 Mateen turned pro in the Light heavyweight boxing division on January 13, 1991, and won by decision over undefeated David Telesco, who went on to become the USBA Light heavyweight champion ranked # 1 by the WBC, WBA and IBF. Mateen drew with, then later defeated Tim Wilson, and won by decision over David Telesco again. M-16 Mateen went undefeated in his first twenty professional bouts, including wins over 12-0 Steve Pannell and 20-0 Billy Lewis. M-16 Mateen also defeated Kevin Watts, Dale Jackson, and Drake Thadzi (who later defeated James Toney), fighters with a combined 65 wins, en route to winning the Nevada State and World Boxing Council Continental Americas Light heavyweight boxing title and rising as high as # 2 in the world ratings, before losing his title in the tenth round to Charles Williams (boxer). Williams had fought in 11 consecutive IBF Light heavyweight world title fights before fighting Mateen. In a controversial ending, M-16 Mateen was later disqualified in the fifth round of a Light heavyweight world title bout against champion James Toney.

M-16 Mateen went on to decision John Scully twice, later known as the trainer of Chad Dawson, and drew with future Cruiserweight (boxing) champion O'Neil Bell. M-16 went on to win the United States Boxing Organization Cruiserweight title by 12-round decision over Joey DeGrandis. M-16 Mateen went on to win the International Boxing Union version of the Cruiserweight (boxing) title, stopping Uriah Grant twice in title bouts. Grant went on to stop Thomas Hearns.

M-16 Mateen finished with a professional record 30-12-3 with 10 knockouts. In his last two fights, M-16 Mateen lost to future top contender Matt Godfrey, but finished his career with a ten-round unanimous decision over veteran Terry Porter in Memphis, Tennessee, on June 10, 2006, leaving the ring a winner at age 40.^[4]

Professional boxing record

30 Wins (10 knockouts, 20 decisions), 12 Losses (10 knockouts, 2 decisions), 3 Draws [1]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Win	30-12-3	Terry Porter	UD	10	10/06/2006	Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Loss	29-12-3	Matt Godfrey	TKO	2	13/02/2006	Dunkin Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 1:51 of the second round.
Win	29-11-3	Ronnie Smith	UD	6	21/01/2006	Olive Branch, Mississippi, U.S.
Win	28-11-3	Uriah Grant	TKO	8	15/11/2003	Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S.	IBU Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:10 of the eighth round.
Loss	27-11-3	Vassiliy Jirov	TKO	7	07/08/2003	Pechanga Resort and Casino, Temecula, California, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 1:09 of the seventh round.
Loss	27-10-3	Rich LaMontagne	TKO	6	02/05/2003	Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S.
Win	27-9-3	Uriah Grant	TD	9	09/11/2002	South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center, West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.	USBO Cruiserweight Title. Doctor stopped the bout due to a cut.
Win	26-9-3	Joey DeGrandis	UD	12	27/09/2002	Ramada, Rosemont, Illinois, U.S.	USBO Cruiserweight Title.
Draw	25-9-3	O'Neil Bell	TD	3	26/04/2002	Ramada, Rosemont, Illinois, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout due to a cut caused by an accidental headbut.
Win	25-9-2	Iceman John Scully	UD	8	19/04/2001	New Haven Coliseum, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Loss	24-9-2	Antonio Tarver	KO	1	29/02/2000	Plaza Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Loss	24-8-2	Will Taylor	TKO	6	07/11/1997	First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	IBF USBA Light Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the sixth round.
Draw	24-7-2	Chris Johnson	TD	3	03/10/1997	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	24-7-1	Iceman John Scully	UD	10	29/06/1997	Dressler Arena, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Loss	23-7-1	David Telesco	TKO	8	11/04/1997	Capitol Theater, Port Chester, New York, U.S.	New York Light Heavyweight Title.
Loss	23-6-1	Imamu Mayfield	TKO	4	03/05/1996	Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 0:48 of the fourth round.
Loss	23-5-1	James Toney	DQ	5	09/09/1995	Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	WBU Light Heavyweight Title. Mateen disqualified at 2:59 of the fifth round.
Loss	23-4-1	Tim Hillie	PTS	10	29/04/1995	US Air Arena, Landover, Maryland, U.S.
Loss	23-3-1	Garry Delaney	TKO	7	18/03/1995	Green Glens Arena, Millstreet, Ireland	WBO Intercontinental Light Heavyweight Title.
Win	23-2-1	Ron Preston	PTS	10	18/11/1994	Webster, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win	22-2-1	Luis Oliveira	TKO	1	30/09/1994	Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Loss	21-2-1	Rudy Nix	TKO	2	30/06/1994	Trump Castle, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Loss	21-1-1	Charles Williams	TKO	10	07/04/1994	Robinsonville, Mississippi, U.S.	WBC Continental Americas Light Heavyweight Title.
Win	21-0-1	Robert Thomas	PTS	10	21/01/1994	Hotel Pennsylvania, New York City, New York, U.S.
Win	20-0-1	John McClain	UD	10	09/12/1993	Paramount Theatre, New York City, New York, U.S.
Win	19-0-1	Billy Lewis	TKO	10	06/10/1993	Harrah's Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	WBC Continental Americas Light Heavyweight Title.
Win	18-0-1	Tim St Clair	UD	10	30/07/1993	Ramada, New York City, New York, U.S.	New York Light Heavyweight Title.
Win	17-0-1	Drake Thadzi	MD	10	13/05/1993	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	16-0-1	Steve Pannell	TKO	1	08/04/1993	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	15-0-1	Kevin Watts	TKO	4	26/02/1993	Hauppauge, New York, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 2:14 of the fourth round.
Win	14-0-1	John Spiros	TKO	4	30/01/1993	New York City, New York, U.S.
Win	13-0-1	Roosevelt Williams	TKO	7	04/12/1992	Bushkill, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win	12-0-1	Hector Rosario	PTS	10	23/10/1992	Bushkill, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win	11-0-1	Jamal Arbubakar	DQ	2	18/09/1992	Bushkill, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win	10-0-1	Art Bayliss	UD	8	31/07/1992	Bushkill, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win	9-0-1	Keith Providence	TKO	3	28/05/1992	Monticello, New York, U.S.
Win	8-0-1	Dale Jackson	PTS	8	08/05/1992	Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win	7-0-1	John Spiros	SD	4	10/04/1992	New York City, New York, U.S.
Win	6-0-1	Julio Hernandez	TKO	3	23/03/1992	Harrah's Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	5-0-1	Exum Speight	UD	4	06/03/1992	Callicoon, New York, U.S.
Win	4-0-1	Tim Wilson	UD	4	16/01/1992	Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	3-0-1	David Telesco	PTS	6	26/11/1991	Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S.
Win	2-0-1	Rick Beechum	TKO	2	24/08/1991	Shawnee State University, Portsmouth, Ohio, U.S.
Draw	1-1	Tim Wilson	PTS	4	17/05/1991	New York City, New York, U.S.
Win	1-0	David Telesco	PTS	4	22/03/1991	Callicoon, New York, U.S.

Life after retirement

Mateen worked as a licensed professional boxing trainer in New York and New Jersey, with particular attention to the career of his brother, rising light heavyweight boxer Hamid-Abdul Mateen.^[2]

References

^ Alexis Stevens (November 6, 2012). "Cops: Wife kills former pro boxer in self-defense". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
^ ^a ^b Ernest Mateen - Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia
^ Failed Memories and Vanished Witness Follow Killing in a Market - New York Times
^ Ernest Mateen - Boxer

External links

Boxing record for Ernest Mateen from BoxRec (registration required)

[1] Alexis Stevens (November 6, 2012). "Cops: Wife kills former pro boxer in self-defense". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved November 28, 2012.

[autogenerated1-2] Ernest Mateen - Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia

[3] Failed Memories and Vanished Witness Follow Killing in a Market - New York Times

[4] Ernest Mateen - Boxer

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