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American boxer
Nate Jones
Birth name Nathaniel Henry Jones Born August 18, 1972 (1972-08-18 ) (age Chicago, Illinois
Nathaniel Henry "Nate" Jones (born August 18, 1972) is an American former Olympic and professional boxer . Nicknamed "The Snake", Jones won the National Golden Gloves 1994 and 1995 and the Heavyweight bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics .
Winner of the Heavyweight bronze medal representing the United States at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. His results were:
National Golden Gloves Heavyweight Champion (1994, 1995) Professional career [ edit ] Jones began his career undefeated in 17 fights over opponents. In his first test against Friday Ahunanya , Jones lost a split decision. After two victories over limited foes, Jones stepped up against future titlist Lamon Brewster , who defeated Jones by TKO in round 3. Shortly after the loss, Jones retired after doctors diagnosed him with diminished reflexes and speech.
Professional record [ edit ]
18 Wins (9 knockouts, 9 decisions), 2 Losses (1 knockout, 1 decision), 1 Draw [ 1]
Result
Record
Opponent
Type
Round
Date
Location
Notes
Loss
25-2
Lamon Brewster
TKO
3
2002-02-02
Reading, Pennsylvania , United States
WBO NABO Heavyweight Title
Win
8-2
TKO
4
2001-12-15
Mashantucket, Connecticut , United States
Win
5-14
UD
6
2001-08-24
Rosemont, Illinois , United States
Loss
14-0
Friday Ahunanya
SD
12
2001-03-03
Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
NABA Heavyweight Title . 112-115, 113-114, 114-113.
Win
21-8-2
TKO
2
2000-11-28
Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
NABA Heavyweight Title .
Win
19-6-1
UD
12
2000-09-16
Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
Win
17-9
UD
10
2000-05-25
Tunica, Mississippi , United States
99-92, 98-92, 99-91.
Win
11-7
KO
1
2000-02-29
Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
Green knocked out at 2:35 of the first round.
Win
9-7
UD
8
1999-12-18
Tunica, Mississippi , United States
Win
10-17-7
UD
8
1999-07-24
Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
79-73, 78-74, 78-74.
Win
7-13
KO
1
1999-03-13
New York City , United States
Win
2-1
UD
6
1998-12-18
Fort Lauderdale, Florida , United States
Win
4-10
Anthony Moore
UD
6
1998-11-13
Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
60-54, 60-54, 60-54.
Win
2-1
KO
1
1998-09-19
Atlanta, Georgia , United States
Draw
11-18-3
MD
8
1998-05-29
Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
Win
0-3
KO
1
1998-04-10
Rosemont, Illinois , United States
Ballanger knocked out at 2:01 of the first round.
Win
0-4
TKO
1
1998-01-31
Tampa, Florida , United States
Referee stopped the bout at 2:11 of the first round.
Win
0-5-1
KO
1
1997-12-13
Pompano Beach, Florida , United States
Win
1-2
UD
4
1997-06-28
Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
Win
2-5
PTS
4
1997-03-29
Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
Win
0-13
TKO
1
1997-01-11
Nashville, Tennessee , United States
Jones appeared on an episode of HBO's Mayweather-Hatton 24/7 series as an assistant trainer to Floyd Mayweather Jr. Mayweather, a friend of Jones from the U.S. Olympic Team, offered Jones a job as an assistant. He was again seen in Showtime's 'Inside Mayweather vs Pacquiao' training Floyd and giving insight to their friendship and time in the olympics together. Nate is now an established member of TMT (The Money Team) and is said to be one of Mayweathers strategists'.
