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Ray Lathon

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Ray Lathon, (October 27, 1966, in St. Louis, Missouri – December 12, 2000, in St. Louis) was an American boxer.

Amateur career

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Known as "Lethal", Lathon was a stellar amateur and, in 1989, he was the U.S. Amateur Middleweight champion and won the Golden Gloves and USA Boxing titles. He also fought as part of Team USA at the World Championships in Moscow.

Professional career

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Lathon turned professional in 1990, and suffered his only professional defeat to Montell Griffin in 1994. Lathon's career record is a 22-1 with 21 knockouts overall.

Murder

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On December 12, 2000, after finishing a workout in a St. Louis gym,[1] Lathon was shot and killed execution-style by a masked gunman.[2] Lathon had been in training for an upcoming attempt at the NABF Cruiserweight title. Ahmad Adisa, age 27, was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole.[3] At his trial, evidence suggested that Adisa was hired to kill Lathon for a $10,000 payment, though no one else has been charged in the case. Assistant Circuit Attorney Dwight Warren told jurors that Lathon was killed in retaliation for his suspected involvement in the kidnapping and torture of a drug dealer in 1999. Authorities said the drug dealer was beaten and burned with cigarettes, but Lathon was never charged.

Professional boxing record

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23 Wins (21 knockouts, 2 decisions), 1 Loss (1 decision)[4]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Win 7-15 United States Rodney McSwain UD 8 10/10/2000 United States The Spotlight, Saint Louis, Missouri
Win 27-16-1 United States Reggie Miller KO 2 08/02/2000 United States The Spotlight, Saint Louis, Missouri Miller knocked out at 2:59 of the second round.
Win 1-4 United States Kevin Robertson TKO 1 07/12/1999 United States The Spotlight, Saint Louis, Missouri Referee stopped the bout at 1:11 of the first round.
Win 14-6 Ivory Coast Onebo Maxime KO 1 25/06/1999 United States Station Casino, Saint Louis, Missouri WBB World Cruiserweight Title. Maxime knocked out at 1:32 of the first round.
Win 11-76-1 United States Rocky Bentley TKO 1 04/05/1999 United States The Ambassador, Saint Louis, Missouri Referee stopped the bout at 2:15 of the first round.
Win 7-13 United States Tracy Barrios KO 3 26/01/1999 United States UAW Hall, Saint Louis, Missouri Barrios knocked out at 3:00 of the third round.
Win 15-28-1 United States Harry "Heatwave" Daniels KO 1 17/11/1998 United States UAW Hall, Saint Louis, Missouri Daniels knocked out at 2:35 of the first round.
Win 23-8-2 United States Booker T Word KO 2 15/09/1998 United States UAW Hall, Saint Louis, Missouri Word knocked out at 1:43 of the second round.
Win 2-14 United States Earl Abernathy TKO 1 23/01/1997 United States The Ambassador, Saint Louis, Missouri Referee stopped the bout at 2:37 of the first round.
Loss 13-0 United States Montell Griffin UD 12 12/09/1994 United States Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California
Win 10-10-2 Mexico Jesus Castaneda KO 4 13/06/1994 United States Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California Castaneda knocked out at 2:56 of the fourth round.
Win 12-19 United States Tim Knight PTS 6 12/02/1994 United States America's Center, Saint Louis, Missouri
Win -- Gino Galliano KO 1 24/01/1994 United States Saint Louis, Missouri
Win 4-15 United States Donnie Penelton KO 1 15/05/1993 United States Eagles Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Win 5-1 United States Ed Kelly TKO 1 02/03/1993 United States Foxwoods, Mashantucket, Connecticut
Win 2-19-1 United States John "Rocky Young" Williams KO 1 28/08/1992 United States Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win 5-11-1 United States Jeff Bowman KO 4 04/05/1992 United States Bill Harris Arena, Mobile, Alabama
Win -- Ken Chisholm KO 1 03/04/1992 United States Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win 4-5 United States Anthony Williams KO 5 04/10/1991 United States Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win 5-4-1 United States Shawn Jewell KO 3 11/05/1991 United States Portland, Oregon
Win 0-5 United States Jessie Wade KO 1 25/04/1991 United States Shriner's Auditorium, Mobile, Alabama
Win 0-4 United States Bruce Stallworth KO 1 21/09/1990 United States Clarion Hotel, Saint Louis, Missouri
Win 2-4 United States William Knorr TKO 1 28/07/1990 United States Trump Castle, Atlantic City, New Jersey Referee stopped the bout at 2:37 of the first round.
Win 0-1 United States Jeff Summers KO 1 16/02/1990 United States Clarion Hotel, Saint Louis, Missouri

References

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