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Chapman
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The
dream boxing power manager Scott
Hirsch had a year ago, of turning an
inexperienced country boy into a
world-class heavyweight, came closer
to being realized today, as
Arkansas' JD "The Natural" Chapman
has entered the WBC's world ratings
at #14.
The 23-year-old Chapman (25-0, 22
KOs) has fought ten times in the
year he has worked with Hirsch.
Along the way, he's picked up IBF/USBA
Southern Regional, NABC, WBC Latino
and Arkansas State Heavyweight
Championships.
"I'm proud of JD," exclaimed a proud
Hirsch. "Here you have a kid with no
amateur experience and he's worked
extremely hard and fought his way to
within reach of a heavyweight title
shot. |
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Chapman has been extremely busy
lately. In addition to serving as
upcoming heavyweight title
challenger Monte Barrett's sparring
partner, the hard-punching Arkansas
native has logged career-best
performances in his last two fights,
knocking out veterans Chris Lewallen
and Ray Lunsford in two rounds
apiece. |
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WBC Top 15, as of
October 2, 2006
HEAVYWEIGHT
CHAMPION: OLEG
MASKAEV (KAZAKHSTAN)
WON TITLE: August
12, 2006
1 .- Samuel Peter
(Nigeria) NABF
2 .- James Toney
(US)
3 .- Hasim Rahman
(US)
4 .- Sinan Samil Sam
(Turkey) INTL
5 .- Oliver McCall
(US) FECARBOX
6 .- Tony Thompson
(US) AMERICA
7 .- Vladimir
Virchis (Ukraine)
EBU
8 .- Lamon Brewster
(US)
9 .- Chris Byrd (US)
10 .- Peter Okhello
(Uganda) OPBF
11 .- Henry
Akinwande (GB)
12 .- Jameel McCline
(US) USNBC
13 .- Alexander
Dimitrenko (Ukraine)
14 .- JD Chapman
(US) LATINO
15 .- Evander
Holyfield (US) |
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