Darnell Wilson
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Darnell Wilson (b. 1974, September 22 in Cleveland ) is a US-American boxer.
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[edit] Amateur career
Most people confuse Darnell Wilson with the outstanding amateur Darnell Wilson that won the United States Amateur Light Middleweight Championship three years in a row (1997-99). That is not him, Darnell had an amateur record of 16-4. [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 (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.
[edit] Life Outside the Ring
Darnell Wilson owns and operates a digital infrastructure firm as a technology systems engineer [2].
