Teon Kennedy

Teon Kennedy

Personal information
Nickname	The technical [1]
Nationality	American
Born	Johnny (1986-06-26) June 26, 1986 (age 39) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Height	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight	Super bantamweight
Boxing career
Reach	72 in (183 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	23
Wins	19
Win by KO	7
Losses	2
Draws	2
No contests	0

Teon Kennedy (born June 26, 1986) is an American inactive boxer who was previously the IBF and WBA-NABA dual Super Bantamweight champion. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Amateur career

Kennedy was the 2004 National Golden Gloves flyweight champion and a two-time Pennsylvania Golden Gloves champion. ^[5]

Professional career

In November 2009, Kennedy stopped Francisco Rodriguez in the tenth round, who died two days later. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

On Saturday, September 25, 2010, Kennedy stopped Alex Becerra of El Paso, Texas, to win the vacant NABA Super Bantamweight title in the Grand Ballroom main event at Bally's Atlantic City Hotel and Casino.

Professional boxing record

19 Wins (7 knockouts), 2 Losses2 Draws0 No Contest [9]
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	17–2	Guillermo Rigondeaux	TKO	5 (12), 1:11	2012-06-09	MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	For WBA Super Bantamweight title.
Win	17-0	Jorge Diaz	UD	12 (12)	2011-03-26	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey	USBA super bantamweight title.

References

1. Doug Fischer (January 7, 2011). "Prospects to watch in 2011". RingTV.com . Retrieved June 4, 2012.
2. "Fighter Copes With Opponent's Death -- Boxing FanHouse". Archived from the original on 2009-11-27.
3. "Teon Kennedy vs. Alex Becerra - BoxRec".
4. "BoxRec: Teon Kennedy".
5. "Teon Kennedy - BoxRec".
6. "Autopsy Scheduled For Chicago Boxer Who Died After Collapsing At Fight". Huffington Post. November 24, 2009.
7. Avila, Oscar (November 25, 2009). "Francisco Rodriguez: Boxer's death grants chances at life". Chicago Tribune.
8. "Autopsy set in death of boxer Francisco Rodriguez". USA Today. November 24, 2009.
9. "Teon Kennedy - Boxer". Archived from the original on 2015-06-17. Retrieved 2011-03-13.

External links

• Boxing record for Teon Kennedy from BoxRec (registration required)