Allen Litzau
Encyclopedia
Allen Curtis Litzau, alias The American Boy (born April 12, 1982) is a featherweight
professional boxer
from Minnesota
.
. Both are from St Paul, Minnesota.
, New Jersey
, and Texas
. Allen Litzau, his brother Jason Litzau
, and their friend Antonio Johnson are closely associated both professionally and personally, referring to themselves as the Three Musketeers.
Litzau defeated Mario Galan on June 6, 2008 to improve his professional record to 13-3. In what could have been a big break, Litzau was contracted to fight Australian prospect William Kickett on August 22, 2008 but the bout was called off.
In February 2009 it was announced that Litzau would meet 10-0 prospect Wilton Hilario
for the IBA Americas featherweight title in a grudge match headlining the April 18 event at Target Center in Minneapolis. Litzau lost the fight by TKO when referee Mark Nelson
stopped the fight in the fifth round.
Featherweight
Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations and in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Professional boxing:...
professional boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
from Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
.
Personal life
Allen Litzau is the older brother of featherweight prospect Jason LitzauJason Litzau
Jason John Litzau is an American professional boxer in the Super Featherweight division and former North American Boxing Federation Super Featherweight Champion.-Early life:...
. Both are from St Paul, Minnesota.
Amateur career
- Won the MBF tournament in 1996.
- Took Bronze in PAL tournament in 1999.
- Took Bronze in Western Olympic trials in 1999.
- Took Bronze in Blue and Gold Tournament in 1999.
- Four times Upper Midwest Golden GlovesGolden GlovesThe Golden Gloves is the name given to annual competitions for amateur boxing in the United States. The Golden Gloves is often the term used to refer to the National Golden Gloves competition, but it also can represent several other amateur tournaments, including regional golden gloves...
champion:- 112# division in 1999
- 119# division in 2000
- 125# division in 2001
- 132# division in 2002
Professional career
Allen Litzau won his professional debut in November 2002, but lost his next fight. On June 4 of 2005 Litzau defeated 8-0 Darby Smart for the Minnesota State Featherweight Title. After putting together nine consecutive wins, Litzau lost again to Terry Lantz in May 2006. Litzau has fought in his native Minnesota, as well as in NevadaNevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, and Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. Allen Litzau, his brother Jason Litzau
Jason Litzau
Jason John Litzau is an American professional boxer in the Super Featherweight division and former North American Boxing Federation Super Featherweight Champion.-Early life:...
, and their friend Antonio Johnson are closely associated both professionally and personally, referring to themselves as the Three Musketeers.
Litzau defeated Mario Galan on June 6, 2008 to improve his professional record to 13-3. In what could have been a big break, Litzau was contracted to fight Australian prospect William Kickett on August 22, 2008 but the bout was called off.
In February 2009 it was announced that Litzau would meet 10-0 prospect Wilton Hilario
Wilton Hilario
Wilton Hilario is a professional boxer in the Super Featherweight division.-Life:Hilario is from the Dominican Republic, but now lives in Saint Louis Park, Minnesota. He was born on May 6, 1983. In his free time he likes to be with his friends and family...
for the IBA Americas featherweight title in a grudge match headlining the April 18 event at Target Center in Minneapolis. Litzau lost the fight by TKO when referee Mark Nelson
Mark Nelson (boxing referee)
Mark Nelson is a boxing referee from Maplewood, Minnesota. Nelson is sanctioned by the WBO, WBA, and IBF, and has been appointed to referee over 40 world title fights.-Notes:...
stopped the fight in the fifth round.