Jamal James is a professional welterweight

Welterweight

Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...

 (147 lbs) boxer from Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Minnesota

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, Minnesota

Minnesota

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Amateur Boxing Career

As an amateur James represented Circle of Discipline boxing club in Minneapolis. In his final year as an amateur fighter (2009), James was runner-up

Runner-up

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 in two prestigious national tournaments: the National Golden Gloves and the PAL (Police Athletic League)

Police Athletic League

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Professional boxing career

Jamal James made his professional debut with a 3rd-round TKO

TKO

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 win against Justin Danforth in May 2010. His professional record is 3-0 with 3 knockout

Knockouts

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