John Hoffman is a 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...

 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...

, as well as a coach, trainer, and promoter, from Anoka

Anoka, Minnesota

At the 2000 census, there were 18,076 people, 7,262 households and 4,408 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,709.0 per square mile . There were 7,398 housing units at an average density of 1,108.7 per square mile...

, 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...

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Personal life

Hoffman is a native of Anoka, Minnesota and a graduate of Coon Rapids High School

Coon Rapids High School

Coon Rapids High School is a high school located at 2340 Northdale Blvd. Coon Rapids, Minnesota, United States. It has an enrollment of about 2800 students in grades nine through twelve. The school colors are scarlet red,white & black. The school mascot is the Cardinal...

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Career as a Professional Boxer

Hoffman made his debut as a professional boxer in September 1992 with a 4-round points win against Tony Ault. Hoffman remained unbeaten through four matches as a professional, losing for the first time in March 1995 against Blaine Biers. Hoffman's career peaked early. After boosting his career record to 6-1 in the summer of 2000, Hoffman began to lose with some frequency, enduring 14 straight losses from 2002 to 2007. Hoffman finally got back on the winning track in April 2008, defeating Daniel Schlienz on the undercard of a John Sargent

John Sargent (boxer)

John Sargent, alias Hogman, is a former heavyweight professional boxer from Minnesota.-Personal life:Sargent is a Native American from White Earth Indian Reservation in northern Minnesota...

 fight at Northern Lights Casino

Northern Lights Casino

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. To date his official record is 11-20 with 3 wins by knockout

Knockout

A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...

. Among his notable opponents as a professional fighter are Corey Rodriguez

Corey Rodriguez

Corey Rodriguez is a professional welterweight, light middleweight boxer from Saint Anthony, Minnesota.-Amateur career:Rodriguez had a long and successful amateur career, compiling a total record of 70-16...

, Marty Jakubowski, Frank Toledo

Frank Toledo

Frank Toledo is an American boxer who held the International Boxing Federation featherweight championship in 2001....

, Dmitriy Salita, and Lemuel Nelson.

Career as a Boxing Coach, Trainer, and Promoter

At present Hoffman works primarily as a boxing coach, trainer, and promoter. He claims to have 22 professional fighters in his care, training them at Uppercut Boxing Gym in Northeast Minneapolis. His stable of fighters includes light heavyweight boxer Marty Lindquist

Marty Lindquist

Marty Lindquist is a cruiserweight professional boxer from Minnesota.-Professional career:Marty Lindquist had his professional debut in August 1994, knocking out Art Richardson in the first round. As of November 2008, Lindquist had compiled a professional record of 13 wins and 7 losses with 1 no...

, Minnesota bantamweight champion Antwan Robertson

Antwan Robertson

Antwan Robertson, alias Lil Superman, is a super flyweight professional boxer from Anoka, Minnesota.-Amateur career:Robertson only had twelve bouts as an amateur, compiling a record of 9-3 and winning the 2007 Upper Midwest Golden Gloves championship at 112#...

, and prospect Derek Winston

Derek Winston

Derek Winston is a featherweight professional boxer from Minneapolis, Minnesota.-Personal life:Winston is the cousin of Minnesota bantamweight boxing champion Antwan Robertson.-Amateur career:...

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Controversy

In November 2007 Hoffman accused Minnesota Boxing Commissioner Scott LeDoux

Scott LeDoux

Alan Scott LeDoux, "The Fighting Frenchman," was a politician, professional heavyweight boxer, professional wrestler and referee.-Boxing:...

 of "insulting and assaulting" him in connection with a boxing event in Maplewood, Minnesota

Maplewood, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 34,947 people, 13,758 households, and 9,190 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,017.5 people per square mile . There were 14,004 housing units at an average density of 808.5 per square mile...

. Hoffman alleged that when he asked LeDoux whether there was a doctor on hand for the event, as required by Minnesota state law, LeDoux "responded by grabbing his beer, crumpling the plastic cup, and dumping the liquid on him. LeDoux then ordered security to remove Hoffman from the building." LeDoux, in his own defense, claimed that there was a doctor present, that Hoffman had fabricated the whole story, and that Hoffman was drunk and probably spilled his own beer on himself.