Larry Givens is a retired American heavyweight

Heavyweight

Heavyweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds are considered heavyweights by the major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council, and the World Boxing...

 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...

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Professional career

Givens had a long career, which spanned 18 years and 50 fights, ending with a record of 3-46 with 3 knockouts and one No Decision. Givens' career in professional boxing began in April 1981 with a loss to Arthur Artwell. Givens lost his first seven bouts, finally breaking through with a win against James C. Neuman in May 1982. He collected two more wins in his next five fights, then failed to win again for the rest of his career. Givens' last fight was a first round 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...

 loss to Don Normand (22-6 with 11 knockouts at the time) in December 1999.