Karl Sharif Dargan[2] (born June 17, 1985) is an American boxer. Nicknamed "The Dynamite", Dargan is best known for winning the gold medal at the 2007 Pan Am Games in the Men's Light Welterweight.
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| Full name | Karl Sharif Dargan | ||||||||
| Nickname | Dynamite | ||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||
| Born | June 17, 1985[1] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb)[1] | ||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||
| Weight class | Lightweight | ||||||||
| Club | James Shuler Memorial Gym | ||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editAmateur
editDargan began boxing at age seven in 1992 and won the PAL tournament 2005 at 125 lbs, at the National Golden Gloves 2002 on points to Lorenzo Reynolds in the finals and had to settle for 2nd. In 2005, Dargan became US champion but lost twice to Anthony Peterson at the Olympic team trials. In 2007, Dargan was upset by young Javier Molina at the US championships but rebounded to win the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro against local Myke Carvalho in the semi and Jonathan Gonzalez of Puerto Rico in the light welterweight final at the Riocentro Sports Complex (9:4). After failing to qualify for the 2008 Olympic Trials, Dargan finished his career as an amateur, and turned professional.
World Amateur Championship
edit2005
- Defeated Carl Heild (Bahamas) RSCO
- Lost to Serik Sapiyev (Kazakhstan) 26-37
Pro
editDargan made his pro debut in 2007[1] and is 19-1 as of November 2018. Dargan was being trained by his uncle, Naazim Richardson.
Personal life
editIn October 2014, Dargan married American entertainer Lil' Mo (whose real name is Cynthia Loving). Dargan appeared occasionally alongside Loving on the reality television show R&B Divas: Los Angeles during the show's second and third seasons in 2014 and 2015. The couple had a child, a son Karl Dargan Jr. on August 28, 2015. Since October 2017, Dargan has appeared as a supporting cast member on the reality television show Love & Hip Hop: New York.[3][4] In November 2017, Dargan and Loving appeared on Couples Court with the Cutlers.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "USA Boxing". USA Boxing. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ^ Cynthia Loving (2016). Taming Lil' Mo. Next Level Publishing. ISBN 9780980015447. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ^ Emma Hernandez (November 14, 2017). "Lil' Mo and Her Husband Karl Dargan Are the Newest Power Couple on 'Love & Hip Hop'". In Touch Weekly. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ^ Victoria Uwumarogiek (October 4, 2017). "Lil Mo And Husband Karl Dargan Join Love And Hip Hop New York". Madame Norie. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ^ Sarah Michel (November 20, 2017). "Lil Mo's Husband Admits to Slipping Up But Reveals On Couples Court That He Never Actually Planned on Getting Married". Vh1. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ^ Royal Bey (November 17, 2017). "Love & Hip-Hop's Lil' Mo Brings husband Karl Dargan to Couples Court". The Source. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- Boxing record for Karl Dargan from BoxRec (registration required)