Louis Monaco

Louis "The Facelifter" Monaco (born April 28, 1968) is a professional boxer in the heavyweight division and the former CAM (Canadian American Mexican) heavyweight champion. Nicknamed "The Facelifter," Monaco is a clubfighter who fought several significant fighters of his era including world champions Buster Douglas, Trevor Berbick, Vitali Klitschko, Lamon Brewster, Peter McNeeley , Michael Dokes, and Eric Esch.

Early life Monaco turned pro in 1995 at the age of twenty-seven, after a professional bodybuilding career.

Pro career In Monaco’s second bout, his opponent Eric "Butterbean" Esch quickly connected with a devastating right hand that knocked Monaco out. The referee immediately called a halt to the bout as Monaco lay motionless at the edge of the ring. He would go on to fight Trevor Berbick, Kirk Johnson, Vitali Klitschko, Lamon Brewster, Fres Oquendo, Lance Whitaker, and Maurice Harris. But he also had some notable successes, particularly earlier in his career, when he drew with former kickboxer Rick Roufus, knocked out Peter McNeeley and beat Michael Dokes. Another big win came by knockout over a then-undefeated Kevin McBride.

Buster Douglas On May 13, 1997, Monaco faced Buster Douglas as part of the former world champion's comeback after six years of inactivity. The fight was carried on national television as part of a USA Tuesday Night Fights program, and was Monaco's first fight since he defeated Dokes. Although Monaco had hurt Douglas and left him on unsteady legs in the first round, Douglas managed to survive to finish the round. As the referee stepped in to separate the two fighters, Monaco caught Douglas flush with a right hook that dropped him to the canvas. Douglas required assistance to rise to his feet, and since the punch came after the bell it was considered a foul and Douglas was given five minutes to recover. He was not able to continue and Monaco was disqualified as a result.

Professional boxing record

Loss

TKO 1 06/04/2014

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KO 1 14/12/2013

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UD 4 31/08/2012

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TKO 5 09/02/2008

Draw

MD 10 19/01/2008

Win

KO 1 16/03/2007

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DQ 6 12/01/2007

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TKO 4 13/10/2006

Win

UD 6 22/09/2006

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TKO 8 15/06/2006

Loss

UD 8 27/04/2006

Loss

TKO 3 26/08/2005

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UD 10 29/07/2005

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TKO 2 15/04/2005

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UD 10 03/12/2004

Loss

UD 8 04/11/2004

Win

UD 10 24/04/2004

Draw

MD 6 28/02/2004

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UD 4 14/09/2003

Loss

KO 1 17/03/2002

Loss

SD 6 13/10/2001

Win

TKO 2 25/08/2001

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UD 6 26/07/2001

Loss

UD 6 04/05/2001

Loss

UD 8 04/10/2000

Loss

KO 8 05/05/2000

Win

UD 4 14/12/1999

Win

KO 1 02/12/1999

Win

UD 4 16/10/1999

Win

UD 4 29/09/1999

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TKO 1 May 22, 1999

Loss

UD 6 06/05/1999

Loss

PTS 8 22/04/1999

Draw

PTS 8 01/04/1999

Loss

UD 8 30/01/1999

Loss

PTS 6 11/12/1998

Loss

PTS 6 07/11/1998

Loss

KO 2 14/06/1998

Loss

UD 6 09/05/1998

Loss

KO 3 07/03/1998

Loss

PTS 8 27/02/1998

Loss

UD 10 18/11/1997

Loss

TKO 7 12/07/1997

Loss

UD 10 01/07/1997

Win

KO 8 24/05/1997

Loss

DQ 1 13/05/1997

Win

PTS 10 05/04/1997

Win

TKO 5 07/02/1997

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KO 3 19/12/1996

Loss

TKO 3 06/10/1996

Loss

UD 10 18/09/1996

Win

TKO 5 13/07/1996

Loss

UD 4 04/06/1996

Win

PTS 4 27/04/1996

Win

TKO 4 06/04/1996

Draw

PTS 4 28/03/1996

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UD 4 15/03/1996

Draw

PTS 4 26/01/1996

Loss

KO 1 01/12/1995

Win

SD 4 18/08/1995