Najai "Nitro" Turpin
December 19, 1981 - St. Valentine's Day 2005

Najai Turpin died by suicide after career defeat on NBC's The Contender.

Najai Turpin - Career Record

Date LB Opponent LB
W/L/D
Locatiion W/L/D Comment
8/27/2004 157.5 Sergio Mora 157 12-0-0 Hollywood, CA USA L UD
5/14/2004 150.75 Leroy Fountain 145.75 7-0-0 New Alhambra, Philadelphia, PA USA W UD
4/09/2004 152.5 Gary Grant 155 10-17-0 Drexel National Guard Armory W TKO
2/19/2004 152.5 Peter Kaljenvic 153 1-11-2 Shuler Gym, Philadelphia, PA USA W UD
1/16/2004 166 Jerald Lowe 166 4-8-0 Boutwell Auditorium, Birmingham, AL, USA W TKO
10/25/2003 157 Atoria Horne 155 4-3-3 Drexel National Guard Armory, Philadelphia, PA USA W TKO
03/15/2003 154 Napoleon Alabi 154.25 1-2-0 Shuler Gym, Philadelphia, PA USA W KO
9/26/2002 - Sean Lockhart - 4-13-1 The Plex, North Charleston, SC USA W TKO
8/06/2002 151 Dante Craig 151 6-1-0 Buchmuller Park, Secaucas, NJ USA L UD
1/29/2002 148 Ricardo Edmonds 148 3-3-1 Level Nightclub, Miami Beach, FL USA W TKO
11/03/2001 153 Lester Lately - 0-0-0 Philadelphia, PA USA W KO
11/3/2001 147 Vernon Meeks - 2-8-0 Philadelphia, PA USA W TKO
7/21/2001 147 Matt Hill 148 4-9-1 Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV USA W PTS



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