Donald, Larry

He made his debut in January 1993 . In May, in his 5th bout, he knocked out another undefeated boxer, Will Hinton (5-0), and a month later, Daniel Duntić (5-0) won on points. In March 1994 , defeated the undefeated Jeremy Williams , in the battle for the continental champion of America according to the WBC version. In April 1994 , Donald defeated Bert Cooper .

December 3, 1994   Riddick Bow -   Larry Donald

• Location:   Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
• Result: Bow's victory by unanimous decision in a 12-round bout
• Status: Rating fight
• Referee: Mills Lane
• Judges score: Art Lurie (118-109), Bill Graham (118-110), Delby Shirley (120-108) - all in favor of Bow
• Weight: Bow 109.32 kg; Donald 103.42 kg
• Broadcast: HBO
• Informal Judge: Harold Lederman (117-111 Bow)

In December 1994 , Larry Donald entered the ring against Riddick Bowe . Donald spent the whole fight, boxing from long range and moving a lot around the ring, forcing the opponent to chase himself. Bow successfully broke the distance and conducted accurate series of punches. By the 12th round, a hematoma appeared above Donald's left eye. At the end of the 12th round, Bow brought down a hail of blows at the enemy, but Donald was able to stand up to the gong.

1995 - 2005

In March 1995, a duel with David Dixon (18-2) was brought to a draw.

In May 1996 , in a battle for the WBO NABO title, he knocked out George Valdez (19-1).

In April 1997, he won on points undefeated Syrian, Ahmed Abdin (23-0-3).

In September 1997 , Donald knocked out Tyrell Biggs .

In December 1997 , Donald defeated Tim Witherspoon .

In February 1998 , Donald defeated Levi Billups .

In April 1998, defeated American jurneyman, Ross Puritty .

In May 2000 , Donald knocked out Phil Jackson .

In November 2000 , he made a draw bout with Lunch Sullivan .

In July 2001 , Donald lost on points in the eliminator to the undefeated Kirk Johnson .

In November 2002 , Donald again participated in the eliminator. This time his opponent was Vitali Klitschko . Ukrainian knocked out Donald in the 10th round. After this defeat, Donald left boxing for a year and a half. ^[one]

He returned in May 2004 with a victory over Cedric Fields .

In November 2004 , Donald confidently defeated Evander Holyfield on points. ^[2]

In March 2005 , Donald made a draw with Ray Austin in a draw.

October 1, 2005   Nikolay Valuev -   Larry Donald

• Location:   ЕЕЕ Arena, Oldenburg, Niedersaschen, Germany
• Result: Valuev's victory by a majority decision in a 12-round bout
• Status: Qualifying bout for WBA heavyweight title
• Referee: Stanley Christodulo
• Judges' scores: Guy Jutras (114-114), Takeshi Simakawa (117-112), Ove Ovesen (115-113) - according to BoxRec; According to ARD, Ove Ovesen rated 114-113
• Weight: Valuev 147.30 kg; Donald 111.00 kg;
• Broadcast: ARD

In October 2005 , there was a qualifying fight for the WBA heavyweight title between Larry Donald and Nikolai Valuev . For Donald, this was the 3rd eliminator in his career. Valuev had the advantage at the beginning of the battle. However, in the 2 nd half of the fight, Donald began to dominate: he threw out more accurate punches, and kept his distance due to jab and footwork. Between the 10th and 11th rounds, coach Valuev’s coach Manvel Gabrielyan told his charge that he was losing the fight and called on him to beat more to the right. Valuev did not heed the call, speaking inconspicuously in the 11th round. Between the 11th and 12th rounds, Gabrielyan shouted at the Russian - “ Well, shall we fight? BUT? Yes? Will we fight? Last round, look. If you do not win it with a big advantage, then consider that this fight is not yours. I have not seen a single professional strike. Repeat right, repeat right, straight right. No, I don't see the blow, do you understand? What are you dying? Where are your right punches? What are you liking? What are you not working? What are you standing with him? Kick it into a combination. I have no strength to talk with you. Left-right, left-right, left-right. Wake up, they tell you, wake up! ". Valuev could not change the situation in the last round. Judges decided the majority of the winner of the Russians. Hall decision booed. After an undeserved defeat, Donald left boxing for a year and a half. ^[3]

June 30, 2007   Alexander Povetkin -   Larry Donald

• Location:   Olympic Sports Arena, Moscow, Russia
• Result: Winning Povetkin by unanimous decision in a 10-round bout
• Status: Rating fight
• Referee: Alexander Kalinkin
• Judges' score: Evgeny Gorshkov (100-90), Nikolai Puchkov (100-90), Leonid Sorokin (100-90) - all in favor of Povetkin
• Weight: Povetkin 102.20 kg; Donald 111.30 kg
• Broadcast: NTV

In June 2007 , Donald met with Alexander Povetkin . Initially, Monte Barrett was to meet with Povetkin , but the American was injured shortly before the battle. He was replaced by Larry Donald, who had not gone into the ring for more than a year and a half. The match took place at an average pace. Povetkin went ahead the entire battle, throwing a significant number of strikes into the goal. Donald boxed the second number, not even trying to force the event. Povetkin could not knock out the opponent, nevertheless he won all the rounds. After this fight, Larry Donald ended his professional career. ^[four]

• Service record (eng.)