Curtis Harper's Biography And Professional Career

There are several prominent boxers who have distinguished themselves in the world of heavyweight boxing. While the likes of Wladimir Klitschko, Joe Louis, and Tyson Fury has continued to dominate the ring as the world's heavyweight champions; there is also the upcoming stars are still fighting their way through to win the major league titles. Amongst them is Curtis Harper, an African-American boxer known for his resilience and great orthodox fighting technique.

Like it or not Curtis Harper has come to stay. Although he is not one of the big guys, Curtis has got stand out potentials in the game. He has kept the media abuzz since August 2018 after walking out of the ring immediately after the opening bell rang. The boxer has attributed his actions as a means to protest against his underpayment by his managers. The actions left the fans angry and commentators were baffled as the slated fight against the Nigerian undefeated boxer Efe Ajagba was ruled in favor of Ajagba by the virtue of disqualification.

Curtis Harper is a professional American boxer who competes in the heavyweight division. The boxer, since he turned pro in 2010, has completed 19 professional fights out of which he has lost only six times. He has fought against many world title challengers including Gerald Washington, Efe Ajagba, and Chris Arreola, just to mention a few. Unfortunately, he hasn't recorded any titles in his name.

Curtis Harper was born in Jacksonville, Florida in the United States on June 25, 1988. He was born to black American parents Harper and his wife. He grew up in Jacksonville where he completed his basic education before starting his boxing career in earnest. However, there is much information about his family background, parents, and siblings because the boxer hasn't shared any information with regards to that. He belongs to the black ethnic descent and possesses American nationality.

Starting his boxing career many years ago, the boxer participated in various youth boxing competitions organized in his neighborhood in Jacksonville. After a few years of competing in the amateur league; Curtis ended his youth career in 2009, thereby becoming a professional boxer the following year. During his youth career, Curtis didn't record many titles in his name even though he was among the toughest fighters at the time.

Curtis Harper made his professional debut in February 2010. His first professional fight was against Yasmany Consuegra; the fight was held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino situated in Hollywood. Being a newbie, Curtis didn't create many opportunities in the game which he lost to Yasmany by a knockout. He recorded his first professional victory in 2011 after knocking out David Loy in the second round.Curtis continued to do a good job while he showed a lot of improvement in his games. He had his third match against Lamar Davis in August 2011 and was declared the winner at the end of the ten round fight. Curtis also wowed his numerous fans as he easily triumphed over his opponent Nathaniel James in December of the same year.

Harper had four fights in 2012, recording a streak of victory against Michael Davis, Joseph Rabotte, Donell Gray, and Dustin Nichols. He suffered his first major loss against the world title challenger Gerald Washington; Curtis was knocked out in the ten-round fight. He also recorded his third loss in his professional career against Donovan Dennis in July 2013. Afterward, he recorded victory in his next five matches.

In 2015, he lost to Chris Arreola by unanimous decision and in 2017; he was knocked out in the fight against Zhilei Zhang while he clinched victory against Andrew Greeley later in the same year. Curtis walked out of a fight against the Nigerian boxer Efe Ajagba in August 2018; the upcoming star stepped out of the ring after the bell rang. He left the arena and everyone including his opponent, his coach, and his fans. After the incident, it was discovered that he had left because he claimed he is not being paid enough for the fight. However, Efe Ajagba was declared the winner by disqualification.