Henry Lundy
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Lundy with the NABF title, 2011
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| Real name | Henry Lundy |
| Nickname(s) | Hammerin' |
| Rated at | |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
| Reach | 68 in (173 cm) |
| Nationality | American |
| Born |
January 3, 1984 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 34 |
| Wins | 27 |
| Wins by KO | 13 |
| Losses | 6 |
| Draws | 1 |
Henry "Hank" Lundy (born January 3, 1984) is an American professional boxer. He has challenged once for the WBO junior welterweight title in 2016, having previously held the regional WBO–NABO lightweight title in 2010, and the NABF lightweight title from 2011 to 2012.
Lundy’s first love growing up was football; he earned a partial scholarship to play collegiate football at Kutztown University, but declined upon learning his aunt couldn’t afford to send both he and his sister, Muneerah, to college.
“Send my little sister,” Lundy told his aunt, “and I’ll find another way.”
Lundy eventually took a liking to boxing at the age of 18 after knocking out a would-be schoolyard bully with an uppercut.
“I put him to sleep,” Lundy recalled.
Fearing the repercussions, Lundy ran home to his uncle, who told him to put his quick hands to use.
“People ain’t fighting people – they’re shooting people!” he told Lundy. “So get your butt in the gym!”
Lundy took his family’s advice and began a successful amateur boxing career in which he finished 65–5 overall and won the 2003 Pennsylvania Golden Gloves. Lundy also won a silver medal at the 2005 National Golden Gloves and won the Junior Lightweight Open Division championship at the Middle Atlantic Championships and East Central Championships before his amateur career ended with a narrow loss in the 2007 Pan-Am Games.
Lundy began his professional career in 2006 under the guidance of promoter Jimmy Burchfield Sr. and Classic Entertainment and Sports, defeating Steve Thomas by first-round knockout at the Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis, Massachusetts.
Lundy quickly rose to 10–0 within the next 16 months, including wins in Providence, Rhode Island; Lincoln, Rhode Island; and Mashantucket, Connecticut at Foxwoods Resort Casino, establishing an early reputation as one of boxing’s most promising road warriors.
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