Henry Buchanan

For the army officer, see Henry Buchanan (British Army officer).

Henry Kanonta Buchanan (born August 5, 1978) is an American professional boxer.

Henry Buchanan
Born	Henry Kanonta Buchanan (1978-08-05) August 5, 1978 Greenbelt, Maryland, US
Nationality	American
Other names	Sugar Poo
Statistics
Weight(s)	Light heavyweight
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	25
Wins	21
Wins by KO	14
Losses	4
Draws	0
No contests	0

Professional career

Known as "Sugar Poo", Buchanan began his professional career in 2004, and was undefeated heading into a ShoBox Super Middleweight eliminator tournament, and lost to Jean Paul Mendy.

The Contender

He was the featured boxers on the 3rd season of the boxing reality TV series, The Contender, The Contender (season 3), premiering September 4, 2007 on ESPN.

Episode that aired on September 11, 2007 said that for personal reasons, he would not participate in season 3 of The Contender. Buchanan later revealed that it was a business and financial decision, as his promoter did not want to surrender Buchanan's promotional rights to ESPN [1].

Notes

He is the uncle of San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman.

Professional boxing record

25 fights	21 wins	4 losses
By knockout	14	1
By decision	7	3

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
25	Loss	21–4	Alexander Johnson	TKO	1 (8), 2:10	2014-09-20	Convention Center, Washington, D.C., USA
24	Win	21–3	William Gill	TKO	3 (6), 2:29	2013-12-14	Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C., USA
23	Loss	20–3	Shawn Hawk	UD	10	2012-03-31	4 Bears Casino & Lodge, New Town, North Dakota, USA
22	Win	20–2	Bobby Jordan	TKO	9 (10), 0:22	2010-08-14	Scope Arena, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
21	Win	19–2	Julius Fogle	UD	8	2010-04-02	Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C., USA
20	Win	18–2	Bobby Jordan	UD	8	2009-10-24	Convention Center, Washington, D.C., USA
19	Loss	17–2	Andre Ward	UD	12	2009-02-06	Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, Lemoore, California, USA	For vacant NABF and WBO-NABO super middleweight title
18	Win	17–1	Brian Norman	TKO	9 (10), 1:02	2008-06-25	Playboy Mansion, Beverly Hills, California, USA
17	Win	16–1	Ross Thompson	UD	8	2008-03-01	Home Depot Center, Carson, California, USA
16	Win	15–1	Ted Muller	UD	8	2007-10-20	Sycuan Resort & Casino, El Cajon, California, USA
15	Loss	14–1	Jean-Paul Mendy	UD	10	2006-10-06	Chumash Casino Resort, Santa Ynez, California, USA	Buchanan was deducted 1 point in round 8 for low blows.
14	Win	14–0	Lucas Green Arias	UD	10	2006-07-28	PFTC Sports Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
13	Win	13–0	Lloyd Bryan	TKO	1 (10), 2:52	2006-03-03	Lincoln Theatre, Washington, D.C., USA
12	Win	12–0	Dhafir Smith	UD	8	2005-11-26	The Show Place Arena, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, USA
11	Win	11–0	Tyrone Glover	UD	8	2005-07-21	Martins West, Woodlawn, Maryland, USA
10	Win	10–0	Shannon Miller	TKO	4 (8), 2:43	2005-05-17	Lagoon Nightclub, Essington, Pennsylvania, USA
9	Win	9–0	Julio Jean	TKO	6 (8), 1:55	2005-03-10	Michael's Eighth Avenue, Glen Burnie, Maryland, USA
8	Win	8–0	Kirk Douglas	TKO	2 (6)	2005-02-05	Convention Center, Washington, D.C., USA
7	Win	7–0	Henry Dukes	TKO	2 (6), 2:07	2004-12-12	Convention Center, Washington, D.C., USA
6	Win	6–0	William Harmon	TKO	1 (6), 2:44	2004-11-20	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
5	Win	5–0	Brian Norman	TKO	3 (4), 0:40	2004-09-30	Michael's Eighth Avenue, Glen Burnie, Maryland, USA
4	Win	4–0	Keith Lawrence	TKO	1 (4), 2:15	2004-07-17	Baysox Stadium, Bowie, Maryland, USA
3	Win	3–0	Henry Dukes	TKO	1 (4)	2004-06-26	Teamster's Local 639, Washington, D.C., USA
2	Win	2–0	Gonzales Jones	TKO	2 (4), 2:27	2004-05-01	Convention Center, Washington, D.C., USA
1	Win	1–0	Johnathan Logan	KO	3 (4)	2004-03-27	Lincoln Theatre, Washington, D.C., USA

External links

• Boxing record for Henry Buchanan from BoxRec (registration required)