Matt Remillard

Matthew Patrick Remillard (born June 12, 1986) is an American professional boxer. He won the regional NABF featherweight title in 2009, together with the WBO–NABO featherweight title in 2010. Both titles were lost to Mikey Garcia in 2011, which was Remillard's first loss and ultimately his final fight. His career was temporarily cut short after legal troubles stemming from an incident in 2010, where he was involved in the assault of a 22-year-old man with an aluminum baseball bat. Remillard pleaded no contest and was sentenced to five years' imprisonment.[1]

Matt Remillard
Statistics
Real nameMatthew Patrick Remillard
Nickname(s)Sharp Shooter
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Reach70 in (178 cm)
NationalityAmerican
Born (1986-06-12) June 12, 1986
Manchester, Connecticut, U.S.
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights24
Wins23
Wins by KO13
Losses1

Amateur career

Matt had a lengthy amateur career and went on to win the Everlast Under-19 National Amateur Championships twice.[2]

Distractions Out of the Ring

On January 5, 2010, 22 year old Jordan Evans was savagely beaten with an aluminum baseball bat at a Marlborough, Connecticut home. It was alleged that a conspiracy to set up Evans was made by his current (and Remillard's former) girlfriend Danielle Napolitano, in conjunction with her brothers Adam Napolitano and Richard Napolitano, with Remillard carrying out the attack. Evans claimed that he was called to the home by his girlfriend, where Remillard lay in wait. Evans ran to his car but did not have his keys, at which time Remillard shattered the glass and proceeded to severely pummel Evans. Injuries incurred included fractures to the skull, eye socket and hands and "Doctors had to insert 150 stitches, more than two dozen screws and several plates into Evans' head."[3]

Showdown With Mikey Garcia

Despite the apparent distractions resulting from the pending criminal charges, Remillard won 3 fights in 2010, improving his record to 23-0 with 13KO. He then prepared to take on the toughest opponent of his life, when on March 26, 2011, in a battle of undefeated rising stars, 23-0 Remillard battled 24-0 Mikey Garcia. Garcia won convincingly, knocking Remillard down twice in the 9th and once in the 10th. Remillard thereby lost both his NABF and WBO NABO Featherweight titles.[4] This bout was televised on HBO.[5]

Sentencing and Imprisonment

While the three Napolitano siblings were initially charged in the conspiracy, all had their charges dropped in cooperation with the prosecution of Remillard. In September 2011 he pled no contest to a charge of first degree assault. He was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment on November 29, 2011 by Judge Elpedio N. Vitale. Evans was outraged by the leniency of the sentence, calling it "a gift." [6] Due to his imprisonment his fight with Garcia remains his last.

Professional record
23 Wins (13 knockouts), 1 Losses, 0 Draw
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Loss23-1 Mikey Garcia TKO10 (12)March 26, 2011Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey For the NABF and WBO NABO Featherweight titles

See also

References
  1. http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/7294186/matt-remillard-gets-five-years-prison-connecticut-beating
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-11-30. Retrieved 2011-02-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Boxer-Gets-5-Years-for-Beating--134689998.html
  4. http://boxing.fanhouse.com/2011/01/19/robert-garcia-talks-mikey-garcia-matt-remillard/
  5. http://boxing.fanhouse.com/2011/01/13/mikey-garcia-matt-remillard-slated-for-yuriorkis-gamboa-card/
  6. http://articles.courant.com/2011-11-29/news/hc-boxer-baseball-bat-1130-20111129_1_baseball-bat-attack-matt-remillard-conviction
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