Roman Greenberg ^People

His family immigrated to Tel Aviv, Israel, soon after his birth. He began boxing at age 1 after a friend took him to a boxing club in Kiryat Bialik. In 1999, Greenbergbecame the youngest person to win the Israeli national heavyweight title. He posted a 47-5 amateur record.Greenberg made his pro debut in November 2001, after serving seven months in the Israeli Army. In 2003, he knocked out Lithuanian Mindaugas Kulikauskas in the 5th round. He won his first 27professional bouts - 18 by K.O. - before he was beatenin 2008. He won the IBO Intercontinental Championship by 6th round TKO againstAlex Vassilev in March 2006. His 25th victory was a unanimous decision over MichaelSimms (formerly 19-6-1, 13 KOs) at Madison Square Garden in March 2007. He won nine out of 10 rounds.Greenberg next defeated American veteran Damon Dangerous Reed at the South Town Exhibition Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on August 18, 2007. Reed, 43-11-(5), a former WBO title challenger, had won his last three fights and fought some of the leading heavyweight and cruiserweight contenders in the world since turning professional in April 1995. In June 2009, he was ranked 53rd in the International Bo- xing Organization's heavyweight computerized rankings. Of those ahead ofhim, onlytwo were younger than he is.