Matthew Patrick Remillard (born June 12, 1986) is an American professional boxer. He won the regional NABF featherweight title in 2009, together with the WBONABO featherweight title in 2010. Both titles were lost to Mikey Garcia in 2011, which was Remillard's first loss.

Matt Remillard
Born
Matthew Patrick Remillard

(1986-06-12) June 12, 1986 (age 38)
NationalityAmerican
Other namesSharp Shooter
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Reach70 in (178 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights28
Wins27
Wins by KO15
Losses1

Amateur career

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Matt had a lengthy amateur career and went on to win the Everlast Under-19 National Amateur Championships twice.[1]

Assault and Jail Time

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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."[2]

Showdown With Mikey Garcia

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Despite the apparent distractions resulting from the pending criminal charges, Remillard won three fights in 2010, improving his record to 23-0 with 13 KO. On March 26, 2011, he faced the undefeated 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.[3] This bout was televised on HBO.[4]

Sentencing and Imprisonment

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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."[5] Due to his imprisonment his fight with Garcia in 2011 remained his last until 2017. Remillard won four consecutive bouts following his release, but has remained inactive since March 2018.

Professional record

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23 Wins (13 knockouts), 1 Losses, 0 Draw
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Loss 23-1   Mikey Garcia TKO 10 (12) March 26, 2011  Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey For the NABF and WBO NABO Featherweight titles

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-11-30. Retrieved 2011-02-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Boxer Gets 5 Years for Beating". 29 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Trainer on Mikey Garcia-Matt Remillard, Yuriorkis Gamboa, JuanMa Lopez". Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
  4. ^ "Mikey Garcia-Matt Remillard Slated For Yuriorkis Gamboa Card -- Boxing FanHouse". boxing.fanhouse.com. Archived from the original on 2011-01-27.
  5. ^ Hartford Courant [bare URL]
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