Najai Turpin (Nitro) boxeador
- combates
- 14
- ganados
- 12
- perdidos
- 2
- empates
- 0
- Estado
- inactive
- División
- super welterweight
- Debut
- 2001-07-21
- Altura
- 5′ 5″/165cm
- Alcanza
- -
- Edad
- 23
- Nacimiento
- 1981-12-19
- Muerte
- 2005-02-13
- Nacionalidad
- USA
Najai "Nitro" Turpin (December 19, 1981 – February 14, 2005) was a professional boxer born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.He was a contestant on reality TV show The Contender. On the show, he was placed on the East Coast team and pitted himself against Sergio Mora, a man seven inches taller than he was, in the first round.He committed suicide on February 14, 2005, while sitting in a car with his girlfriend and 2-year-old daughter. The motive for his suicide was not entirely clear. However, the fact that he had not been allowed to fight between the time of his elimination from The Contender and the show's finale (so as not to spoil the ending), along with the low self-esteem that may have resulted from his defeat on the show may have contributed to his suicide. Another contributing factor is considered to be the ongoing custody battle for his daughter.Turpin was one of several American reality show contestants to take their own life, but there have been examples elsewhere in the world. In 1997, Sinisa Savija, the first person ever voted off Expedition Robinson (the Swedish predecessor to Survivor) killed himself immediately after the episode aired.Najai Turpin's initials were imprinted on Ishe Oluwa Ali Smith's shorts during a match, and the episode in which Najai fought was dedicated to him.
Fecha | Oponente | Resultados últimos oponentes | Lugar | Resultado |
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2004-08-27 | Sergio Mora | WWWWWW | Hollywood | LOST Unanimous decision |
2004-05-14 | Leroy Fountain | WWWWWW | New Alhambra, Philadelphia | WIN Unanimous decision |
2004-04-09 | Gary Grant | LLLLLL | Drexel National Guard Armory, Philadelphia | WIN Technical knockout |
2004-02-19 | Peter Kaljenvic | LLLDLL | Shuler Gymnasium, Philadelphia | WIN Unanimous decision |
2004-01-16 | Jerald Lowe | LLLLLW | Boutwell Auditorium, Birmingham | WIN Technical knockout |
2003-10-25 | Altoria Horne | WLLWDL | National Guard Armory, Philadelphia | WIN Technical knockout |
2003-09-06 | Richard Hall | LWLLWL | Virginia Showplace, Richmond | WIN Points |
2003-03-15 | Napoleon Alabi | LLW | Shuler Gymnasium, Philadelphia | WIN KO |
2002-09-26 | Sean Lockhart | LWLLWW | The Plex, North Charleston | WIN Technical knockout |
2002-08-06 | Dante Craig | WLWWWW | Buchmuller Park, Secaucus | LOST Unanimous decision |
2002-01-29 | Ricardo Edmonds | WLWWDL | Level Nightclub, Miami Beach | WIN Technical knockout |
2001-11-20 | Lester Lately | debut | Philadelphia | WIN KO |
2001-11-03 | Vernon Meeks | LLLLWW | Blue Horizon, Philadelphia | WIN Technical knockout |
2001-07-21 | Matt Hill | LLLLLW | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas | WIN Unanimous decision |