Cornelius Bundrage

At the 2:28 mark of the 8th, Julio caught Bundrage with a long clean right hand.

Julio jumped on Bundrage, which caused the referee to call a halt to the fight.

Cornelius Bundrage (born April 25, 1973) is an American professional boxer.

In 2006 he was a contestant on season two of the Contender reality TV show, where he reached the semi-finals.

Starting out in boxing, Bundrage was a top prospect, remaining undefeated for ten years, which saw his record at (21-0, 13 KOs).

As his alias K9 suggests, Bundrage had a reputation of being a dog inside the ring, damaging his opponents with fierce combinations.

Cornelius' professional boxing record stands at (32-4, 19 KO's).

Bundrage has shared the ring with 7 former world champions during his professional boxing career.

Bundrage is currently a world champion boxing free-agent.

His advisor is Bill Waller, and managed by Shawana Bundrage.

In 2006, professional boxer Cornelius 'K9' Bundrage was a participant on ESPN's "The Contender" Season 2 boxing reality television show, with Hall of fame host Sugar Ray Leonard and Sylvester Stallone in Hollywood, California.

During the show, Bundrage was viewed by millions of fans each week for fourteen weeks straight.

He also was named "fan favorite" out of sixteen boxers from all over the United States.

Bundrage was the last picked, winding up on the Blue Team.

Wanting to avenge the slight, he volunteered to be the first member of his team to box in the tournament (quoting Matthew 20:16, "And the last shall be first") and found himself in a match against Michael Clark.

In a tightly fought battle for five rounds, the two found themselves practically tied on points, Bundrage knocked Clark down with a massive right hand to the temple, which won him the fifth round on 2 of the 3 judge's scorecards and won a majority decision (2 judges said Bundrage won, 1 said it was a draw).

Bundrage moved along in the tournament, while Clark was forced to hang up his gloves and go home.

In the quarterfinal round, Bundrage beat Walter Wright via unanimous decision.

Bundrage's strength failed him by losing too much weight leading up to the fight, when he faced Steve Forbes in the semifinals; Forbes won a unanimous decision over Bundrage, with the fans booing Bundrage because of intentional punches at the back of Forbes head.

Bundrage bounced back, then went on to win The Contender bronze medal fight against Norberto Bravo with a devastating TKO in the seventh round in very impressive fashion.

On the January 12, 2007, edition of ESPN's Friday Night Fights at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington, Bundrage faced former top welterweight prospect Chris Smith.

In an extremely close fight, Bundrage was able to survive a sixth round scare and would come back to hurt Smith with a left hook to the jaw in the final seconds of the last round.

Bundrage defeated Smith via split decision.

On March 30, 2007, he fought in The Contender Challenge: UK vs. USA broadcast on ESPN.

He won the fight with a 7th round knockout against Colin McNeil, assuring the American team a victory in The Contender Challenge: UK vs. USA.

Bundrage showed superiority throughout the fight.

The fight took place in Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England.

On July 11, 2007, "Wednesday Night Fights," K9 fought Joel Julio, a hard-hitting 22-year-old junior middleweight contender who at the time was rated top 3 in all major sanctioning bodies.

The fight was held after the ESPY awards at Kodak Theatre.

Bundrage took the opportunity on 3 weeks notice and lost a dangerous 37 pounds in a 3-week span.

K9 gave all he had, which was not much and lasted 8 rounds off pure heart.

On March 28, 2008, Bundrage would rebound with a career best win.

Bundrage defeated former IBF Light Middleweight Champion Kassim Ouma by unanimous decision in Salamanca, NY.

Bundrage survived an early cut to win by scores of 96-93, 96-93 and 95-94.

On November 13, 2008, Bundrage would face the respected journeyman fighter Grady Brewer.

Bundrage lost the bout via controversial split decision that not only did many think he deserved, but led on punch-stats via a margin that was unexpected.

Then just a month later on December 13, 2008, Bundrage flew thousands of miles to Germany on 2 weeks notice to later upset previously unbeaten prospect European Champion Zaurbek Baysangurov via 5th round KO in an IBF eliminator for the #2 mandatory spot.

On June 27, 2009, Bundrage then fought in another IBF Title Elminiator against Yuri Foreman, which ended in a 'No Decision'.

Bundrage accidentally headbutted Foreman in the third round and the ring physician ended the fight.

He is a two-time former world champion, having held the IBF junior middleweight title twice between 2010 and 2015.