Allen Litzau

Allen Litzau is the older brother of featherweight prospect Jason Litzau. Both are from St Paul, Minnesota.

• Won the MBF tournament in 1996.[http://www.theamericanboys.com/biography/biography.html The American Boys Boxing Team Website] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071214052721/http://www.theamericanboys.com/biography/biography.html |date=December 14, 2007 }}
• Took Bronze in PAL tournament in 1999.
• Took Bronze in Western Olympic trials in 1999.
• Took Bronze in Blue and Gold Tournament in 1999.
• Four times Upper Midwest Golden Gloves champion:
• 112# division in 1999
• 119# division in 2000
• 125# division in 2001
• 132# division in 2002

Allen Litzau won his professional debut in November 2002, but lost his next fight. On June 4, 2005, Litzau defeated 8-0 Darby Smart for the Minnesota State Featherweight Title.{{Cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/en/login?error=limit|title=BoxRec|website=boxrec.com|access-date=2019-01-06}} After putting together nine consecutive wins, Litzau lost again to Terry Lantz in May 2006. Litzau has fought in his native Minnesota, as well as in Nevada, New Jersey, and Texas. Allen Litzau, his brother Jason Litzau, and their friend Antonio Johnson are closely associated both professionally and personally, referring to themselves as the Three Musketeers.http://www.minnesotaboxing.com/|"Three{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Musketeers Update"

Litzau defeated Mario Galan on June 6, 2008, to improve his professional record to 13-3. In what could have been a big break, Litzau was contracted to fight Australian prospect William Kickett on August 22, 2008, but the bout was called off.{{Cite web |url=http://www.minnesotaboxing.com/LitzauBros/allen_litzau_kickett.html |title=Title Fight Cancelled for Litzau |access-date=2008-08-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914083651/http://minnesotaboxing.com/LitzauBros/allen_litzau_kickett.html |archive-date=2008-09-14 |url-status=dead }}

In February 2009 it was announced that Litzau would meet 10-0 prospect Wilton Hilario for the IBA Americas featherweight title in a grudge match headlining the April 18 event at Target Center in Minneapolis.{{cite web|url=http://www.minnesotaboxing.com/PastResults/pressconference_mar_2009.html |title=Minnesota Boxing News: April 18th, 2009 Press Conference , Matt Vanda, Jason Litzau, Scott LeDoux |accessdate=March 16, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714101320/http://www.minnesotaboxing.com/PastResults/pressconference_mar_2009.html |archivedate=July 14, 2011 }} Litzau lost the fight by TKO when referee Mark Nelson stopped the fight in the fifth round.{{Cite web |url=http://www.minnesotaboxing.com/PastResults/target_center_april18_2009/results.html |title=Minnesota Boxing News: Matt Vanda, Tocker Pudwill, Wilton Hilario, Allen Litzau |access-date=2009-04-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209005541/http://www.minnesotaboxing.com/PastResults/target_center_april18_2009/results.html |archive-date=2010-02-09 |url-status=dead }}

• [http://www.theamericanboys.com/ The American Boys Boxing Team, Official Website]
• {{boxrec|id= 151154}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Litzau, Allen}}

Category:1982 births

Category:Living people

Category:Boxers from Saint Paul, Minnesota

Category:Featherweight boxers

Category:American male boxers

{{US-boxing-bio-stub}}