Richie Lamontagne

Who is Richie Lamontagne?

Richie Lamontagne, known as "The Mountain", is a professional American boxer. Lamontagne's record is 29-7-1 with 24 knockouts. Lamontagne is also an actor and model. Richie "The Mountain" LaMontagne, was born in Everett, Massachusetts, December 20, 1969. He is an American boxer with a record of 29-7-1 with 24 knockouts. U.S.B.F. Cruiserweight Champion, a title won in 1995 with a ninth round knock out against Fred Adams of Clearwater, Florida.and defended his title 6 times - all being knockouts, then received a 12round split decision loss to Kenny Keene in his home town Boise, Idaho. Then traveled to Biloxi, Mississippi to get another tough decision loss to 1996 Olymoic Gold Medalist, Vasily Jirov of Russia, but after this great performance Richie's market-ability went up along with his recognition in the boxing world, & E.T. Inside Edition Hard Copy and Extra and appeared in a number of feature films including A Civil Action, Urban Relics, Moon over Miami and filmed alongside of Robert De Niro as Carmine in the 1999 film Flawless. He was featured in Gentlemen's Quarterly Magazine with an 8 page spread in 1998. Also has done ad campaigns for Versace, Calvin Klien, Joe Boxer and Everlast, advertisements for Reebok, Naturalizer Shoes, Naked Fish and was Spokesman for MacPherson Men for one year