Smith’s Station, Alabama native Michael Finney was an amateur sensation, ranked number one in the USA as a Junior Olympian in 2008, and he ended his career with a 119-29 record. Still just 19, Finney turned pro in February of 2010, and with Kenny Adams in his corner, the Las Vegas resident has sailed to an impressive 6-0 record that includes four first round knockouts.
 
But unlike most boxers, Finney didn’t come to the sport in the usual fashion. An all-round athlete who played baseball, basketball, and football with his brother Brian, Finney was introduced to boxing by his mother, who saw an ad in the paper for a local gym and asked the boys if they were interested. The rest is history.
 
Boxing since the age of nine, Finney had a memorable amateur career and was looked at as a strong candidate to make the 2012 US Olympic team, but he instead decided to take his talent to the pro ranks, where he made his debut on February 27, 2010 with a first round stoppage of Dimitris Labatos.
 
Next up was a full-time move with his family to Las Vegas, and he hasn’t skipped a beat in his development, taking out three more opponents in the first round. On August 13, 2010, he was taken into the second round for the first time, but the end result was the same as he knocked out Chris Russel later in that same round.
 
On November 27^th, Finney entered the ring at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and stopped Clayvonne Howard in two rounds. Then on March 4th, he won against Josh Beeman by way of knock out.