Najai Turpin

Biography

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.

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