[citation needed] His brother is former heavyweight boxer Jamie "The Featherman" Howe.
[1] Following two defeats so early in his career, Howe then left boxing and only return four years later when he knocked out Derrick Jones.
[1] In August 1999, Howe faced the then unbeaten Cornelius Bundrage, star of the ESPN reality show "Contender Season 2".
Howe picked up a cut in the first round and Bundrage was docked a point for a low blow in the third.
[1] On September 21, 2007, Howe faced Joey Gilbert, another star of The Contender, at Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, Nevada.