Boxing At The 1996 Summer Olympics

	Boxing At The 1996 Summer Olympics – Light Heavyweight The Light Heavyweight class in the boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics competition was the third-heaviest class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. The weight class was open for boxers weighing more than 81 kilograms. The competition in the Alexander Memorial Coliseum Hank McCamish Pavilion, nicknamed The Thrillerdome and originally known as Alexander Memorial Coliseum, is an indoor arena located on the campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. It is the home of the Georgia Tech Yellow ... started on 1996-07-20 and ended on 1996-08-04. Medalists Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Light heavyweight Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	McCamish Pavilion Hank McCamish Pavilion, nicknamed The Thrillerdome and originally known as Alexander Memorial Coliseum, is an indoor arena located on the campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. It is the home of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball and Yellow Jackets women's basketball teams. The venue previously hosted the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1968 to 1972 and again from 1997 to 1999. Tech's women's volleyball team occasionally uses the facility as well, primarily for NCAA tournament games and other matches that draw crowds that would overflow the O'Keefe Gymnasium. History Alexander Memorial Coliseum The Alexander Coliseum opened in 1956 at the intersection of 10th Street and Fowler on the northeast end of the Georgia Tech campus. The building was named for William A. Alexander, Georgia Tech's football coach from 1920 to 1944 and the third athletic director (after John W. Heisman); his tenure as coach in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Troy Amos-Ross Troy Amos-Ross (born July 17, 1975) is a Guyanese-Canadian boxer. As an amateur, he competed in the light heavyweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Personal life He is the son of retired boxer Charles Amos who represented Guyana at the 1968 Summer Olympics and first cousin of Egerton Marcus who won the silver medal for Canada in the Middleweight division at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. Boxing career In the 1996 Olympics, after having defeated Roland Raforme (Seychelles) and Paul M'Bongo (Cameroon), Ross lost 14–8 in quarterfinals to Kazakhstan's eventual gold medalist Vassili Jirov. Ross entered the 2000 Olympics as a gold medal hopeful, however he was eliminated after a disappointing loss in his first fight with a knockout at the 2nd round by a Nigerian boxer Jegbefumere Albert Ross turned pro after the 2000 Summer Olympics, however he announced his retirement in 2005 after compiling a reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Rick Timperi Rick Timperi (born 30 May 1967) is an Australian boxer. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References External links * 1967 births Living people Australian male boxers Olympic boxers for Australia Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Boxers from Rome Light-heavyweight boxers {{Australia-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	İlham Kərimov İlham Kərimov (born 2 July 1976) is an Azerbaijani boxer. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References 1976 births Living people Azerbaijani male boxers Olympic boxers for Azerbaijan Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Light-heavyweight boxers 20th-century Azerbaijani sportspeople {{Azerbaijan-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ismael Koné (boxer) Ismael Koné (born 5 June 1974) is a Swedish boxer. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References External links * 1974 births Living people Swedish male boxers Olympic boxers for Sweden Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Malmö Light-heavyweight boxers 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Jean-Louis Mandengue Jean-Louis Mandengue (born September 15, 1971, in Paris) is a retired male boxer from France. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, he fought in the men's light-heavyweight division (– 81 kg) and lost to Brazil's Daniel Bispo Daniel Bispo dos Santos (born June 16, 1974 in São Paulo) is a boxer from Brazil. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Pro He made his professional debut in 1997. On March 12, 2005, he was def ... in the second round of the tournament. External linkssports-reference 1971 births Living people Light-heavyweight boxers Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of France Boxers from Paris French male boxers {{France-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ayoub Pourtaghi Ayoub Pourtaghi Ghoushchi (; 1 January 1973 – 29 September 2021) was an amateur boxer from Iran, who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics in the Light heavyweight (81 kg) division and lost in the first round to Jean-Louis Mandengue Jean-Louis Mandengue (born September 15, 1971, in Paris) is a retired male boxer from France. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, he fought in the men's light-heavyweight division (– 81 kg) and lost to Brazil's Daniel Bis ... of France. He also participated at the 1994 Asian Games and won the gold medal. References External links * 1973 births 2021 deaths Iranian male boxers Olympic boxers of Iran Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for Iran Asian Games medalists in boxing Boxers at the 1994 Asian Games Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Light-heavyweight boxers People from Urmia 20th-century Iranian people 21st-century Iranian people {{Iran-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Daniel Bispo Daniel Bispo dos Santos (born June 16, 1974 in São Paulo) is a boxer from Brazil. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Pro He made his professional debut in 1997. On March 12, 2005, he was defeated in the fight for the World Boxing Council International cruiserweight title by Italy's Giacobbe Fragomeni in the Mazda Palace in Milan. Professional boxing record , - , align="center" colspan=8, 22 Wins (16 knockouts, 6 decisions), 16 Losses (7 knockouts, 9 decisions, - , align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Result , align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Record , align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Opponent , align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Type , align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Round , align="cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Adnan Khaddour Adnan Kaddour ( ar, عدنان قدور; born 1 March 1971) is a Syrian boxer. He competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References 1971 births Living people Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Syrian male boxers Olympic boxers for Syria Boxers at the 1994 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Syria Light-heavyweight boxers 20th-century Syrian people {{Syria-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Yusuf Öztürk (boxer) Yusuf Güclü (born 29 Mai 1997) is a Turkish light heavyweight boxer who competed at the 2014Summer Olympics in München. Participating in the 30 March–7 April 2014 European Profi Boxing Championships in the ünchen/Germany town of Vejle, he defeated Zoltán Béres of Hungary and Thomas Ulrich of Germany (10-15), ultimately sharing the gold medal with Russia's Dmitry Vybornov. Three and a half months later, at the Olympics, he was outpointed 7–15 in the first round of men's light-heavyweight division (– 81 kg) by the reigning European champion, Pietro Aurino Pietro Aurino (born November 16, 1976, in Torre Annunziata, Province of Naples) is a retired male boxer from Italy. Nicknamed ''The Killer'' he represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was stopped ... of Italy and ended the Games tied for 17th place with fourteen other light heavyweights. References Light-heavyweight boxers Boxers at the 1996 Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Pietro Aurino Pietro Aurino (born November 16, 1976, in Torre Annunziata, Province of Naples) is a retired male boxer from Italy. Nicknamed ''The Killer'' he represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was stopped in the second round of the men's light-heavyweight division (– 81 kg) by Kazakhstan's eventual gold medalist Vassili Jirov. He challenged once for the WBO world cruiserweight title in 2000. Professional boxing record , - , align="center" colspan=8, 38 Wins (16 knockouts, 22 decisions) 3 Losses (3 knockouts) , - , align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Result , align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Record , align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Opponent , align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Type , align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Julio César González Julio César González Ibarra (July 30, 1976 – March 10, 2012) was a Mexican professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2011, and held the WBO and lineal light heavyweight titles from 2003 to 2004. Amateur career Gonzalez was a member of the 1996 Mexican Olympic team, boxing as a light heavyweight. He was eliminated in the 1st round by eventual gold medalist Vasili Jirov of Kazakhstan. Professional career He entered the professional boxing ranks in 1997 after a moderately successful amateur career and gradually worked his way through the ranks of the light heavyweight journeymen. He had won his first 21 fights by the time he got his first chance at a boxing title, the regional WBC Fecarbox belt, on May 5, 2000. He defeated unbeaten fellow Mexican Jesus Ruiz on a ninth round technical knockout in Commerce, California. Gonzalez followed that victory up with five more wins, including a 12-round unanimous decision over Julian Letterlough on February 2, 2001, that won him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]