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National Amateur Light Flyweight Champions
Below is a list of United States national Amateur Boxing Light Flyweight Champions, also known as United States Amateur Champions, along with the state or region which they represented. The United States National Boxing Championships bestow the title of United States Amateur Champion on amateur boxers for winning the annual national amateur boxing tournament organized by USA Boxing, the national governing body for Olympic boxing and is the United States' member organization of the International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA). It is one of the four amateur boxing tournaments, the others being the National Golden Gloves Tournament, which crowns its own amateur light flyweight champion, the Police Athletic League Tournament, and the United States Armed Forces Tournament, all sending champions to the US Olympic Trials. *1967 – Benny Gerolaga *1968 – Harlan Marbley *1969 – Dennis Mince *1970 – Elijah Cooper *1971 – Garry Griffin *1972 – David Armstrong * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amateur Boxing
Amateur boxing is a variant of boxing practiced at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games, Pan American Games and Commonwealth Games, as well as many associations. Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration, comprising three rounds of three minutes in men, and four rounds of two minutes in women, each with a one-minute interval between rounds. Men's senior bouts changed in format from four two-minute rounds to three three-minute rounds on January 1, 2009. This type of competition prizes point-scoring blows, based on number of clean punches landed, rather than physical power. Also, this short format allows tournaments to feature several bouts over several days, unlike professional boxing, where fighters rest several months between bouts. A referee monitors the fight to ensure that competitors use only legal blows (a belt worn over the torso represents the lower limit of punches – any boxer repeatedly landing "low blows" is disqualified). Referees also ensure that the boxers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Shannon
Robert Edward Shannon (born November 11, 1962) is an American former professional boxer. Background Shannon, who had a white mother and black father, started fighting in the streets as a young boy in Seattle's predominantly black Central District where he found kids who would start fights with him because he was white. He later moved to Lynnwood, Washington, where he continued to get into fights, this time with white kids who fought him because he was black. Amateur career After beating up one kid, he was invited to a gym where he began boxing at the age of 12. He would capture a national junior championship at 15 and a world junior championship at the age of 16. Shannon qualified for the 1980 Olympic games as a 17-year-old at 106 pounds, but did not compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. In 2007, he received one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially for the spurned athletes. He also qualified for the Olympics in 1984 at 119 pounds, but was eliminated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Pean
Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning "son of Peter" (compare with the English surname Peterson) is Pérez in Spanish, and Peres in Galician and Portuguese, Pires also in Portuguese, and Peiris in coastal area of Sri Lanka (where it originated from the Portuguese version), with all ultimately meaning "son of Pêro". The name Pedro is derived via the Latin word "petra", from the Greek word "η πέτρα" meaning "stone, rock". The name Peter itself is a translation of the Aramaic ''Kephas'' or '' Cephas'' meaning "stone". An alternate archaic spelling is ''Pêro''. Pedro may refer to: Notable people Monarchs, mononymously * Pedro I of Portugal * Pedro II of Portugal * Pedro III of Portugal * Pedro IV of Portugal, also Pedro I of Brazil *Pedro V of Portugal * Pedro II ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Guardado
Albert Guardado (born July 11, 1973) is a retired boxer from the United States, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he was defeated in the quarterfinals of the light flyweight division (– 48 kg) by Ukraine's eventual bronze medalist Oleg Kiryukhin. Olympic results *Defeated Healer Modiradilo (Botswana) 11-9 *Defeated Anicet Rasoanaivo (Madagascar) 9-4 *Lost to Oleg Kiryukhin (Ukraine) 14-19 Notable results *1993 – Bronze Medal at the World Championships in Tampere, Finland *1995 – Bronze Medal at the Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina Mar del Plata is a city on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the seat of General Pueyrredón district. Mar del Plata is the second largest city in Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" is a sh ... External links * 1973 births Living people Flyweight boxers Boxers at the 1995 Pan American Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bradley Martinez
Bradley is an English surname derived from a place name meaning "broad wood" or "broad meadow" in Old English. Like many English surnames Bradley can also be used as a given name and as such has become popular. It is also an Anglicisation of the Irish name Ó Brolacháin (also O’Brallaghan) from County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. The family moved and spread to counties Londonderry, Donegal and Cork, and England. Surname Bradley is the surname of the following notable people: * A. C. Bradley (Andrew Cecil Bradley, 1851–1935), English Shakespearean scholar * A. C. Bradley (screenwriter), an American screenwriter * Abraham Bradley Jr. (1767–1838), first Assistant Postmaster-General of the U.S. * Amy Lynn Bradley (born 1974), an American woman who disappeared during a Caribbean cruise * Andrew M. Bradley (1906–1983), American accountant and public official * Archie Bradley (baseball) (born 1992), American baseball player * Arthur Granville Bradley (1850–1943), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Griffin (boxer)
Eric Griffin (born November 3, 1967) is an American former professional boxer. As an amateur, he won gold medals at the 1989 and 1991 World Championships. Amateur career As an amateur, Griffin was the co-captain of the 1992 USA Olympic Team. Amateur Highlights *1987 Golden Glove Nationals 106lbs Finals Defeated Armando Martinez (Southern California) by points 1989 World Champion at Light Flyweight in competition in Moscow. Results were: **Defeated Gonzalez (Mexico) TKO **Defeated Dok-Nam Kim (North Korea) points **Defeated Rogelio Marcelo (Cuba) points *1990 Light Flyweight Gold Medalist at Goodwill Games in Seattle. Results were: **Defeated Alcibel Flores (Venezuela) points **Defeated Nshan Munchian (Soviet Union) points **Defeated Anatoly Filippov (Soviet Union) points *1991 United States Amateur Light Flyweight champion *1991 World Champion at Light Flyweight in competition in Sydney. Results were: **Defeated Dong-Bum Cho (South Korea) points **Defeated Tsogtjargal Er ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Herrera (boxer)
John Herrera may refer to: * John J. Herrera, American attorney, activist, and leader in the Chicano Movement *John Herrera (gridiron football) John Herrera is an American football executive who, for much of his career, was a Senior Executive with the Oakland Raiders. Herrera's father owned a Buick dealership in Oakland and knew Raiders owner Al Davis as a business acquaintance. Herrera ..., American football executive with the NFL's Oakland Raiders * John Herrera (actor), American actor {{hndis, name=Herrera, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Johnson (boxer)
Marcellus Joseph Johnson (born August 13, 1971), better known as Mark "Too Sharp" Johnson, is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1990 to 2006. He is a three-time world champion in two weight classes, having held the IBF flyweight title from 1996 to 1999; the IBF junior bantamweight title from 1999 to 2000; and the WBO junior bantamweight title from 2003 to 2004. A fast and skilled southpaw, Johnson reached a peak ''Ring'' magazine pound for pound ranking of fifth in 1998, and is the first African-American boxer to win a flyweight world title. In 2012 he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Amateur career Johnson was an amateur standout, winning the 1989 U.S. national championships at light flyweight. Professional career Flyweight Johnson, defeated Francisco Tejedor to win the IBF Flyweight title in 1996. Although he never attained significant popularity due to his weight class and lack of defining fights, he went on to become one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Carbajal
Michael Carbajal (born September 17, 1967) is an American five-time world boxing champion of Mexican descent. His nickname was "Little Hands Of Stone," after his favorite boxer,"Hands Of Stone" Roberto Durán. Amateur career Carbajal had an amateur record of 94-9 and won a silver medal as a light flyweight at 1988 Seoul Olympics in South Korea. Highlights * 1986 National Golden Gloves Light Flyweight champion * 1987 – Carbajal won the silver medal at the 1987 Pan American Games * 1988 – United States amateur Light Flyweight champion 1988 Olympic Results Below are the results of Michael Carbajal, an American light flyweight boxer who competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics: * Round of 32: Defeated Kwang-Soo Oh (South Korea) points (3:2 decision) * Round of 16: Defeated Dang Hieu Hien (Vietnam) points * Quarterfinal: Defeated Scotty Olson (Canada) points * Semifinal: Defeated Robert Isaszegi (Hungary) points * Final: Lost to Ivailo Marinov (Bulgaria) points (0:5 decision) Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Lonon
Brian (sometimes spelled Bryan in English) is a male given name of Irish and Breton origin, as well as a surname of Occitan origin. It is common in the English-speaking world. It is possible that the name is derived from an Old Celtic word meaning "high" or "noble". For example, the element ''bre'' means "hill"; which could be transferred to mean "eminence" or "exalted one". The name is quite popular in Ireland, on account of Brian Boru, a 10th-century High King of Ireland. The name was also quite popular in East Anglia during the Middle Ages. This is because the name was introduced to England by Bretons following the Norman Conquest. Bretons also settled in Ireland along with the Normans in the 12th century, and 'their' name was mingled with the 'Irish' version. Also, in the north-west of England, the 'Irish' name was introduced by Scandinavian settlers from Ireland. Within the Gaelic speaking areas of Scotland, the name was at first only used by professional families of Irish or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Harris (boxer)
James Harris may refer to: Politics *James Harris (grammarian) (1709–1780), English politician and grammarian *James Harris, 1st Earl of Malmesbury (1746–1820), English diplomat *James Harris (Nova Scotia politician) (1777–1848), Canadian politician in Nova Scotia *James Harris, 3rd Earl of Malmesbury (1807–1889), British statesman *James Morrison Harris (1817–1898), United States Representative from Maryland * James Harris (North Carolina politician) (1832–1891), African-American North Carolina politician *James Charles Harris (1831–1904), British Consul at Nice *James E. Harris (1820–1923), American politician, Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska in 1897–99 *James Harris, 5th Earl of Malmesbury (1872–1950), British peer and Conservative politician * James Harris (Socialist Workers Party politician) (born 1948), 2000 and 2004 United States presidential candidate for the Socialist Workers Party Science * J. Rendel Harris (1852–1941), English biblical scholar a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Gonzales
Paul Garza Gonzales (born April 18, 1964) is an American former professional boxer, who won the light flyweight gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Amateur career Gonzales was the winner of the Val Barker Trophy for Outstanding Boxer at those Games, after having won a silver medal the previous year at the 1983 Pan American Games. Amateur highlights * 1983 United States Amateur Light Flyweight Champion * 1984 Olympic Light-Flyweight Gold Medalist at Los Angeles Games. Results were: ** Defeated Kwang-Sun Kim (South Korea) 5-0 ** Defeated William Bagonza (Uganda) 5-0 ** Defeated John Lyon (Great Britain) 4-1 ** Defeated Marcelino Bolivar (Venezuela) 5-0 ** Defeated Salvatore Todisco (Italy) walk-over Professional career Gonzales began his professional career on August 11, 1985 and, in only his third fight, captured the NABF Flyweight title by defeating veteran Alonzo Strongbow Gonzalez. He defended his title once, winning a unanimous decision over legendary future Banta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
