Detroit
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Michigan
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), nicknamed "Tiger Cat", is a former professional boxer.
Buffalo, NY
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Jones went on to win the bronze medal in the
1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...
at 165 pounds.
1968 Olympic results
Below are the results of Alfred Jones, an American middleweight boxer who competed at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics:
* Round of 32: Defeated Marcelo Quinones (Peru) by decision, 5-0
* Round of 16: Defeated Raúl Marrero (Cuba) by decision, 5-0
* Quarterfinals: Defeated Simon Georgiev (Bulgaria) by decision, 4-1
* Semifinals: Lost to
Chris Finnegan
Chris Finnegan MBE (5 June 1944 – 2 March 2009) was a British professional boxer of Irish descent born in Iver, Buckinghamshire, England.Dave Thach.