Bradley Michael Pitt (born 8 November 1981), also known as "Hollywood", is an Australian
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
* Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing
*Boxer (dog), a breed of dog
Boxer or boxers may also refer to:
Animal kingdom
* Boxer crab
* Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans
* Boxer snipe ee ...
best known for winning the Heavyweight Gold at the
2006 Commonwealth Games
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and for qualifying for the
2008 Olympics
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Amateur career
Because of his famous namesake, Brad Pitt is nicknamed "Hollywood". He quit his job as a painter in order to train for the
2000 Sydney Olympics
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, but did not qualify. He returned to painting but again quit, this time to focus on the
2006 Commonwealth Games
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in
Melbourne
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On 6 March 2006, Pitt won the Heavyweight (199 lbs.) gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, after he beat Danny Price in the first round; James Wasao, Awusone Yekeni and Harpreet Singh in the final. In this fight, Pitt was taunted by Singh. Following the taunts, he knocked Singh out in three punches. On 6 August, Pitt lost at the Nationals in Darwin to 2004 Olympian
Adam Forsyth
Adam Forsyth (born 31 March 1981 in Kawerau, New Zealand) is an Australian amateur boxer who competed at the 2004 Olympics in the men's heavyweight division. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.Yushan Nijiati
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Career
He lost to eventual win ...
. In 2008 Pitt qualified for the Olympics at the Oceanian Championships, beating
Adam Forsyth
Adam Forsyth (born 31 March 1981 in Kawerau, New Zealand) is an Australian amateur boxer who competed at the 2004 Olympics in the men's heavyweight division. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.At the Olympics Pitt was beaten by
Mohamed Arjaoui
Mohamed Al-Arjaoui ( ar, محمد العرجاوي, born 6 June 1987) is a Moroccan heavyweight amateur boxer who won the African Championships in 2015. He competed at the 2008, 2012 and 2016
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He was an
Australian Institute of Sport
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