Cam F. Awesome (born August 6, 1988 in

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), formerly known as Lenroy Thompson, is an American amateur

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best known for winning the US title in 2008, 2010, 2013 and 2014 and the

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in 2009, 2011 and 2013 at super heavyweight. He is featured in the 2017 Netflix boxing documentary, Counter Punch. He frequently fights in pink to show his commitment to and involvement with the

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Program. Awesome is the U.S. National Team Captain and is also the Athlete Director on USA Boxing Board of Directors. He is a

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since 2012 and promotes the lifestyle. He now tours the nation educating students on cultural

Amateur boxing career

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, where he continued to box for Fort Pierce P.A.L. and won 18 consecutive matches in the super heavyweight class. In 2012 he was suspended for a year by the

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for multiple failures to provide his location in order to be available for drug testing. On his return from the suspension, he legally changed his name to "Cam F. Awesome" and resumed his pursuit of the

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, where he became a leading frontrunner to represent the United States as a super-heavyweight. He lost to

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at the

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but was noted for his energetic performance during the bout and in post-fight interviews, where he gained attention for calling himself "the

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of boxing". At the U.S. Olympic team trials in December 2015, he won the 201-pound weight class. However, due to his international ranking, this only qualified him for the

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where he was eliminated in the quarterfinals. He lives and trains in

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.Pete Grathoff
"After losing bout, Lenexa’s Cam F. Awesome says he’s been called the Taylor Swift of boxing"
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'', July 24, 2015. Boxing record; 62-18

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Awesome, Cam F. 1988 births Living people American male boxers Heavyweight boxers National Golden Gloves champions Pan American Games medalists in boxing Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States Boxers at the 2015 Pan American Games People from Lenexa, Kansas People from Uniondale, New York Boxers from New York (state) Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games

Amateur boxing career

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