Ronald Allen Harris (February 8, 1947 – December 31, 1980) was an American boxer who competed at the
1964 Summer Olympics
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in
Tokyo.
Harris was born in
Detroit,
Michigan, where he attended Chadsey High School.
Amateur career
Harris won the National AAU Lightweight title in 1964, earning him an Olympic team birth. Boxing at 132 pounds, Harris captured the bronze medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympiad.
1964 Olympic results
* Round of 64: bye
* Round of 32: Defeated
Fawzi Hassan
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(United Arab Republic/Egypt) KO
* Round of 16: Defeated
Kanemaru Shiratori
is a Japanese boxer. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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(Japan) 5-0
* Quarterfinal: Defeated
Rodolfo Arpon
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Børge Krogh (18 April 1942 – 7 September 2022) (Philippines) 5-0
* Semifinal: Lost to
Jozef Grudzien
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* Józef Beck (1894–1944), Polish foreign minister in the 1930s
* ...
(Poland) 1-4 (was awarded bronze medal)
Professional career
Harris turned professional in 1965 and won his first 19 fights before he lost a decision to
Shinichi Kadota
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. He retired in 1973, having never fought for a world title.
1973-09-22 Arturo Zuniga Toronto, ON, Canada L PTS 10
1973-08-20 Peter Cobblah Las Vegas, NV, USA W PTS 10
1973-07-10 Horacio Agustin Saldano Buenos Aires, Argentina L PTS 10
1973-04-29 Bobby Hayman Detroit, MI, USA W PTS 10
1972-08-21 Alvin Phillips New Orleans, LA, USA L PTS 10
1972-07-22 Papo Villa Detroit, MI, USA W PTS 10
1972-03-25 Raul Soriano Detroit, MI, USA W PTS 10
1972-01-14 Percy Pugh Detroit, MI, USA W UD 10
1971-10-29 Don Cobbs Detroit, MI, USA W KO 3
1969-06-12 Shinichi Kadota Los Angeles, CA, USA L SD 10
1969-04-18 Frank Steele Detroit, MI, USA W PTS 12
1969-04-10 Manuel Lugo Los Angeles, CA, USA W PTS 6
1969-02-14 Jesus Alicia Indianapolis, IN, USA W KO 3
1968-12-04 Arnold Bushman (Bush) Indianapolis, IN, USA W KO 2
1968-11-26 Frank Steele Detroit, MI, USA W PTS 8
1968-07-24 Brad Silas Detroit, MI, USA W PTS 10
1968-07-18 Pulga Serrano Los Angeles, CA, USA W UD 10
1968-06-28 Primus Williams Akron, OH, USA W PTS 6
1968-06-21 Primus Williams Buffalo, NY, USA W PTS 6
1967-08-24 Rudy Richardson Detroit, MI, USA W PTS 6
1967-05-06 Clyde Tyler Huntington, WV, USA W PTS 8
1967-04-03 Roger Evans Baltimore, MD, USA W PTS 6
1967-03-27 Howard Moore Norfolk, VA, USA W PTS 6
1966-11-21 Larry Youngblood Detroit, MI, USA W KO 1
1966-11-16 Larry Youngblood Canton, OH, USA W PTS 6
1966-08-29 Rudy Richardson Detroit, MI, USA W PTS 6
1966-04-02 Al Massey Baltimore, MD, USA W PTS 6
1966-03-04 Billy Lloyd Baltimore, MD, USA D PTS 6
1965-05-07 Willie Cooper Wheeling, WV, USA W KO 6
Record to date:
Won 24 (KOs 5) Lost 4 Drawn 1 Total 29
References
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1947 births
1980 deaths
Boxers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in boxing
Boxers from Detroit
American male boxers
Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Lightweight boxers
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