Timothy Austin (born April 14, 1971) is an American former professional
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. He is now a coach at the Cincinnati Golden Gloves gym in Cincinnati.
Amateur career
Austin had an outstanding amateur career, compiling a record of 113-9.
Amateur accomplishments
* 1990
National Golden Gloves flyweight champion
* 1991 National Golden Gloves flyweight champion
* 1991
United States Amateur flyweight champion
* Representing the United States, Austin won a bronze medal as a flyweight at the 1992 Barcelona
Olympics
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. His results were:
** 1st round bye
** Defeated
Yuliyan Strogov (Bulgaria) 19-7
** Defeated
Benjamin Mwangata (Tanzania) 19-8
** Lost to
Raúl González
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Professional career
Known as "Cincinnati Kid", Austin won the
IBF
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Bantamweight title by defeating
Mbulelo Botile in 1997. He successfully defended his title against nine fighters before losing to
Rafael Marquez by an 8th-round technical knockout in 2003.
Legal troubles
Shortly after the loss to Marquez, Austin was accused, and later acquitted, of raping a 16-year-old girl. With his legal troubles behind him, Austin resumed his career in 2005 but his comeback was quickly derailed when he lost via TKO to journeyman
Eric Aiken, who went on to win the IBF Bantamweight Title.
Austin had another run in with the law in January 2008. He was arrested and charged with domestic violence after allegedly threatening to kill his wife, and for kicking and punching her about the face.
The Enquirer – Boxer charged with punching wife
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1971 births
Living people
Boxers from Cincinnati
Bantamweight boxers
Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in boxing
World boxing champions
World bantamweight boxing champions
International Boxing Federation champions
Southpaw boxers
National Golden Gloves champions
Winners of the United States Championship for amateur boxers
People acquitted of rape
American male boxers
African-American boxers
Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics