Thomas Glesby (born July 17, 1969) is a Canadian former

professional boxer Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...

who competed from 1993 to 2001. As an amateur, he competed at the Summer Olympics: in 1988 and 1992. Nicknamed "The Bomb" he won the bronze medal in the men's heavyweight division at the

1991 Pan American Games The 1991 Pan American Games were held in Havana, Cuba from August 2 to August 18, 1991. There were 4,519 athletes from 39 countries of the PASO community, with events in 33 different sports. The main stadium was the Estadio Panamericano, a mul ...

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1988 Olympic results

Below is the record of Tom Glesby, a Canadian heavyweight boxer who competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics: * Round of 32: defeated Claus Nielsen (Denmark) referee stopped contest in the second round * Round of 16: lost to Gyula Alvics (Hungary) referee stopped contest in the second round

Professional boxing record

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References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Glesby, Tom 1969 births Living people Heavyweight boxers Super-heavyweight boxers Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1991 Pan American Games Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of Canada Sportspeople from Welland Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Canadian male boxers Pan American Games medalists in boxing Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games