Ivan "Mighty" Robinson (born February 27, 1971 in

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) is a boxer who has compiled a record of 36-12-2 (12 KOs) since becoming a professional in 1992. He challenged once for the

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lightweight title in 1996.

Background

Born and raised in Philadelphia, Robinson began boxing from an early age. He attended

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Amateur career

Robinson had a stellar amateur career and was a national amateur champion. Some of his highlights are below: *Featherweight Silver Medalist at 1990 Goodwill Games in Seattle, United States. Results were: **

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(Bulgaria) won on points **Faat Gatin (Soviet Union) won by TKO 3 **

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(United States) lost on points *1991 United States Amateur Featherweight Champion *1991 World Championships in Sydney, Australia, competed as a Featherweight. Results were: **Jose Fernandes (Portugal) won on points ** Duk-Kyu Park (South Korea) lost on points *Attempted to qualify for the Olympics as a Featherweight at the 1992 Olympic Trials in competition at Worcester, MA. Results were: **Kenneth Friday won on points ** Michael Clark won on points ** Julian Wheeler lost on points, in final ** Julian Wheeler lost on points, at Box-Offs in Phoenix, AZ

Professional career

Robinson had been a

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and

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contender. He has been in several notable bouts, particularly his first victory over

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, a fight that was voted

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by Ring magazine. Other notable bouts include his second bout with Gatti, (which he also won), and his 12 round whirlwind bout with then lightweight champion Phillip Holiday. Robinson fought on May 28, 2005, when he lost a 10-round unanimous decision to Julio César Chávez at Staples Center in

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. He won the USBA and NABF

titles over his career. Fans consider Robinson a great sportsman, who fought Mexican legend Julio César Chávez and fought wars with

. In 2013, Ivan Robinson was inducted into the Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame. He was one of 10 inductees in the 10-member class of 2013.

Professional boxing record

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