Steve Larrimore (born 14 February 1963) is a Bahamian 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 1984 to 2001. As an amateur, he competed at the

1979 Pan American Games The 1979 Pan American Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Panamericanos de 1979''), officially the VIII Pan American Games were a multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization, and were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from July 1 to July 15 ...

1982 Central American and Caribbean Games The 14th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Havana, Cuba from August 7 to August 18, 1982, and included 2,420 athletes from nineteen nations competing in 25 different sports. Some events were held in Santiago de Cuba, Cienfuegos, an ...

, 1982 Commonwealth Games, the

1983 Pan American Games The 1983 Pan American Games were held in Caracas, Venezuela from August 14 to August 29, 1983. The games were the first major international competition to include relatively accurate steroid testing.Taylor, William N., ''Anabolic Steroids and the ...

and at the

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, losing to eventual bronze medal winner

Mirko Puzović Mirko Puzović (born April 24, 1956 in Аranđelovac, Serbia) is a retired boxer from Yugoslavia. At the 1984 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the men's light welterweight division (– 63.5 kg). In the semifina ...

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, and as a professional won the

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(WBC) Continental Americas lightweight title, and Commonwealth light welterweight title, and was a challenger for the

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(USBA) lightweight title against

Freddie Pendleton Freddie Pendleton (born January 5, 1963) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1981 to 2001. Pendleton won his first title in October 1985 knocking out Darryl Martin (9-2) in the 6th round earning him the Pennsylvania State ...

, International Boxing Organization (IBO) light welterweight title against Israel Cardona, and

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(NBA) Junior Middleweight Title against Hasan Al, his professional fighting weight varied from

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to light middleweight.

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* 1963 births Bahamian male boxers Boxers at the 1979 Pan American Games Boxers at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Boxers at the 1983 Pan American Games Boxers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for the Bahamas Pan American Games competitors for the Bahamas Light-middleweight boxers Lightweight boxers Light-welterweight boxers Living people Olympic boxers for the Bahamas Sportspeople from Nassau, Bahamas Welterweight boxers Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Competitors at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for the Bahamas Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in boxing Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games {{Bahamas-boxing-bio-stub