Steve McCrory (April 13, 1964 – August 1, 2000) was an American

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, who won the Flyweight Gold medal at the

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. A year earlier he won a bronze medal at the

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Personal life

McCrory is the brother of former WBC Welterweight champion

Milton McCrory Milton McCrory (born February 7, 1962 in Detroit, MI) is a former professional boxer who was a world champion in the welterweight (147 lb) division. Amateur Milton had a reported amateur record of 105-15. He lost in the 1979 National AAU fin ...

Amateur career

*1982 United States Amateur flyweight champion (spring) *1983 United States Amateur flyweight champion * Won the Flyweight Gold Medal for the United States at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.

Olympic Results

**Defeated Tad Joseph (Grenada) walkover **Defeated Fausto Garcia (Mexico) RSC 1 **Defeated Peter Ayesu (Malawi) 5-0 **Defeated Eyup Can (Turkey) 5-0 **Defeated Redzep Redzepovski (Yugoslavia) 4-1

Professional career

Nicknamed ''Bluesman'', McCrory began his professional career in 1984 and challenged IBF Bantamweight Title holder

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in 1986. Fenech dominated and won via 14th-round TKO. This was to be McCrory's last shot at a major title, and he later moved up to Super Featherweight and was beaten by

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Death

McCrory died on August 1, 2000 after a prolonged illness.

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