Nate Jones
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Name: Nate Jones
Alias: The Snake
Birth Name: Nathaniel Henry Jones
Born: 1972-08-18
Nationality: US American
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Height: 5′ 11″ / 180cm
Boxing Record: click
Managers: Carl King and Don Hale
Nate Jones as a young amateur in 1985
Retired in May 2002 after doctors diagnosed him with diminished reflexes, speech & memory
Amateur Accomplishments
- Won the Heavyweight bronze medal representing the United States at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. His results were:
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Fola Okesola (Great Britain) RSC 3 (2:53)
- Defeated Jiang Tao (China) 21-4
- Lost to David Defiagbon (Canada) 10-16
- National Golden Gloves Heavyweight Champion (1994, 1995)
