BoxRec - User contributions [en]

Nazim Richardson

2010-04-14T20:36:14Z

Radam Ghafahni:

'''Nazim Richardson''' is an American boxing trainer, best known for his work as the trainer of [[Bernard Hopkins]] later in his career. Richardson has also worked with [[Shane Mosley]], most notably in his win over [[Antonio Margarito]].

Richardson is the father and trainer of boxing twin brothers [[Rock Allen]] and [[Tiger Allen]]. He also trains his nephews, brothers [[Karl Dargan]] and [[Mike Dargan]].
[[Category:Trainers|Richardson, Nazim]]

Jay Strickland (Texas)

2010-04-11T06:20:24Z

Radam Ghafahni:

<boxer>26016</boxer>
'''Jay Strickland''' started boxing at seven years old and had an amateur record of 312-36. He was a two-time Texas Golden Gloves champion, while winning several titles as a peewee boxer. Those titles includes Silver Gloves, Junior Olympics and Diamond Belt championships. As a pro, he was the first Fort Worthan to win the Texas State light heavyweight belt in several years. In his post boxing life, Strickland is private fitness trainer and youth boxing coach in his hometown of Fort Worth, Texas.

[[Category:Texas Golden Gloves Champions|Strickland, Jay]]
[[Category:Diamond Belt Champions|Strickland, Jay]]

Mike Dargan

2010-04-11T06:15:52Z

Radam Ghafahni: Created page with '<boxer>277080</boxer> '''Mike Dargan''' is the older brother of fellow boxer Karl Dargan, the nephew of trainer Nazim Richardson and the cousin of fellow boxing twin brot…'

<boxer>277080</boxer>
'''Mike Dargan''' is the older brother of fellow boxer [[Karl Dargan]], the nephew of trainer [[Nazim Richardson]] and the cousin of fellow boxing twin brothers [[Rock Allen]] and [[Tiger Allen]].

Tiger Allen

2010-04-11T06:10:03Z

Radam Ghafahni: Created page with '<boxer>348660</boxer> '''Tiger Allen is the son of trainer Nazim Richardson and the twin brother of fellow boxer Rock Allen and cousin of boxing brothers Karl Dargan …'

<boxer>348660</boxer>
'''Tiger Allen is the son of trainer [[Nazim Richardson]] and the twin brother of fellow boxer [[Rock Allen]] and cousin of boxing brothers [[Karl Dargan]] and [[Mike Dargan]].

Karl Dargan

2010-04-11T06:01:25Z

Radam Ghafahni:

[[file:Durgan.Karl.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Karl Dargan]]
<boxer>432428</boxer>
'''Trainer:''' [[Nazim Richardson]] 
 
As an amateur, '''Karl Dargan''' was the 2004 and 2005 United States Amateur Light welterweight champion. Dargan also won the Light welterweight gold medal at the 2007 Pan American held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dargan is the brother of [[Mike Dargan]], the nephew of [[Nazim Richardson]], and the cousin of Richardson's twin sons and fellow boxers [[Rock Allen]] and [[Tiger Allen]].

== World Amateur championships results ==
'''2005'''
*Defeated [[Carl Heild]] (Bahamas) RSCO
*Lost to [[Serik Sapiyev]] (Kazakhstan) 26-37
Amateur details:
Competed at the 2001 US National Junior Olympics at 125lbs.Won a gold medal at the 2001 Police Athletic League(PAL) championships at 125lbs, beating Carney Bowman. Won a gold medal at the 2002 US Under-19 championships at 132lbs, beating Lorenzo Reynolds and Jose Orozco.Competed at the 2002 United Sates(US)championships at 125lbs being eliminated due to injury.Competed at the 2003 Titan Games at 132lbs.Won a silver medal at the 2002 National Golden Gloves(NGG) at 132lbs, losing to Lorenzo Reynolds. Competed at the 2002 World Under-19 championships at 132lbs, losing to Felix Diaz. Won a gold medal at the 2002 American Boxing Classics tournament at 132lbs. Won a bronze medal at the 2003 US championships at 132lbs, losing to Vince Escobedo.Competed at the 2003 Pan American Games at 132lbs, losing to Fernando Vargas.Competed at the 2003 NGG at 132lbs, losing to Andre Chipres. Competed at the 2004 US Olympic trials at 132lbs,losing to Anthony Peterson, beating David Rodela, beating Anthony Vazquez, beating Miguel Gonzalez and losing again to Anthony Peterson. Competed at the 2004 World Under-19 championships at 141lbs. Won a gold medal at the 2005 US championships at 64kg, beating Charles Hatley and Hector Ramos. Semi-finalist 2005 Jose Che Aponte tournament at 64kg, losing to Pedro Lima.Competed for the USA at the 2005 World Cup at 64kg. Competed at the 2005 World Amateur Championships(see above). Won a gold medal at the 2006 US championships at 64kg, beating Ed Brooks, Henry Lundy, Ray Rivera and Hector Ramos. Won a gold medal at the 2006 US Blue & Gold tournament aT 64kg, beating Diego Magdaleno. Won a bronze medal at the 2006 PAL championships at 64kg, losing to Mike Dallas Jr. Won a gold medal at the 2006 6 Nations tournament in Italy at 64kg. Won 2007 Pan American Games US qualifier beating Ray Rivera and Hector Ramos. Semi-finalist at the 2007 Pan American Games Americas qualifiers beating Jose Mosquera but being eliminated due to injury.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dargan, Karl}}
[[Category:United States Amateur Champions]]
[[Category:African American Boxers]]

Rock Allen

2010-04-11T06:00:14Z

Radam Ghafahni:

<boxer>322994</boxer>
'''Promoter:''' [[Golden Boy Promotions]]
He comes from a fighting family as his twin brother Tiger was also an outstanding amateur and is now a professional, another brother, Bear, is an amateur and his cousin, Karl Dargan is another former amateur champion who has turned professional. His father, [[Nazim Richardson]], a former rap singer,works as part of [[Bernard Hopkins]]' training team. Rock started boxing at the age of nine after first trying tap dancing. Allen's twin brother [[Tiger Allen]] and cousins [[Mike Dargan]] and [[Karl Dargan]] are fellow professional boxers.

== Amateur Achievements ==
Silver medal winner in the 1993 Police Athletic League (PAL) Championships at 93 lbs.
Won bronze medal in a 1997 Junior Olympics International Tournament at 132 lbs.
Bronze medallist in the 1998 US Junior Championships at 132 lbs losing to Marshall Martinez.
Gold medallist in the 1998 US Junior Olympics at 132 lbs.
Gold medallist in the 1999 US Under 19 Championships at 132 lbs.
Silver medal in the 1999 PAL Championships at 132 lbs beat [[Paul Malignaggi]] but lost to Marshall Martinez.
Competed 1999 United States Championships at 132 lbs losing to Marlon Kerwick.
Competed in the 1999 National Golden Gloves at 125 lbs losing to eventual silver medallist Jacob Hudson.
*2000 United States Amateur Lightweight champion beating Jacob Hudson in the final
Competed 2000 US Olympic trials at 132 lbs losing to Marlon Kerwick
Bronze medallist in the 2001 PAL Championships at 139 lbs losing to [[Andre Dirrell]].
Represented USA at 2002 World Cup
Competed in the 2002 National Golden Gloves at 139 lbs losing to Joe Hernandez.
Gold medallist in the 2003 Juan Evalgelista Venegas Tournament at 147 lbs.
Gold medallist in the 2003 PAL Championships at 141 lbs beating [[Devon Alexander]].
Competed 2003 national Golden Gloves at 141 lbs losing to devon Alexander on a walk over in the quarter finals.
Silver medallist in the 2003 United States Championships at 139 lbs losing to [[Lamont Peterson]].
Won 2004 US Olympic Trials at 141 lbs beating Lamont Peterson, Lorenzo Reynolds and Devon Alexander and beat Peterson in Trials Box-off
Runner-up in Americas 2004 Olympic qualifier in Brazil, beating Breidis Prescott(Colombia), but losing to Juan de dios Navarro(Mexico) to qualify for the Olympic Games

Allen was a member of the 2004 United States Olympic Team, competing in the Light welterweight (64 kg) class. Allen was eliminated in the 2nd round. His results are as follows:
*Round of 32 - Allen received a bye
*Round of 16 - Lost to [[Boris Georgiev]] of Bulgaria (30-10)

2001 and 2002 United States Amateur Light Welterweight Champion (139 pounds)

[[Category:2004 Olympians|Allen, Rock]]
[[Category:United States Amateur Champions|Allen, Rock]]
[[Category:American Olympians|Allen, Rock]]
[[Category:United States Amateur Champions|Allen, Rock]]

Karl Dargan

2010-04-11T05:57:04Z

Radam Ghafahni:

[[file:Durgan.Karl.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Karl Dargan]]
<boxer>432428</boxer>
'''Trainer:''' [[Nazim Richardson]] 
 
As an amateur, '''Karl Dargan''' was the 2004 and 2005 United States Amateur Light welterweight champion. Dargan also won the Light welterweight gold medal at the 2007 Pan American held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dargan is the brother of [[Mike Dargan]], the nephew of [[Nazim Richardson]], and the cousin of Richardson's twin sons and following boxers [[Rock Allen]] and [[Tiger Allen]].

== World Amateur championships results ==
'''2005'''
*Defeated [[Carl Heild]] (Bahamas) RSCO
*Lost to [[Serik Sapiyev]] (Kazakhstan) 26-37
Amateur details:
Competed at the 2001 US National Junior Olympics at 125lbs.Won a gold medal at the 2001 Police Athletic League(PAL) championships at 125lbs, beating Carney Bowman. Won a gold medal at the 2002 US Under-19 championships at 132lbs, beating Lorenzo Reynolds and Jose Orozco.Competed at the 2002 United Sates(US)championships at 125lbs being eliminated due to injury.Competed at the 2003 Titan Games at 132lbs.Won a silver medal at the 2002 National Golden Gloves(NGG) at 132lbs, losing to Lorenzo Reynolds. Competed at the 2002 World Under-19 championships at 132lbs, losing to Felix Diaz. Won a gold medal at the 2002 American Boxing Classics tournament at 132lbs. Won a bronze medal at the 2003 US championships at 132lbs, losing to Vince Escobedo.Competed at the 2003 Pan American Games at 132lbs, losing to Fernando Vargas.Competed at the 2003 NGG at 132lbs, losing to Andre Chipres. Competed at the 2004 US Olympic trials at 132lbs,losing to Anthony Peterson, beating David Rodela, beating Anthony Vazquez, beating Miguel Gonzalez and losing again to Anthony Peterson. Competed at the 2004 World Under-19 championships at 141lbs. Won a gold medal at the 2005 US championships at 64kg, beating Charles Hatley and Hector Ramos. Semi-finalist 2005 Jose Che Aponte tournament at 64kg, losing to Pedro Lima.Competed for the USA at the 2005 World Cup at 64kg. Competed at the 2005 World Amateur Championships(see above). Won a gold medal at the 2006 US championships at 64kg, beating Ed Brooks, Henry Lundy, Ray Rivera and Hector Ramos. Won a gold medal at the 2006 US Blue & Gold tournament aT 64kg, beating Diego Magdaleno. Won a bronze medal at the 2006 PAL championships at 64kg, losing to Mike Dallas Jr. Won a gold medal at the 2006 6 Nations tournament in Italy at 64kg. Won 2007 Pan American Games US qualifier beating Ray Rivera and Hector Ramos. Semi-finalist at the 2007 Pan American Games Americas qualifiers beating Jose Mosquera but being eliminated due to injury.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dargan, Karl}}
[[Category:United States Amateur Champions]]
[[Category:African American Boxers]]

Rock Allen

2010-04-11T05:22:01Z

Radam Ghafahni:

<boxer>322994</boxer>
'''Promoter:''' [[Golden Boy Promotions]]
He comes from a fighting family as his twin brother Tiger was also an outstanding amateur and is now a professional, another brother, Bear, is an amateur and his cousin, Karl Dargan is another former amateur champion who has turned professional. His father, [[Nazim Richardson]], a former rap singer,works as part of [[Bernard Hopkins]]' training team. Rock started boxing at the age of nine after first trying tap dancing.

== Amateur Achievements ==
Silver medal winner in the 1993 Police Athletic League (PAL) Championships at 93 lbs.
Won bronze medal in a 1997 Junior Olympics International Tournament at 132 lbs.
Bronze medallist in the 1998 US Junior Championships at 132 lbs losing to Marshall Martinez.
Gold medallist in the 1998 US Junior Olympics at 132 lbs.
Gold medallist in the 1999 US Under 19 Championships at 132 lbs.
Silver medal in the 1999 PAL Championships at 132 lbs beat [[Paul Malignaggi]] but lost to Marshall Martinez.
Competed 1999 United States Championships at 132 lbs losing to Marlon Kerwick.
Competed in the 1999 National Golden Gloves at 125 lbs losing to eventual silver medallist Jacob Hudson.
*2000 United States Amateur Lightweight champion beating Jacob Hudson in the final
Competed 2000 US Olympic trials at 132 lbs losing to Marlon Kerwick
Bronze medallist in the 2001 PAL Championships at 139 lbs losing to [[Andre Dirrell]].
Represented USA at 2002 World Cup
Competed in the 2002 National Golden Gloves at 139 lbs losing to Joe Hernandez.
Gold medallist in the 2003 Juan Evalgelista Venegas Tournament at 147 lbs.
Gold medallist in the 2003 PAL Championships at 141 lbs beating [[Devon Alexander]].
Competed 2003 national Golden Gloves at 141 lbs losing to devon Alexander on a walk over in the quarter finals.
Silver medallist in the 2003 United States Championships at 139 lbs losing to [[Lamont Peterson]].
Won 2004 US Olympic Trials at 141 lbs beating Lamont Peterson, Lorenzo Reynolds and Devon Alexander and beat Peterson in Trials Box-off
Runner-up in Americas 2004 Olympic qualifier in Brazil, beating Breidis Prescott(Colombia), but losing to Juan de dios Navarro(Mexico) to qualify for the Olympic Games

Allen was a member of the 2004 United States Olympic Team, competing in the Light welterweight (64 kg) class. Allen was eliminated in the 2nd round. His results are as follows:
*Round of 32 - Allen received a bye
*Round of 16 - Lost to [[Boris Georgiev]] of Bulgaria (30-10)

2001 and 2002 United States Amateur Light Welterweight Champion (139 pounds)

[[Category:2004 Olympians|Allen, Rock]]
[[Category:United States Amateur Champions|Allen, Rock]]
[[Category:American Olympians|Allen, Rock]]
[[Category:United States Amateur Champions|Allen, Rock]]

Rock Allen

2010-04-11T05:16:53Z

Radam Ghafahni:

<boxer>322994</boxer>
'''Promoter:''' [[Golden Boy Promotions]]
He comes from a fighting family as his twin brother Tiger was also an outstanding amateur and is now a professional, another brother, Bear, is an amateur and his cousin, Karl Dargan is another former amateur champion who has turned professional. His father, [[Naazim Richardson]], a former rap singer,works as part of [[Bernard Hopkins]]' training team. Rock started boxing at the age of nine after first trying tap dancing.

== Amateur Achievements ==
Silver medal winner in the 1993 Police Athletic League (PAL) Championships at 93 lbs.
Won bronze medal in a 1997 Junior Olympics International Tournament at 132 lbs.
Bronze medallist in the 1998 US Junior Championships at 132 lbs losing to Marshall Martinez.
Gold medallist in the 1998 US Junior Olympics at 132 lbs.
Gold medallist in the 1999 US Under 19 Championships at 132 lbs.
Silver medal in the 1999 PAL Championships at 132 lbs beat Paul Malignaggi but lost to Marshall Martinez.
Competed 1999 United States Championships at 132 lbs losing to Marlon Kerwick.
Competed in the 1999 National Golden Gloves at 125 lbs losing to eventual silver medallist Jacob Hudson.
*2000 United States Amateur Lightweight champion beating Jacob Hudson in the final
Competed 2000 US Olympic trials at 132 lbs losing to Marlon Kerwick
Bronze medallist in the 2001 PAL Championships at 139 lbs losing to [[Andre Dirrell]].
Represented USA at 2002 World Cup
Competed in the 2002 National Golden Gloves at 139 lbs losing to Joe Hernandez.
Gold medallist in the 2003 Juan Evalgelista Venegas Tournament at 147 lbs.
Gold medallist in the 2003 PAL Championships at 141 lbs beating [[Devon Alexander]].
Competed 2003 national Golden Gloves at 141 lbs losing to devon Alexander on a walk over in the quarter finals.
Silver medallist in the 2003 United States Championships at 139 lbs losing to [[Lamont Peterson]].
Won 2004 US Olympic Trials at 141 lbs beating Lamont Peterson, Lorenzo Reynolds and Devon Alexander and beat Peterson in Trials Box-off
Runner-up in Americas 2004 Olympic qualifier in Brazil, beating Breidis Prescott(Colombia), but losing to Juan de dios Navarro(Mexico) to qualify for the Olympic Games

Allen was a member of the 2004 United States Olympic Team, competing in the Light welterweight (64 kg) class. Allen was eliminated in the 2nd round. His results are as follows:
*Round of 32 - Allen received a bye
*Round of 16 - Lost to [[Boris Georgiev]] of Bulgaria (30-10)

2001 and 2002 United States Amateur Light Welterweight Champion (139 pounds)

[[Category:2004 Olympians|Allen, Rock]]
[[Category:United States Amateur Champions|Allen, Rock]]
[[Category:American Olympians|Allen, Rock]]
[[Category:United States Amateur Champions|Allen, Rock]]

Morris East

2010-04-05T03:43:19Z

Radam Ghafahni:

[[file:Morris East.jpg|left]]
[[file:Morris_East.JPG|right]]
<boxer>008201</boxer>
 

'''Morris East's''' [[Akinobu Hiranaka vs. Morris East|11th round knockout]] victory over [[Akinobu Hiranaka]] was named [[Ring Magazine Knockout of the Year]] for 1992. At 19 years old, East was the second youngest person to win a world light welterweight belt. [[Wilfred Benitez]] was the youngest at 17 years old.

East, born of a Filipina and black American U.S. Navy sailor, didn't meet his father until East became a world champion. Always wondering about his father, East traveled from the Philippines to the United States a month after winning his [[WBA]] belt in Tokyo.

A CNN Headline News reporting team located East's father living in a rundown, roach-and-rat-infested motel in Oakland, California. East's emotional meeting with his father was broadcast around the world. Father and son had not ever met before East was born because: "In those days (1973 Vietnam-War era) when the Navy says to ship out, that what you had to do," said East's father, Morris East Sr. He claimed to have always wondered about East and his mother. But lost contact with the mother and son after being adversly discharged from the Navy when the ship he was assigned to returned to its U.S. Naval port.

East improved his father's living condition. But the father, suffering from bad health, died of a massive heart attack a few months later.

In East's post-boxing life, he resides in Manila, Philippines, where he is a wealthy entrepreneur, boxing manager and trainer.

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Akinobu Hiranaka]]|
title=[[WBA Light Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[Juan Martin Coggi]]|
years=1992 Sep 9 – 1993 Jan 12
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:East, Morris}}
[[Category:World Light Welterweight Champions]]
[[Category:Filipino World Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]
[[Category:Filipino American Boxers]]
[[Category:African American Boxers]]
[[Category:Southpaw World Champions]]

Brian Viloria

2010-04-05T03:34:50Z

Radam Ghafahni:

[[file:viloria.brian.jpg|left|frame|Brian Viloria Photo: AP/Kevork Djansezian]]
<boxer>043525</boxer>
'''Trainer:''' [[Freddie Roach]] 
'''Manager:''' [[Gary Gittlesohn]]
 
'''Brian Viloria''' is a dual citizen of the United States of America and the Republic of the Philippines.
== Amateur Credentials ==
*1995 National Junior Olympics champions at 100 pounds
*1999 National Golden Gloves light flyweight champion
*1999 National Amateur light flyweight champion
*1999 World Amateur Light flyweight champion
*Member of the [[2000 United States Olympians|2000 US Olympic Team]]. His results were:
**Defeated [[Sergey Kazakov]] (Russia) 8-6
**Lost to [[Brahim Asloum]] (France) 4-6

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Eric Ortiz]]|
title=[[WBC Light Flyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Omar Nino Romero]]|
years=2005 Sep 10 – 2006 Aug 10
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Ulises Solis]]|
title=[[IBF Light Flyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Carlos Tamara]]|
years=2009 Apr 19 – 2010 Jan 23|
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Viloria, Brian}}
[[Category:Filipino American Boxers]]
[[Category:National Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:2000 Olympians]]
[[Category:American Olympians]]
[[Category:World Light Flyweight Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]
[[Category:Filipino World Champions]]
[[Category:World Amateur Champions]]
[[Category:NABF Flyweight Champions]]
[[Category:Wisconsin Golden Gloves Champions]]

Crystal Hoy

2010-04-05T03:16:39Z

Radam Ghafahni: Created page with '<boxer>149750</boxer> Hoy, Crystal'

<boxer>149750</boxer>
[[Category:Filipino American Boxers|Hoy, Crystal]]

Nick Wells

2010-04-04T05:43:35Z

Radam Ghafahni:

<boxer>022207</boxer>

As an amateur, '''Nick Wells''' twice beat [[Larry Holmes]] by knockout: once in a Golden Gloves national event in the 3rd round, and later that year in 1972 at the Olympic trials with a first round knockout. Wells had an opportunity to be trained by [[Lou Duva]], but ended up going with local promoter [[Winky Groom]], under whom he was not able to achieve contender status. His amateur record was 189-18 with 110 KOs, 72 of them in the 1st round. One of the most popular amateur boxers in Texas during the 1970s, Well was a five-time Fort Worth Golden Gloves champion and a two-time Star-telegram Texas State Golden Gloves champion.

Wells, a four-time All-Air Force champion was a runner-up in the 1972 Olympic Trials to Duane Bobick. During this year, Wells was also a National AAU champion and a gold medalist in the CISM Games -- better known as the World Military Games.

In the post boxing career, Wells is a fire captain for the Fort Worth Fire Department and a security officer.

[[Category:Texas Golden Gloves Champions|Wells, Nick]]

[[Category:United States Amateur Champions|Wells, Nick]]

Blaine Dickson

2010-04-01T20:39:40Z

Radam Ghafahni:

<boxer>2395</boxer>

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dickson, Blaine}}
[[Category:NABF Super Featherweight Champions]]
[[Category:Filipino American Boxers]]

Joshua Clottey

2010-03-31T19:29:55Z

Radam Ghafahni:

[[file:Clottey.Joshua.png|200px|thumb|left|Joshua "The Grand Master" Clottey]]
<boxer>009300</boxer>
'''Trainer:''' Kwame Asante (former)
 
== Titles Held ==
* '''[[International Boxing Federation]] Welterweight Title''' (2008-09)
* [[IBF]] Intercontinental Welterweight Title (2006)
* [[WBC]] Continental Americas Light Middleweight Title (2005)
* [[NABC]] Welterweight Title (2004)
* African Boxing Union Welterweight Title (2001)
* Ghanaian Light Welterweight Title (1995)
{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Antonio Margarito]] Stripped|
title=[[IBF Welterweight Champion]]|
years=2008 Aug 2 – 2009 Apr 16 '''Vacated'''|
after=[[Isaac Hlatshwayo]]|
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Clottey, Joshua}}
[[Category:World Welterweight Champions]]
[[Category:Ghanaian World Champions]]
[[Category:Muslim Boxers]]

Raul Martinez

2010-03-26T04:02:16Z

Radam Ghafahni:

<boxer>252301</boxer>

2002 and 2003 United States Amateur flyweight champion.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Martinez, Raul}}
[[Category: NABF Super Flyweight Champions]]
[[Category:United States Amateur Champions]]
[[Category:Texas Golden Gloves Champions]]

Adam Ochoa

2010-03-26T03:56:48Z

Radam Ghafahni:

<boxer>491712</boxer>
2 time National Champ, 10 time Texas State Champ

Maverick Boys & Girls Club boxing coach Jose Montanez, left,with Adam Ochoa

[[file:ochoa.jpg]]

[[file:ochoaringchamo.jpg]]
[[Category:Texas Golden Gloves Champions|Ochoa, Adam]]

Davey Lee Armstrong

2010-03-22T00:45:00Z

Radam Ghafahni:

<boxer>041861</boxer>
'''Trainers''': [[Joe Clough]] (amateur), [[Emanuel Steward]] (pro) 
'''Manager''': [[Emanuel Steward]]

==Amateur Achievements ==
*1972 National AAU Champion (106 lbs.)
*1972 U.S. Olympians (106 lbs.)
*1973 National AAU Runner-up (119 lbs.), lost to Mike Hess of Albany, OR in the final by decision.
*1975 National AAU Champion (125 lbs.)
*1976 National AAU Champion (125 lbs.)
*1976 National Golden Gloves champion (125 lbs.)
*1976 U.S. Olympian. (Placed Fifth)
*1978 National Golden Gloves champion (132 lbs.)
*1979 National AAU Champion (132 lbs.)

Armstrong was from Puyallup, WA, began boxing in 1966, and was developed out of the Tacoma Boys Club, along with future world champions [[Rocky Lockridge]], [[Johnny Bumphus]], and [[Leo Randolph]], as well as 1972 Olympic Gold Medalist [[Sugar Ray Seales]].

As a professional he boxed out of Kronk Gym in Detroit. Armstrong who lives in Puyallup, Washington, currently works for the City of Seattle, as a bookkeeper.

Fight Record: [http://207.44.250.6/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=041861]

2005 Inductee into the Tacoma (Pierce County) Sports Hall of Fame

== Olympic Results ==
'''1972'''
*Defeated [[Arif Dorgu]] (Turkey) 4-1
*Lost to [[Enrique Rodriguez Cal ]] (Spain) 0-5

'''1976'''
*1st round bye
*Defeated [[Anatoliy Volkov]] (Soviet Union) 5-0
*Defeated [[Tibor Badari]] (Hungary) 5-0
*Lost to [[Angel Herrera]] (Cuba) 2-3

== Source ==
*''Sports Illustrated'', July 3, 2006 (update on status)

== External Links ==
*Interview with Brad Berkwitt (2005): [http://www.ringsidereport.com/Berkwitt62072005.htm]

[[Category:1972 Olympians|Armstrong, Davey]]
[[Category:1976 Olympians|Armstrong, Davey]]
[[Category:United States Amateur Champions|Armstrong, Davey]]
[[Category:National Golden Gloves Champions|Armstrong, Davey]]
[[Category:African American Boxers|Armstrong, Davey Lee]]

Davey Lee Armstrong

2010-03-22T00:36:46Z

Radam Ghafahni:

<boxer>041861</boxer>
'''Trainers''': [[Joe Clough]] (amateur), [[Emanuel Steward]] (pro) 
'''Manager''': [[Emanuel Steward]]

==Amateur Achievements ==
*1972 National AAU Champion (106 lbs.)
*1972 U.S. Olympians (106 lbs.)
*1973 National AAU Runner-up (119 lbs.), lost to Mike Hess of Albany, OR in the final by decision.
*1975 National AAU Champion (125 lbs.)
*1976 National AAU Champion (125 lbs.)
*1976 National Golden Gloves champion (125 lbs.)
*1976 U.S. Olympian. (Placed Fifth)
*1978 National Golden Gloves champion (132 lbs.)
*1979 National AAU Champion (132 lbs.)

Armstrong was from Puyallup, WA, began boxing in 1966, and was developed out of the Tacoma Boys Club, along with future world champions [[Rocky Lockridge]], [[Johnny Bumphus]], and [[Rocky Lockridge]], as well as 1972 Olympic Gold Medalist [[Sugar Ray Seales]].

As a professional he boxed out of Kronk Gym in Detroit. Armstrong who lives in Puyallup, Washington, currently works for the City of Seattle, as a bookkeeper.

Fight Record: [http://207.44.250.6/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=041861]

2005 Inductee into the Tacoma (Pierce County) Sports Hall of Fame

== Olympic Results ==
'''1972'''
*Defeated [[Arif Dorgu]] (Turkey) 4-1
*Lost to [[Enrique Rodriguez Cal ]] (Spain) 0-5

'''1976'''
*1st round bye
*Defeated [[Anatoliy Volkov]] (Soviet Union) 5-0
*Defeated [[Tibor Badari]] (Hungary) 5-0
*Lost to [[Angel Herrera]] (Cuba) 2-3

== Source ==
*''Sports Illustrated'', July 3, 2006 (update on status)

== External Links ==
*Interview with Brad Berkwitt (2005): [http://www.ringsidereport.com/Berkwitt62072005.htm]

[[Category:1972 Olympians|Armstrong, Davey]]
[[Category:1976 Olympians|Armstrong, Davey]]
[[Category:United States Amateur Champions|Armstrong, Davey]]
[[Category:National Golden Gloves Champions|Armstrong, Davey]]
[[Category:African American Boxers|Armstrong, Davey Lee]]

Robert Shannon

2010-03-22T00:22:11Z

Radam Ghafahni:

<boxer>016836</boxer>
'''Trainers''': [[Troy Summers]] and [[Angelo Dundee]] 
'''Manager''': [[Troy Summers]]

Shannon who had a white mother, and black father, started fighting in the streets as a young boy in Seattle's predominately black Central District, where he found kids who would start fights with him, because he was white. He later moved to Lynnwood, WA, where he continued to get into fights, this time with white kids, who fought him, because he was black.

After beating up one kid, he was invited to his gym, where he began boxing at the age of 12. He would capture a national junior championship at 15, and a world junior championship at the age of 16.Shannon qualified for the 1980 Olympic games as a 17-year old at 106 pounds, but did not compete, due to the United States boycott. He also qualified for the Olympics in 1984 at 119 pounds, but was eliminated in the 2nd round, when he was knocked out in round three by [[Sung-Kil Moon]] of South Korea. Shannon had scored a standing-eight count on his opponent, and lead on four of the five scorecards at the time of the stoppage. Shannon's amateur record was 124-27.

Shannon's job outside of boxing, at least early in his career, was as a barber. He currently is trainer in Seattle and runs a gym in the Ballard neighborhood.

== Other Amateur Highlights ==
*1979 Under 19 years old World Champion -106 pounds
*1980 National AAU Champion - 106 pounds
*1980 Olympic Trials - defeated [[Tommy Ayers]] to qualify
*1982 United States Amateur championships 119 pounds - lost to [[Meldrick Taylor]] in final (5-0)
*1984 National Golden Gloves bantamweight champion
*1984 Olympic Trails - defeated [[Jesse Benavides]] on points 5-0, to qualify

== 1984 Olympic Results ==
* 1st Round - Sammy Mwangi, Kenya (W PTS)
* 2nd Round - [[Sung-Kil Moon]], South Korea (L TKO 3, 1:46)

[[Category:1984 Olympians|Shannon, Robert]]
[[Category:United States Amateur Champions|Shannon, Robert]]
[[Category:American Olympians|Shannon, Robert]]
[[Category:National Golden Gloves Champions|Shannon, Robert]]
[[Category:African American Boxers|Shannon, Robert]]

Robert Shannon

2010-03-22T00:18:11Z

Radam Ghafahni:

<boxer>016836</boxer>
'''Trainers''': [[Troy Summers]] and [[Angelo Dundee]] 
'''Manager''': [[Troy Summers]]

Shannon who had a white mother, and black father, started fighting in the streets as a young boy in Seattle's predominately black Central District, where he found kids who would start fights with him, because he was white. He later moved to Lynnwood, WA, where he continued to get into fights, this time with white kids, who fought him, because he was black.

After beating up one kid, he was invited to his gym, where he began boxing at the age of 12. He would capture a national junior championship at 15, and a world junior championship at the age of 16.Shannon qualified for the 1980 Olympic games as a 17-year old at 106 pounds, but did not compete, due to the United States boycott. He also qualified for the Olympics in 1984 at 119 pounds, but was eliminated in the 2nd round, when he was knocked out in round three by [[Sung-Kil Moon]] of South Korea. Shannon had scored a standing-eight count on his opponent, and lead on four of the five scorecards at the time of the stoppage. Shannon's amateur record was 124-27.

Shannon's job outside of boxing, at least early in his career, was as a barber. He currently is trainer in Seattle and runs a gym in the Ballard neighborhood.

== Other Amateur Highlights ==
*1979 Under 19 years old World Champion -106 pounds
*1980 National AAU Champion - 106 pounds
*1980 Olympic Trials - defeated Tommy Ayers to qualify
*1982 United States Amateur championships 119 pounds - lost to [[Meldrick Taylor]] in final (5-0)
*1984 National Golden Gloves bantamweight champion
*1984 Olympic Trails - defeated [[Jesse Benavides]] on points 5-0, to qualify

== 1984 Olympic Results ==
* 1st Round - Sammy Mwangi, Kenya (W PTS)
* 2nd Round - Sung-Kil Moon, South Korea (L TKO 3, 1:46)

[[Category:1984 Olympians|Shannon, Robert]]
[[Category:United States Amateur Champions|Shannon, Robert]]
[[Category:American Olympians|Shannon, Robert]]
[[Category:National Golden Gloves Champions|Shannon, Robert]]
[[Category:African American Boxers|Shannon, Robert]]

Jay Strickland (Texas)

2010-03-21T23:58:02Z

Radam Ghafahni: Created page with '<boxer>26016</boxer> '''Jay Strickland''' started boxing at seven years old and had an amateur record of 312-36. He was a two-time Texas Golden Gloves champion, while winning sev…'

<boxer>26016</boxer>
'''Jay Strickland''' started boxing at seven years old and had an amateur record of 312-36. He was a two-time Texas Golden Gloves champion, while winning several titles as a peewee boxer. Those titles includes Silver Gloves, Junior Olympics and Diamond Belt championships. As a pro, he was the first Fort Worthan to win the Texas State light heavyeweight belt in several years. In his post boxing life, Strickland is private fitness trainer and youth boxing coach in his hometown of Fort Worth, Texas.

[[Category:Texas Golden Gloves Champions|Strickland, Jay]]
[[Category:Diamond Belt Champions|Strickland, Jay]]

Marvis Frazier

2010-03-13T19:01:16Z

Radam Ghafahni:

[[file:Frazier.Marvis.jpg|left|300px|photo]]

<boxer>000519</boxer>
'''Trainer:''' [[Joe Frazier]]
 
[[file:80Aug.jpg|thumb|right|Featured with his father on the cover of the [[Ring Magazine: August 1980|August 1980]] ''The Ring'' magazine]]

== Amateur Achievements ==

* 1979 Pennsylvania State Golden Glove Heavyweight Champion
* 1979 [[National Golden Gloves]] Heavyweight Champion
* 1979 Under 19 years old World Heavyweight Champion
* 1980 National [[AAU]] Heavyweight Champion
*Amateur record: 56-2
* He knocked down and beat future heavyweight champ [[Tim Witherspoon]] in a matchup.

== Other Factoids ==
*Son of World Heavyweight Champion [[Joe Frazier]]
*Sister [[Jacqui Frazier-Lyde]] was also a professional boxer
*Brother [[Joe Frazier Jr.]] (a.k.a Hector Frazier), was also a pro boxer
*Cousin [[Rodney Frazier]] was also a pro heavyweight contender.
*After retiring from boxing, he became an ordained Pentacostal minister and active participant in Prison Fellowship.
*He trained his sister Jacqui and his brother Joe Jr, while they were active boxers.
*Presently, he trains boxers and runs the family's limousine business.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Frazier, Marvis}}
[[Category:Pennsylvania Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:National Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:United States Amateur Champions]]
[[Category:African American Boxers]]
[[Category:Children of Famous Boxers]]
[[Category:Frazier Family]]
[[Category:Trainers]]

Robert Shannon

2010-03-13T18:57:42Z

Radam Ghafahni:

<boxer>016836</boxer>
'''Trainers''': [[Troy Summers]] and [[Angelo Dundee]] 
'''Manager''': [[Troy Summers]]

Shannon who had a white mother, and black father, started fighting in the streets as a young boy in Seattle's predominately black Central District, where he found kids who would start fights with him, because he was white. He later moved to Lynnwood, WA, where he continued to get into fights, this time with white kids, who fought him, because he was black.

After beating up one kid, he was invited to his gym, where he began boxing at the age of 12. He would capture a national junior championship at 15, and a world junior championship at the age of 16.Shannon qualified for the 1980 Olympic games as a 17-year old at 106 pounds, but did not compete, due to the United States boycott. He also qualified for the Olympics in 1984 at 119 pounds, but was eliminated in the 2nd round, when he was knocked out in round three by [[Sung-Kil Moon]] of South Korea. Shannon had scored a standing-eight count on his opponent, and lead on four of the five scorecards at the time of the stoppage. Shannon's amateur record was 124-27.

Shannon's job outside of boxing, at least early in his career, was as a barber. He currently is trainer in Seattle and runs a gym in the Ballard neighborhood.

== Other Amateur Highlights ==
*1979 Under 19 years old World Champion -106 pounds
*1980 National AAU Champion - 106 pounds
*1980 Olympic Trials - defeated Tommy Ayers to qualify
*1982 United States Amateur championships 119 pounds - lost to Meldrick Taylor in final (5-0)
*1984 National Golden Gloves bantamweight champion
*1984 Olympic Trails - defeated Jesse Benavides on points 5-0, to qualify

== 1984 Olympic Results ==
* 1st Round - Sammy Mwangi, Kenya (W PTS)
* 2nd Round - Sung-Kil Moon, South Korea (L TKO 3, 1:46)

[[Category:1984 Olympians|Shannon, Robert]]
[[Category:United States Amateur Champions|Shannon, Robert]]
[[Category:American Olympians|Shannon, Robert]]
[[Category:National Golden Gloves Champions|Shannon, Robert]]
[[Category:African American Boxers|Shannon, Robert]]

Zack Ferguson

2010-03-02T02:27:11Z

Radam Ghafahni:

<boxer>16225</boxer>
Records complete through 1982 according to RRB 1983

'''Zack Ferguson''' was gifted amateur boxer, who won titles as a Texas State high school and novice heavyweight champion in the Golden Gloves. He also won the Red River National Invitational Championships in 1973 and 1974. He won the Irish MacNeel National Invitational Tourney in Shreveport, La. in 1972 and 1973. He was a Southern and Southwestern Diamond Belt champion and upset several highly ranked amateur heavyweights in the 1970s. In the early 1970s, he was the number two feared southpaw heavyweight out of Texas behind [[Nick Wells]]. Ferguson and Wells were teammates on UAW 218 Boxing Club that produced loads of champions.
[[Category:Texas Golden Gloves Champions|Ferguson, Zack]]
[[Category:Diamond Belt Champions|Ferguson, Zack]]

Dio Espinosa

2010-02-27T00:54:58Z

Radam Ghafahni:

<boxer>11508</boxer>
'''Dio Espinosa''' is the father of two-division world champion [[Luisito Espinosa]].

Dio Espinosa

2010-02-27T00:54:18Z

Radam Ghafahni:

<boxer>11508</boxer>
'''Dio Espinosa''' is the fathers of two-division world champion [[Luisito Espinosa]].

Dio Espinosa

2010-02-27T00:53:14Z

Radam Ghafahni: Created page with '<boxer>11508</boxer> '''Dio Espinoas''' is the fathers of two-division world champion Luisito Espinosa.'

<boxer>11508</boxer>
'''Dio Espinoas''' is the fathers of two-division world champion [[Luisito Espinosa]].

Zack Ferguson

2010-02-26T04:50:11Z

Radam Ghafahni:

<boxer>16225</boxer>
Records complete through 1982 according to RRB 1983

'''Zack Ferguson''' was gifted amateur boxer, who won titles as a Texas State high school and novice heavyweight champion in the Golden Gloves. He also won the Red River National Invitational Championships in 1973 and 1974. He won the Irish MacNeel National Invitational Tourney in Shreveport, La. in 1972 and 1973. He was a Southern and Southwestern Diamond Belt champion and upset several highly ranked amateur heavyweights in the 1970s. In the early 1970s, he was the number two feared southpaw heavyweight out of Texas behind [[Nick Wells]]. Ferguson and Wells were teammate on UAW 218 Boxing Club that produced loads of champions.
[[Category:Texas Golden Gloves Champions|Ferguson, Zack]]
[[Category:Diamond Belt Champions|Ferguson, Zack]]

Emanuel Steward

2010-02-21T23:36:43Z

Radam Ghafahni:

== Trainer & Commentator ==
[[file:Esteward.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Emanuel Steward]]
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 1996 Non-Participant Category Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/nonparticipant/steward.html click]]]

'''Emanuel Steward''' won the National [[Golden Gloves]] Bantamweight Championship in 1963. He had an amateur record of 94-3.

After winning the Golden Gloves, Steward quit boxing and took a josb as an electrician at Detroit Edison.

Steward got back into boxing when he started training his 15-year-old half-brother James at the [[Kronk Gym|Kronk Recreation Center]].

Steward accepted a part-time position as the head boxing coach at Kronk, and the team won seven titles at the 1971 Detroit Golden Gloves. The following year, he quit his job and became a full-time boxing trainer.

By the mid-1970s, Steward had built Kronk into a national power in amateur boxing.

Steward's first professional world champion was [[Hilmer Kenty]], who won the [[WBA]] Lightweight Championship from [[Ernesto Espana]] in March 1980.

Steward also works for HBO as a boxing analyst. He has also perform boxing trainer bit roles in movies and television shows.

----
[[file:Steward Hearns.jpg|right|thumb|Steward and Thomas Hearns]]
[[file:Lewis Steward.jpg|right|thumb|Steward and Lennox Lewis]]
[[file:Steward Klitschko.jpg|right|thumb|Steward and Wladimir Klitschko]]
Boxers with whom Steward is most closely associated:
*[[Johnathon Banks]]
*[[Leeonzer Barber]]
*[[Jesse Benavides]]
*[[Gaby Canizales]]
*[[Thomas Hearns]]
*[[Anthony Jones]]
*[[Hilmer Kenty]]
*[[Wladimir Klitschko]]
*[[Lennox Lewis]]
*[[Gerald McClellan]]
*[[Milton McCrory]]
*[[Michael Moorer]]
*[[Jimmy Paul]]
*[[Duane Thomas]]
*[[Tony Tucker]]

Boxers trained briefly by Steward:
*[[Henry Akinwande]]
*[[Dennis Andries]]
*[[Mark Breland]]
*[[David Braxton]]
*[[Julio Cesar Chavez]]
*[[Kermit Cintron]]
*[[Oscar De La Hoya]]
*[[Jeff Fenech]]
*[[Miguel Angel Gonzalez]]
*[[Naseem Hamed]]
*[[Vivian Harris]]
*[[Lindell Holmes]]
*[[Evander Holyfield]] (for 2nd Bowe fight)
*[[Vitali Klitschko]]
*[[Andy Lee]]
*[[Oliver McCall]] (for 1st Lewis fight)
*[[Mike McCallum]]
*[[Eddie Mustafa Muhammad]]
*[[Welcome Ncita]]
*[[Aaron Pryor]]
*[[Graciano Rocchigiani]]
*[[Leon Spinks]]
*[[Jermain Taylor]]
*[[Vincent Boulware]]

== Awards & Recognition ==
*[[Boxing Writers Association of America|BWAA]] "Manager of the Year" in 1980 and 1989
*[[Boxing Writers Association of America|BWAA]] "Trainer of the Year" in 1993 and 1997
*[[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] inductee
*[[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] inductee, Year 2000 "Expanded Category"

{{DEFAULTSORT:Steward, Emanuel}}
[[Category:Detroit Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:National Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:Trainers]]
[[Category:Boxing Media]]
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]
[[Category:Actors]]

Milton McCrory

2010-02-21T23:31:39Z

Radam Ghafahni:

[[file:Milton McCrory.jpg|left|thumb|Milton McCrory]]
<boxer>008661</boxer>
'''Trainer and Manager:''' [[Emanuel Steward]]
*Brother of 1984 [[Olympics|Olympic]] Flyweight Gold Medalist [[Steve McCrory]]
*Got acting bit roles in several Hit movies and television shows in the early and mid 1980s
{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Sugar Ray Leonard]] Retired|
title=[[WBC Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[Donald Curry]]|
years=1983 Aug 13 – 1985 Dec 6
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:McCrory, Milton}}
[[Category:Detroit Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:World Welterweight Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]
[[Category:NABF Light Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:Actors]]

Zack Ferguson

2010-02-21T20:05:31Z

Radam Ghafahni:

<boxer>16225</boxer>
Records complete through 1982 according to RRB 1983

'''Zack Ferguson''' was gifted amateur boxer, who won titles as a Texas State high school and novice heavyweight champion in the Golden Gloves. He also won the Red River National Invitational Championships in 1973 and 1974. He won the Irish MacNeel National Invitational Tourney in Shreveport, La. in 1972 and 1973. He was a Southern and Southwestern Diamond Belt champion and upset several highly ranked amateur heavyweights in the 1970s. In the early 1970s, he was the number two feared heavyweight out of Texas behind [[Nick Wells]]. A teammate of Wells, Ferguson was a southpaw, as was Wells.
[[Category:Texas Golden Gloves Champions|Ferguson, Zack]]
[[Category:Diamond Belt Champions|Ferguson, Zack]]

Zack Ferguson

2010-02-21T20:01:14Z

Radam Ghafahni:

Records complete through 1982 according to RRB 1983

'''Zack Ferguson''' was gifted amateur boxer, who won titles as a Texas State high school and novice heavyweight champion in the Golden Gloves. He also won the Red River National Invitational Championships in 1973 and 1974. He won the Irish MacNeel National Invitational Tourney in Shreveport, La. in 1972 and 1973. He was a Southern and Southwestern Diamond Belt champion and upset several highly ranked amateur heavyweights in the 1970s. In the early 1970s, he was the number two feared heavyweight out of Texas behind [[Nick Wells]]. A teammate of Wells, Ferguson was a southpaw, as was Wells.
[[Category:Texas Golden Gloves Champions|Ferguson, Zack]]
[[Category:Diamond Belt Champions|Ferguson, Zack]]

Quincy Taylor

2010-02-21T19:20:26Z

Radam Ghafahni:

[[file:Quincy Taylor wins IBF Inter Continental Title.jpg|thumb|left|
Quincy Taylor (Left) wins IBF Inter Continental Title]]
<boxer>000545</boxer>

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Julian Jackson]]|
title=[[WBC Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Keith Holmes]]|
years=1995 Aug 19 – 1996 Mar 16
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Quincy}}
[[Category:African American Boxers]]
[[Category:World Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]
[[Category:Southpaw World Champions]]
[[Category:NABF Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:Texas Golden Gloves Champions]]

Barbara Roach

2010-02-15T17:24:19Z

Radam Ghafahni:

<human>403006</human>
Barbara Roach was the first female judge in Massachusetts, she is also the mother of boxers [[Freddie Roach]], [[Pepper Roach]] and [[Joey Roach]], her husband [[Paul Roach]] was a lightweight in the late 1940s, early 1950s.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Roach, Barbara}}
[[Category:Judges]]
[[Category:Roach Family]]

Ernie Lopez

2010-02-15T17:19:23Z

Radam Ghafahni:

<boxer>011406</boxer>
'''Manager:''' [[Frankie Muche]] (circa 1964) [[Howie Steindler]] 
'''Trainer:''' [[Teddy Bentham]]

*Brother of former World Champion [[Danny Lopez]]
*Part Ute Indian

[[Category:Native American Boxers|Lopez, Ernie]]
[[Category:2009 Deaths|Lopez, Ernie]]

Wilford Scypion

2010-02-15T04:28:53Z

Radam Ghafahni:

<boxer>003055</boxer>
'''Trainer:''' [[Kenny Weldon]] 
'''Managers:''' [[Mike Jones (Manager)|Mike Jones]], [[Howard Parham]] 
*Father of [[Wilford Scypion Jr.]]
*Fought [[Marvin Hagler]] in the [[IBF]]'s Inaugural Title Fight
*1978 National Golden Gloves middleweight champion

{{DEFAULTSORT:Scypion, Wilford}}
[[Category:Texas Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:National Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:African American Boxers]]

Melvin Dennis

2010-02-15T04:23:11Z

Radam Ghafahni:

<boxer>9730</boxer>

1970 National Golden Gloves Welterweight champion.
[[Category:Texas Golden Gloves Champions|Dennis, Melvin]]
[[Category:National Golden Gloves Champions|Dennis, Melvin]]

Robert Guy

2010-02-15T04:20:52Z

Radam Ghafahni:

<boxer>3391</boxer>

1985 National Golden Gloves Champion at Light welterweight (139 lbs)

{{DEFAULTSORT:Guy, Robert}}
[[Category:Texas Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:National Golden Gloves Champions]]

Jesus Mendez

2010-02-15T04:18:42Z

Radam Ghafahni:

<boxer>427194</boxer>

Mendez was the 2006 National Golden Gloves lightweight champion.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mendez, Jesus}}
[[Category:Texas Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:National Golden Gloves Champions]]

Danny Rios

2010-02-15T04:16:01Z

Radam Ghafahni:

<boxer>20474</boxer>

1992 and 1993 National Golden Gloves lightweight champion.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rios, Danny}}
[[Category:Texas Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:National Golden Gloves Champions]]

Robert Byrd (Boxer)

2010-02-15T04:13:42Z

Radam Ghafahni:

<boxer>3637</boxer>

1982 National Golden Gloves lightweight champion

{{DEFAULTSORT:Byrd, Robert}}
[[Category:Texas Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:National Golden Gloves Champions]]

Hylon Williams Jr.

2010-02-15T04:12:06Z

Radam Ghafahni:

[[file:Williams.hylon.jpg|260px|thumb|left|Hylon Williams Jr.]]
<boxer>437660</boxer>
'''Alias:''' Lil' Ced 
'''Promoter:''' [[Golden Boy Promotions]]
 
== Amateur Career ==
* 2007 National Golden Gloves Champion at 125 lbs
* 2007 US Olympic Trials Champion at 125 lbs
* 2007 US Olympic Box-Offs Runner-up at 125 lbs
* 2006 National PAL Champion
* 2005 National Jr Olympic champion
* 2005 Gold medalist in Azerbaijan at the Alieyev cup
* 2005 National Silver Gloves Championships

----

*Williams was the subject of a "New Faces" profile in the [[Ring Magazine: June 2009]].

[[Category:Texas Golden Gloves Champions|Williams Jr, Hylon]]
[[Category:National Golden Gloves Champions|Williams Fr, Hylon]]

Lorenzo Trujillo

2010-02-15T04:09:17Z

Radam Ghafahni:

<boxer>31934</boxer> 
Lorenzo Trujillo was killed in a hit-and-run accident in February 2003. As an amateur he was the 1968 National Golden Gloves featherweight champion.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Trujillo, Lorenzo}}

[[Category:National Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:Mexican American Boxers]]
[[Category:Texas Golden Gloves Champions]]

Vale Falegano

2010-02-15T03:29:49Z

Radam Ghafahni:

<boxer>056490</boxer>

* Younger brother of fighter [[Henry Falegano]]
* While fighting in the midwest, he and his brother were stablemates of boxers [[Louis Mays]] and [[Hymie Wiseman]].
[[Category:Filipino American Boxers|Falegano, Vale]]

Henry Falegano

2010-02-15T03:26:51Z

Radam Ghafahni:

<boxer>013155</boxer>
'''Born''': August 25, 1904 in Rest of World (Philippines?) 
'''Died''': January 23, 1975 in San Francisco County

* While fighting in California, Falegano had the ring name of "Henry Faligano." After moving to Des Moines, he fought under his real name.
* Falegano was extremly active fighter while headquartered in Des Moines. In one week in 1930 he fought no less then three times.
* Older brother of fellow fighter [[Vale Falegano]].
* Both Falegano brothers were stablemates of [[Louis Mays]] and [[Hymie Wiseman]].

Source: California Death Records Database on the genealogical website, RootsWeb

{{DEFAULTSORT:Falegano, Henry}}
[[Category:Boxers with more than 200 bouts]]
[[Category:Filipino American Boxers]]

Bruno Escalante

2010-02-13T07:08:15Z

Radam Ghafahni:

<boxer>526245</boxer>
'''Bruno Escalante''', originally from Cebu City, Philippines, moved to Hawaii when he was 8 years old. He dreamed of making in professional basketball, but growing only to 5-foot-2 inches made him change his mind. He saw the success of many fighters who were his height and decided that boxing would give him the fame, fortune and opportunity that he was seeking.
[[Category:Filipino American Boxers|Escalante, Bruno]]

Bruno Escalante

2010-02-12T05:56:56Z

Radam Ghafahni:

<boxer>526245</boxer>
'''Bruno Escalante''', originally from Cebu City, Philippines, moved to Hawaii when he was 8 years old. He dreamed of making in professional basketball, but growing only to 5-foot-2 inches made he change his mind. He saw the success of many fighters who were his height and decided that boxing would give him the fame, fortune and opportunity that he was seeking.
[[Category:Filipino American Boxers|Escalante, Bruno]]

Bruno Escalante

2010-02-12T04:37:42Z

Radam Ghafahni: Created page with '<boxer>526245</boxer> Escalante, Bruno'

<boxer>526245</boxer>

[[Category:Filipino American Boxers|Escalante, Bruno]]

Justin Mayweather Jones

2010-02-08T23:23:44Z

Radam Ghafahni:

'''Justin Jones''', a promising amateur light-middleweight out of the Mayweather family's hometown of Grand Rapids, Mich., discovered from a DNA test that [[Floyd Mayweather]] Sr is his father.

This makes Jones a younger (paternal) brother of former Pound for Pound King and five-division champion [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]], and a nephew of former world boxing champions [[Roger Mayweather]] and [[Jeff Mayweather]].

Mayweather Sr has taken over training of his newly, discovered son, Jones.

[[Category:Mayweather Family|Jones, Justin]]