Eric Griffin
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Name: Eric Griffin
Alias: Small World
Hometown: Broussard, Louisiana, USA
Birthplace: Broussard, Louisiana, USA
Died: 2023-10-09 (Age:55)
Stance: Southpaw
Height: 160cm
Reach: 170cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record
Amateur Highlights
- 1989 World Champion at Light Flyweight in competition in Moscow. Results were:
- Defeated Narciso Gonzalez (Mexico) RSCH 2
- Defeated Petrica Paraschiv (Romania) 23-10
- Defeated Dok-Nam Kim (North Korea) 20-10
- Defeated Rogelio Marcelo (Cuba) 17-13
- 1990 Light Flyweight Gold Medalist at Goodwill Games in Seattle. Results were:
- Defeated Alcibel Flores (Venezuela) points
- Defeated Nshan Munchian (Soviet Union) points
- Defeated Anatoly Filippov (Soviet Union) points
- 1991 United States Amateur Light Flyweight champion
- 1991 World Champion at Light Flyweight in competition in Sydney. Results were:
- Defeated Dong-Bum Cho (South Korea) points
- Defeated Tsogtjargal Erdenetsogt (Mongolia) KO 3
- Defeated Nelson Dieppa (Puerto Rico) points
- Defeated Rogelio Marcelo (Cuba) points
- Qualified as a Light Flyweight at the United States Olympic Trials. Results were:
- Defeated Bradley Martinez points
- Defeated James Harris points
- Defeated Mario Bueno points
- Defeated Bradley Martinez (points), at Olympic Box-Offs
- Competed as a Light Flyweight at 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games. Results were
- Defeated Fausto Rosario (Dominican Republic) points
- Lost to Rafael Lozano (Spain) points
Griffin was the co-captain of the 1992 USA Olympic Team