Omar Henry

Omar Henry

Name: Omar Henry
Hometown: Houston, Texas, USA
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: 2013-02-01 (Age:25)
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 175cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Promoter: Top Rank Boxing
Manager: Cameron Dunkin

Amateur Career

• Amateur Record: 60-5
• Silver Medalist in the China vs. USOEC, October 23, 2007 | NMU China vs. USOEC Competition
• Member of the USA Boxing Elite Boxing Program in Marquette, Michigan
• Quarterfinalist at the 2007 National Golden Gloves
• 4-time Texas Golden Gloves Champion
• 2-time Texas U.S. Championships Champion (Voted Outstanding Boxer 2007)

Cancer and death

In the fall of 2012, Henry was diagnosed with gall bladder cancer. He died February 1, 2013, age 25, after spending 3 months at University of Chicago Medical Center.

UBF Honorary Champion

Shonda Wells with UBF's Richard Spilotro

The Universal Boxing Federation presented the Henry family with its first ever Honorary World Junior Middleweight championship belt after the burial of Henry.

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