Ronnie Harris (Detroit)
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Name: Ronnie Harris
Birth Name: Ronald Allen Harris
Hometown: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Died: 1980-12-31 (Age:33)
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record
Ronnie Harris won a bronze medal in the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo. As a professional, he was ranked as high as seventh in the welterweight division. Harris was shot to death on December 31st, 1980, while approaching the home of a friend. [1]
See also [2].
Amateur Career
1964 Tokyo Olympics Bronze Medalist (132 lbs.)
- Defeated Fawzi Hassan (United Arab Republic/Egypt)KO
- Defeated Kanemaru Shiratori (Japan) 5-0
- Defeated Rodolfo Arpon (Philippines) 5-0
- Lost to Jozef Grudzien (Poland) 1-4
Harris won the National AAU Lightweight title in 1964.