Tim Austin
Name: Tim Austin
Alias: Cincinnati Kid
Birth Name: Timothy Austin
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Stance: Southpaw
Height: 166cm
Reach: 180cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record
Manager: Carl King
Trainer: Aaron Snowell
Amateur Accomplishments
- 1989 United States Junior National flyweight champion
- Participated at the 1989 World Junior Championships as a flyweight in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Lost to Kachaber Barawi (Soviet Union) 2-3
- 1990 National Golden Gloves flyweight champion
- Won Gold at the 1990 Goodwill Games as a flyweight in Seattle, USA
- Defeated Krzysztof Wróblewski (Poland) RSCH 1
- Defeated Yesbolat Nurmanov (Soviet Union) 4-1
- Defeated Dzhambulat Mutayev (Soviet Union) 3-2
- 1991 National Golden Gloves flyweight champion
- 1991 United States Amateur flyweight champion
- Participated at the 1991 World Championships as a flyweight in Sydney, Australia
- Defeated Marty O'Donnell (Canada) RSC 1
- Lost to Istvan Kovacs (Hungary) 28-29
- Representing the United States, Austin won a bronze medal as a flyweight at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. His results were:
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Julian Strogov (Bulgaria) 19-7
- Defeated Benjamin Mwangata (Tanzania) 19-8
- Lost to Raúl González (Cuba) RSC 1
- Amateur Record 113-9
Career Factoids
- Has defeated 10 opponents (8 by KO) for the World Title.
- Has a record of 10-1 (8 KO) in World Title fights.
- Has a record of 2-2 (1 KO) against former or current world titlists.
- Won against Mbulelo Botile, Ratanachai Sor Vorapin.
- Lost against Rafael Marquez, Eric Aiken.
| Preceded by: Mbulelo Botile |
IBF Bantamweight Champion 1997 Jul 19 – 2003 Feb 15 |
Succeeded by: Rafael Marquez |