Dante Craig

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Dante Craig
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Full nameDante Mario Craig
Born (1978-08-20) August 20, 1978 (age 44)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
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CountryUnited States
SportBoxing

Dante Mario Craig (born August 20, 1978) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2016. As an amateur, he competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, in the welterweight. Craig was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. [1] He took up boxing at the age of 12 to defend himself against an older bully, and won a National Junior Olympic championship by age 15. [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dante Craig". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  2. Garrett, Christopher (July 21, 1994). "The meek shall inherit..." The Cincinnati Enquirer . p. 25. Retrieved October 21, 2022 via Newspapers.com.