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Nationality | Guyanese |
Born | Georgetown, Guyana | 27 March 1971
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Sport | Boxing |
John Douglas (born 27 March 1971) is a Guyanese former professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2010. As an amateur, he competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics. [1] Douglas lost his first professional fight in a KO against Wayne Braithwaite (Braithwaite's professional debut) at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. [2]
John Henry Stracey MBE is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1969 to 1978. He is a former welterweight world champion, having held the WBC and lineal welterweight titles between 1975 and 1976. At regional level, he held the British and European welterweight titles between 1973 and 1975, and is ranked by BoxRec as the eighth best British welterweight of all time.
Shondell Alfred is a Guyanese former professional boxer who competed between 1999 and 2010. She held the WIBA bantamweight title from 2009 to 2010.
Wayne "Big Truck" Braithwaite is a Guyanese former professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2012, and held the WBC cruiserweight title from 2002 to 2005.
Andre Purlette is a Guyanese former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2009. Known as "Tombstone", Purlette turned pro in 1992 and won his first 32 bouts, including a victory over Jimmy Thunder. He later lost to veteran Jeremy Williams in 2003 and KOd by Aaron Williams in 2008.
Hugh Russell was a Northern Irish professional boxer from the New Lodge area of Belfast who competed from 1981 to 1985. He held the British bantamweight title in 1983 and flyweight title from 1984 to 1985. As an amateur, he won bronze medals at the 1978 Commonwealth Games and the 1980 Summer Olympics, both in the flyweight division.
Albert Henry Thomas was a British bantamweight professional boxer who won a gold medal in Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He fought as Harry Thomas.
John Condon was a British bantamweight professional boxer who competed in the early twentieth century. He fought as Johnny Condon and died a week prior to his 30th birthday of influenza.
Julius Gustav Albert "Bert" Schneider was an American-born Canadian welterweight boxer who competed in the early 1920s.
Rakhim Ruslanovich Chakhkiev is a Russian former professional boxer who competed from 2009 to 2016. He held the International Boxing Organization (IBO) cruiserweight title in 2015, the European cruiserweight title in 2014, and challenged once for the World Boxing Council (WBC) cruiserweight title in 2013. As an amateur, he won a heavyweight silver medal at the 2007 World Championships and gold at the 2008 Olympics.
Shawn Terry Cox is a Barbadian former professional boxer who competed from 2007 to 2015. As an amateur, he competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics and a gold medal at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games at light heavyweight. As a professional, he challenged once for the WBA world cruiserweight title in 2012.
James G. Clark, also known as Jimmy Atkinson, was an American boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Sergio Lozano Aguilar is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1974 to 1980. As an amateur, he competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Reggie Ford was a Guyanese boxer. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics. As a light-welterweight, Ford won bronze medals at the 1971 Pan American Games and at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games.
Giorgio Campanella is an Italian former professional boxer who competed from 1990 to 2000, challenging three times for a world title between 1994 and 1998. As an amateur, he competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Humberto Aranda is a Costa Rican former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2008, challenging for the WBC light middleweight title in 1999. As an amateur, he competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Eddy Sáenz is a Nicaraguan former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2002. As an amateur, he competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Sáenz also represented Nicaragua at the 1991 Pan American Games.
Édgar Israel Ruiz Burgos is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2011. As an amateur, he competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He made his amateur debut at the age of 14.
Joseph Laryea is a Ghanaian former professional boxer who competed from 1987 to 2001. As an amateur, he competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Please note there are two professional Ghanaian boxers named Joseph Laryea. However, only one participated in the 1992 summer Olympics and this page has thus been edited to reflect that.
Nikolay Anatoliyevich Kulpin was a Kazakhstani boxer. He competed in the men's super heavyweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics representing the Unified Team.
Abdul Tebazalwa is a Ugandan former professional boxer who competed from 2003 to 2014, winning the African super bantamweight title in 2006. As an amateur, he competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 2000 Summer Olympics.