Larry Nicholson

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Larry Nicholson
NationalityAmerican
Statistics
Weight(s) Lightweight [1] [2]
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing Flag of the United States.svg United States
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1993 Tampere Lightweight
Goodwill Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Saint Petersburg Lightweight

Larry Nicholson is an American boxer. [3]

Life and career

Nicholson attended Chapel Hill High School [4] and Northern Michigan University. [5]

Contents

Nicholson competed at the 1993 World Amateur Boxing Championships, winning the silver medal [6] in the lightweight event. [7]

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References

  1. "Boxing". Los Angeles Times . May 10, 1993. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  2. "ET Boxer Nicholson Plans Bouts In Goodwill Games". The Tyler Courier-Times . Tyler, Texas. June 12, 1994. p. 33. Retrieved January 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  3. "Lightweight Nicholson takes aim at gold in 1996, then pro boxing". The Atlanta Constitution . Atlanta, Georgia. July 24, 1994. p. 46. Retrieved January 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  4. "Nicholson Wins Top Award In Payton Boxing Tourney". Tyler Morning Telegraph . Tyler, Texas. December 6, 1993. p. 21. Retrieved January 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  5. "Payton Boxing Tourney Begins Friday In Troup". The Tyler Courier-Times . Tyler, Texas. November 28, 1993. p. 25. Retrieved January 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  6. "Chapel Hill Boxer Takes On Cuban". Tyler Morning Telegraph . Tyler, Texas. September 25, 1993. p. 35. Retrieved January 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  7. "1993 World Amateur Boxing Championships", IBA World Boxing Championships