Michael Collins (boxer)

Michael Collins

Personal information
Nationality	United States
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Weight class	Flyweight/Bantamweight
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing USA World Amateur Championships 1982 Munich Flyweight (-51 kg) Pan American Games 1987 Indianapolis Bantamweight (-54 kg)

Michael Collins is an American former amateur boxer from Texas who was a silver medalist at both the 1982 World Amateur Boxing Championships and 1987 Pan American Games. ^[1]

Collins was beaten by eventual 1984 Olympic gold medalist Steve McCrory in the flyweight final of the US Olympic trials, before moving up to the bantamweight division. ^[2] As a three-time national bantamweight champion, Collins entered the 1988 Olympic trials as the favourite, but fell in the semi-finals to Kennedy McKinney, who also went on to win Olympic gold. ^[3]

References

1. Scott, Frank (December 15, 1985). "Collins Captures U.S. Amateur Boxing Title". The Oklahoman .
2. Smith, Sam (August 21, 1987). "U.S. Split Decision: 2 Wins, 2 Losses". Chicago Tribune .
3. Gustkey, Earl (July 7, 1988). "U.S. Olympic Boxing Trials : Favored Bantamweight Michael Collins Upset by Truck Driver". Los Angeles Times .