Ronnie Harris (American boxer, born 1948)

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Ronnie Harris
Personal information
Full nameRonald Woodson Harris
NicknameMazel
BornSeptember 3, 1948 (1948-09-03) (age 76)
Canton, Ohio, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight132 lb (60 kg)
Sport
Sport Boxing
Weight class Lightweight
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1968 Mexico City Lightweight -60 kg
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1967 Winnipeg Lightweight -60 kg

Ronald Woodson Harris (born September 3, 1948), nicknamed "Mazel", is an American former boxer, who won a gold medal in the lightweight division at the 1968 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Personal

Harris was born in Canton, Ohio.

Amateur career

Harris won the 1966, 1967, and 1968 National AAU lightweight championship and was the 1968 Olympic gold medalist at 132 pounds.

1968 Olympic results

Below are the results of Ronnie Harris who competed for the United States as a lightweight boxer at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City:

Professional career

Harris turned professional in 1971 and was undefeated until 1978. In 1978 he took on WBC and WBA middleweight title holder Hugo Pastor Corro for the then undisputed world Middleweight title, but lost a decision. A notably win in his career was when Harris defeated future middleweight world champion Alan Minter. He retired in 1982.

He opened his own boxing school in 1981 in New York City on West 32nd street. One of his first students was Warren J. Miller, a twice Navy Seal/DEA Agent. He trained Warren Miller to win the Ohio State Golden Gloves in 1981.

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ronnie Harris". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016.