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| Born | January 15, 1961 (age 65) Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
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Jerry Louis Page (born January 15, 1961, in Columbus, Ohio) is an American boxer who won the light welterweight gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. A year earlier he won a silver medal at the 1983 Pan American Games.
Amateur career
[edit]Jerry Page, an American boxer, was the gold medalist in the 139 lbs classification (light welterweight) at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.[1]
1984 Olympic results
[edit]- Round of 64: bye
- Round of 32: Defeated Helmut Gertel (West Germany) 5-0
- Round of 16: Defeated Ostavio Robles (Mexico) 5-0
- Quarterfinal: Defeated Kim Dong-Kil (South Korea) 4-1
- Semifinal: Defeated Mirko Puzović (Yugoslavia) 5-0
- Final: Defeated Dhawee Umponmaha (Thailand) 5-0 (won gold medal)
Professional career
[edit]Page began his professional career in 1985 and won his first 8 bouts before being beaten in a decision loss to Terrence Alli in 1988. This loss signaled the beginning of an early end for Page, who lost a decision to Frankie Randall in 1989 and then retired in 1990 with a career record of 11–4–0.
References
[edit]- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jerry Page". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2014-08-04.
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Jerry Page from BoxRec (registration required)
- Jerry Page Boxing and Fitness
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