Curt McCune

Curt McCune
Statistics
Real name	Curt McCune
Rated at	193 lb (88 kg)
Nationality	American
Born	February 8, 1960 (1960-02-08) (age 51) Birmingham, Alabama
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	83
Wins	55
Losses	3
No contests	25

Curt McCune (born August 2, 1960), from Homewood (Birmingham), Alabama, is a former 4-time State of Alabama amateur boxing champion,^[1] the 1994 International Law Enforcement Games Boxing Champion (193 lbs.),^{[citation needed]} and a current coach and trainer of amateur and professional boxers.

McCune was named the most outstanding boxer at the 1986 Alabama Sports Festival and was nationally ranked as an amateur boxer. He retired from competition with a record of 55-3; plus over 25 exhibition bouts (no decision rendered). Notably, he has trained with referee Richard Steele at the Sugar Ray Leonard Nevada Partners Center. McCune owned Champions Boxing Gym in Birmingham, AL from 2001 to 2007, where he produced over 20 state and regional amateur boxing champions within six years.

McCune is a licensed professional boxing trainer and registered Level II coach with USA Boxing. He currently trains professional boxer Michael Gibbons, whom he trained as an amateur. Gibbons won the 2004, 2005 and 2006 Alabama State Golden Gloves titles, and the 2005 Southeastern Association Championship. Gibbons, known in the ring as "The Godfather", is a 4-0 nationally ranked professional boxer. McCune also trained Brad Ginn, a state and regional champion at 201 lbs, who won a decision at the 2006 Alabama Golden Gloves over 2008 US Olympic bronze medalist Deontay Wilder.

McCune appreared as an extra in the 2002 short film Johnny Flynton. The film received an Academy Award nomination that year for best short live action film. McCune is a former United States Marine and 20-year law enforcement veteran. He is a licensed professional boxing trainer and registered Level II coach with USA Boxing and now resides in Montgomery, Alabama.

References

1. ^ Gilbert Nicholson (14 July 2003). "Bluff Park gym has a knockout program". Birmingham Business Journal. http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/stories/2003/07/14/story2.html. Retrieved 29 November 2010. 

Sources

• Urquhart, Marietta. "The Prizefighter", Birmingham Magazine, Vol. 47, No. 4 (April 2007), pp. 135–7
• Thompson, Chris. "Lightweight Hopeful Michael Gibbons & Trainer Curt McCune Speak to RSR." Ringside Report, December 10, 2007
• Champions Boxing Gym
• bhamwiki entry on Gibbons
• International Law Enforcement Games
• Alabama Sports Festival
• Johnny Flynton

Persondata
Name	Maccune, Curt
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Date of birth	February 8, 1960
Place of birth	Birmingham, Alabama
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