- Tim Austin
Timothy ("Tim") Austin (born
April 14 ,1971 inCincinnati, Ohio ) is a professional boxer from theUnited States . He was nicknamed the "Cincinnati Kid".Amateur career
Austin had an outstanding amateur career, compiling a record of 113-9.
Amateur accomplishments
*1990
National Golden Gloves flyweight champion
*1991 National Golden Gloves flyweight champion
*1991United States Amateur flyweight champion
*Representing the United States, Austin won a bronze medal as a flyweight at the 1992 BarcelonaOlympics . His results were:
**1st round bye
**DefeatedJulian Strogov (Bulgaria) 19-7
**DefeatedBenjamin Mwangata (Tanzania) 19-8
**Lost toRaúl González (Cuba) RSC 1Pro career
Known as "Cincinnati Kid", Austin was an exciting
Bantamweight fighter, and successfully defended his IBF Bantamweight title ten times after defeatingMbulelo Botile in 1997. Austin lost his title to dominant Rafael Marquez in an 8th round TKO upset in 2003.Legal Troubles
Shortly after the loss to Marquez, Austin was accused, and later acquitted, of raping a 16 year old girl [http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2003/06/14/loc_amrep14.html] . With his legal troubles behind him, Austin resumed his career in 2005 but his comeback was quickly derailed when he lost via TKO to journeyman
Eric Aiken , who went on to win the IBF Bantamweight Title.Austin had another run in with the law in January 2008. He was arrested and charged with domestic violence after allegedly threatening to kill his wife, and for kicking and punching her about the face. [ [http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080128/NEWS01/301280059 The Enquirer - Boxer charged with punching wife ] ]
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