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Medal record Competitor for United States Men’s Boxing Olympic Games Bronze 2000 Sydney Bantamweight Clarence Adam Vinson (born July 10, 1978 in Washington DC) is an American boxer. Nicknamed "Untouchable", Vinson won the bantamweight bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
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Amateur career
Vinson was also the 1997 and 1998 United States amateur Flyweight champion and the 1999 United States Amateur Bantamweight champion.
Olympic results
- Defeated Rachid Bouaita (France) 9-2
- Defeated Talaybek Kadyraliev (Kyrgyzstan) 12-7
- Defeated George Olteanu (Romania) 26-19
- Lost to Guillermo Rigondeaux (Cuba) 6-18
Pro career
Vinson began his professional career in 2001 and has had somewhat of a disappointing run showing little power, compiling a record of 16-2-0 against lower level competition. He lost against Heriberto Ruiz and a decision to Mexico's César Morales in 2004. At least he TKO'd Jose German Cruz (December 2006).
External links
- Professional boxing record for Clarence Vinson from BoxRec
Categories:- 1978 births
- Living people
- American boxers
- Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic boxers of the United States
- Bantamweight boxers
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States
- Winners of the United States Championship for amateur boxers
- Olympic medalists in boxing
- American boxing Olympic medalist stubs
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