- Terrance Cauthen
Terrance Davin Cauthen (born
May 14 ,1976 inTrenton, New Jersey ) was an American boxer. Nicknamed "Heat", Cauthen won the Lightweight Bronze medal at the1996 Summer Olympics .Cauthen grew up in
Trenton, New Jersey and trained inPhiladelphia . [Longman, Jere. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E07E6D81E39F93AA25757C0A960958260 "BOXING;3 Friends Qualify for U.S. Boxing Team"] , "The New York Times ",April 19 ,1996 . AccessedDecember 4 ,2007 . "Cauthen, 19, grew up 40 miles north, in Trenton, but he has fought out of Frazier's gym in Philadelphia for nine years."]Amateur achievements
*1995 United States Amateur Lightweight championMember of the 1996 US Olympic Team as a Lightweight. A Bronze Medalist, his results were:
*Round of 32:DefeatedMohamad Abdulaev of Uzbekistan- PTS (18-6)
*Round of 16:DefeatedTumentsetec Uitumen of Mongolia - PTS (10-9)
*Quarterfinal:DefeatedPongsith Wiangwiset of Thailand - PTS (14-10)
*Semifinal:Lost toTontcho Tontchev of Bulgaria- PTS (12-15)Pro career
Cauthen began his professional career in 1996 and built up a 15 fight winning streak heading into a 1999 showdown against the powerful
Teddy Reid . Reid won via TKO in the 4th, and Cauthen set forth on an 11 fight winning streak to rebuild his credibility. This came to an abrupt end with a split decision loss to journeymanDairo Jose Esalas followed by a unanimous decision loss to rising starPaul Williams (boxer) . Cauthen has yet to fight for a title, and another 5 fight winning streak came to end in with a loss to contenderSechew Powell in an IBF title eliminator.References
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