- Leo Randolph
Leo Randolph (born
February 27 ,1958 inTacoma, Washington ) was an American boxer, who won the Flyweight Gold medal at the1976 Summer Olympics .Amateur career
Randolph had an outstanding amateur career. Randolph was a product of the
Tacoma Boys Club amateur program, along with fellow Olympic Gold MedalistSugar Ray Seales , and future world championsRocky Lockridge andJohnny Bumphus . Randolph was trained as an amateur and professional by Joe Clough, the head trainer at the Tacoma Boys Club. In 1975 he was theNational Golden Gloves Flyweight champion . He was a National AAU flyweight champion, and was the 1976 Olympic Flyweight Gold Medalist.Olympic Results were as follows:
*1st round bye
*DefeatedMassoudi Samatou (Togo) walkover
*DefeatedConstantin Gruescu (Romania) 4-1
*DefeatedDavid Larmour (Ireland) 4-1
*DefeatedLeszek Błażyński (Poland) 4-1
*DefeatedRamón Duvalón (Cuba) 3-2Professional career
Randolph turned pro in 1978 and had limited success. In 1980, he challenged
Ricardo Cardona for the WBA Super Bantamweight Title and won via TKO in the 15th round. In his next fight, he lost his title toSergio Victor Palma via TKO in the 5th. Randolph retired after the bout.Personal
Leo now resides in his hometown of
Tacoma . After boxing, he started working for thePierce Transit public bus company in 1988. He works as a Transit Operator and supervisor.Honors
*2005 Inductee into the
Tacoma-Pierce County Sports Hall of Fame References
*July 3, 2006 "Sports Illustrated", "A Flurry of Punch Lines" (for update)
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