Dale Walters

Dale Walters

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Born	September 27, 1963
Medal record Men's Boxing Competitor for  Canada Olympic Games Bronze 1984 Los Angeles Bantamweight

Dale Walters (born September 27, 1963 in Port Alice, British Columbia) was a Canadian boxer who won a bantamweight bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Professional career

Walters began his professional career in 1985 as a Bantamweight and had limited success. In 1986 he took on Canadian legend Tony Pep and was TKO'd in the 10th round, his last fight as a professional. Walters retired with a record of 4-1-0.

Olympic career

"During Dale Walters's 15 year amateur career he was never beaten by a Canadian boxer. Further, he never lost an amateur bout (including international competitions) on Canadian soil. The 5-time national champion had a career record of 165 wins and 12 losses and was selected Most Outstanding Boxer at three National Championships. Walters won a Bronze medal as a Bantamweight at the Los Angeles Games in 1984. It was Canada's first Olympic Boxing Medal in 52 years. Walters then fought professionally and finished his career with a record of 7 wins and 1 loss. He was inducted into the Canadian Boxing Hall of Fame in 1996. He also worked as a boxing analyst for television and radio broadcasts throughout his career and currently owns a downtown gym, Ringside Fitness."

• Inducted into the Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame

Junior Amateur Boxing

One of the important junior international tournaments that Dale Walters engaged in took place on June 6, 1976 in Victoria, BC and was hosted by the London Boxing Club. ^[1] The tournament was called: "Northwest Counties S.A.B.A. Team Of England" vs The British Columbia Team" Dale fought in the fourth bout against England's J.J. Grant. As described in the souvenir program.^[2]

Olympic results

• 1st round bye
• Defeated Mustapha Kouchane (Algeria) 5-0
• Defeated Hiroaki Takami (Japan) 5-0
• Defeated Pedro Ruben Decima (Argentina) 5-0
• Lost to Héctor López (Mexico) 0-5

1. ^ the "Sportcaster
2. ^ Official boxing program

• Professional boxing record for Dale Walters from BoxRec

http://my.nowpublic.com/sports/last-bell-rings

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Name	Walters, Dale
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Date of birth	September 27, 1963
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