Michael Strange (boxer)

Michael Strange

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Born	August 6, 1970
Medal record Men's Boxing Competitor for  Canada Pan American Games Bronze 1995 Mar del Plata Lightweight Commonwealth Games Gold 1994 Victoria Lightweight Gold 1998 KL Light Welterweight

Michael ("Mike") V. Strange (born August 6, 1970 in Niagara Falls, Ontario) is a retired boxer from Canada, competing in the light welterweight (< 64 kg) division. He represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain.

Strange was named Canada's Boxer of the Year in 1996. Two years later in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia he won the gold medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in the light welterweight category.

He is currently the owner of "The Highland Tap Pub" in Niagara Falls, Ontario.

Amateur results

1992 Olympic Games (as a Featherweight)

• Lost to Somluck Kamsing (Thailand) 9-11

1994 Commonwealth Games (as a Lightweight)

• Defeated Emmanuel Clottey (Ghana) 29-3
• Defeated Irvin Buhlalu (South Africa) 8-7
• Defeated Hassan Matumla (Tanzania) 11-6
• Defeated Kalolo Fiaui (New Zealand) 12-2
• Defeated Martin Renaghan (Ireland) 18-11

1995 Pan American Games (as a Lightweight)

• Defeated Benjamin Bucio (Mexico) 4-2
• Defeated Franklin Frias (Dominican Republic) 11-6
• Lost to Julio González (Cuba) 2-13

1996 Olympic Games (as a Lightweight)

• Defeated Francisco Martínez (Mexico) 15-1
• Defeated Mekhak Ghazaryan (Armenia) 16-7
• Lost to Tontcho Tontchev (Bulgaria) 10-16

1998 Commonwealth Games (as a Light Welterweight)

• Defeated Hassan Matumla (Tanzania) 21-7
• Defeated Kloba Sehloho (Lesotho) 21-1
• Defeated Davis Mwale (Zambia) 19-1
• Defeated Gerry Legras (Seychelles) 16-8

2000 Olympic Games (as a Light Welterweight)

• Lost to Nurhan Suleymanoglu (Turkey) 3-9

External links

• Canadian Olympic Committee
• Profile

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Name	Strange, Michael
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