- Eric Griffin (boxer)
Infobox boxer (amateur)
boxername=Eric Griffin
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fullname = Eric Joseph Griffin
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nationality = USA
weight class =Light Flyweight
club = Galena Park Club
birthdate = birth date and age|1967|11|3
birthplace =Lafayette, Louisiana
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height = height|m=1.60
weight = convert|48|kg|lb
medaltemplates=Eric Griffin (born
1967-11-03 inLafayette, Louisiana ) is a retired boxer from theUSA , who competed in thelight flyweight (– 48kg) division during the early 1990s. He won at the 1991 world championships finals, beatingRogelio Marcelo .Amateur career
As an amateur, Griffin was the co-captain of the 1992 USA Olympic Team.
Amateur Highlights
*1989 World Champion at Light Flyweight in competition in Moscow. Results were:
**Defeated Gonzalez (Mexico) TKO
**DefeatedDok-Nam Kim (North Korea) points
**DefeatedRogelio Marcelo (Cuba) points
*1990 Light Flyweight Gold Medalist at Goodwill Games in Seattle. Results were:
**DefeatedAlcibel Flores (Venezuela) points
**DefeatedNshan Munchian (Soviet Union) points
**DefeatedAnatoly Filippov (Soviet Union) points
*1991 United States Amateur Light Flyweight champion
*1991 World Champion at Light Flyweight in competition in Sydney. Results were:
**DefeatedDong-Bum Cho (South Korea) points
**DefeatedTsogtjargal Erdenetsogt (Mongolia) KO 3
**DefeatedNelson Dieppa (Puerto Rico) points
**DefeatedRogelio Marcelo (Cuba) pointsOlympic Results
*Qualified as a Light Flyweight at the United States Olympic Trials. Results were:
**DefeatedBradley Martinez points
**DefeatedJames Harris points
**DefeatedMario Bueno points
**DefeatedBradley Martinez (points), at Olympic Box-Offs
*Competed as a Light Flyweight at 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games. Results were
**DefeatedFausto Rosario (Dominican Republic) points
**Lost toRafael Lozano (Spain) pointsPro career
Griffin turned pro in 1992 and had a disappointing career. He retired in 1997 after being TKO'd in his first and only title shot, a bout for the vacant WBO light flyweight title against
Jesus Chong , having won 16 and lost 4 in his pro career.References
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* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/eric-griffin-1.html Profile]
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