Reggie Jones

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Reginald ("Reggie") Jones (born 1951) is a retired boxer from the United States, who represented his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics. There he was eliminated in the second round of the men's light middleweight division (– 71 kg) by Valeri Tregubov of the Soviet Union.

A resident of Newark, NJ, he won a bronze medal at the 1971 Pan American Games. Boxing under the name Reggie Amid Muhammad he turned pro on January 17, 1974, and retired in 1982 after 26 bouts (16 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw).

Jones had joined the Marine Corps right out of high school. He spent much of his active duty boxing on the international circuits on behalf of the corps and has medals to show for it. After a few post-Olympic bouts, he lost interest in the sport and got some college under his belt.