Leo Randolph

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Gold 1976 Montreal Flyweight

Leo Randolph (born February 27, 1958 in Tacoma, Washington) was an American boxer, who won the Flyweight Gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

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[edit] Amateur career

Randolph had an outstanding amateur career. Randolph was a product of the Tacoma Boys Club amateur program, along with fellow Olympic Gold Medalist Sugar Ray Seales, and future world champions Rocky Lockridge and Johnny Bumphus. Randolph was trained as an amateur and professional by Joe Clough, the head trainer at the Tacoma Boys Club. In 1975 he was the National Golden Gloves Flyweight champion. He was a National AAU flyweight champion, and was the 1976 Olympic Flyweight Gold Medalist.

Olympic Results were as follows:

[edit] Professional 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 to Sergio Victor Palma via TKO in the 5th. Randolph retired after the bout.

[edit] Personal

Leo now resides in his hometown of Tacoma. After boxing, he started working for the Pierce Transit public bus company in 1988. He works as a Transit Operator and supervisor.

[edit] Honors

  • 2005 Inductee into the Tacoma-Pierce County Sports Hall of Fame

[edit] References

  • July 3, 2006 Sports Illustrated, "A Flurry of Punch Lines" (for update)

[edit] External links



Preceded by
Ricardo Cardona		 WBA Super Bantamweight Champion
May 4, 1980– August 9, 1980		 Succeeded by
Sergio Victor Palma
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