Lenroy Thompson

Lenroy Thompson (born 1988, in Uniondale, New York), known as Cam F. Awesome, is an American amateur boxer best known to win the US title in 2008, 2010, 2013 and 2014 and the Golden Gloves 2009, 2011 and 2013 at super heavyweight. He was considered a serious contender for the London Olympics in 2012 but was suspended prior to the Games due to not filling out Where-about forms. He frequently fights in pink to show his commitment to and involvement with the Breast Cancer Awareness Program.

Amateur Boxing Career

Thompson is a Southpaw that fights with a counterpuncher style who started boxing to lose weight in 2005. A few months later he moved to Port St. Lucie, Florida where he continued to box for Fort Pierce P.A.L. and win 18 consecutive matches in the super heavyweight class.

At the U.S. Championships 2007: he dec. Lucas Runion, College Park, Md., 11-7; won on disqualification over Frank Pojsl, Honolulu, Hawaii, DQ-4; dec. Andrew Shepherd, Ft. Carson, Colo., 19-12, in quarterfinals and lost to eventual winner Michael Hunter, Las Vegas, Nev., 12-17 in semifinals.

He qualified for the Olympic Trials, where he lost to Kimdo Bethel 9-10, stopped Josh Parson 1:17 into the first round, and eventually lost a rematch with Andrew Shepherd (who he had beaten at the U.S Men's) 8-8 draw (raw score 17-18).

He exploited Hunter's absence and narrowly (12:12, countback win) beat Tor Hamer (Hamer's only amateur loss) in March 2008 to become US champion.

At the 2009 Golden Gloves he won this tournament, too, besting Bryant Jennings in the final. In May 2010 he decisioned Randall Blankenship at the Regional Finals in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

He defeated Danny Kelly in Colorado Springs on July 17, 2010 to retake the USA Boxing Championship.

List of Titles

Drug Suspension

The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has suspended Lenroy for a year in February 2012. The USADA says Lenroy failed three times to meet requirements for his whereabouts so he could be found for out-of-competition drug testing in an 18 month timespan.

As a result of the one year suspension Thompson changed careers, and became a personal trainer at Ringside's gym at 103rd and Lackman in Lenexa Kansas.

He has come back to boxing after changing his name to Cam F. Awesome. He has goals of making the 2016 Olympic boxing team.

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