Eric Griffin (Boxer)

Eric Griffin ( born November 3, 1967 in Jasper ( Tennessee)) is an American boxer in the double world champion was in the light flyweight.

Amateurs

The southpaw Griffin was in Moscow in 1989 and 1991 in Sydney world champion in the light flyweight, beating out, among others, the Cuban Rogelio Marcelo. Another tournament success he achieved at the Goodwill Games in Seattle in 1990.

At the Olympic Games in Barcelona, he lost as captain of the U.S. team and the top favorite in the second round against the local hero Rafael Lozano. The rating for the newly introduced computer system was 5 to 6, but each of the five judges, and the five inspectors had Griffin on their own point slips forward.

Professional

He was yet professional 1992 but failed and lost four of its twenty battles. In addition to injuries he made ​​including the establishment of drug problems. On 31 May 1997, he boxed against Jesus Chong, who had previously defeated him in battle prematurely, for the vacant WBO world light flyweight championship and lost by TKO in the second round. He then ended his career.

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