Eric Griffin (boxer)

Eric Griffin

Personal information
Full name	Eric Joseph Griffin
Nationality	American
Born	(1967-11-03)November 3, 1967 Light Flyweight
Club	Galena Park Club
Medal record World Amateur Championships 1989 Moscow Light Flyweight 1991 Sydney Light Flyweight

Eric Griffin (November 3, 1967 – October 7, 2023) was an American

.

Amateur career

As an amateur, Griffin was the co-captain of the 1992 USA Olympic Team.

Amateur Highlights

• 1987 Golden Glove Nationals 106lbs Finals Defeated Armando Martinez (Southern California) by points

1989 World Champion at Light Flyweight in competition in Moscow. Results were:

• • Defeated Gonzalez (Mexico) TKO
  • Defeated Dok-Nam Kim (North Korea) points
  • Defeated Rogelio Marcelo (Cuba) points
• 1990 Light Flyweight Gold Medalist at Goodwill Games in Seattle. Results were:
  • Defeated Alcibel Flores (Venezuela) points
  • Defeated Nshan Munchian (Soviet Union) points
  • Defeated Anatoly Filippov (Soviet Union) points
• 1991 United States Amateur Light Flyweight champion
• 1991 World Champion at Light Flyweight in competition in Sydney. Results were:
  • Defeated
    Dong-Bum Cho
    (South Korea) points
  • Defeated Tsogtjargal Erdenetsogt (Mongolia) KO 3
  • Defeated Nelson Dieppa (Puerto Rico) points
  • Defeated Rogelio Marcelo (Cuba) points

Olympic Results

• Qualified as a Light Flyweight at the United States Olympic Trials. Results were:
  • Defeated Bradley Martinez points
  • Defeated James Harris points
  • Defeated Mario Bueno points
  • Defeated Bradley Martinez (points), at Olympic Box-Offs
• Competed as a Light Flyweight at 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games. Results were
  • Defeated
    Fausto Rosario
    (Dominican Republic) points
  • Lost to Rafael Lozano (Spain) points

Professional 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

, having won 16 and lost 4 in his pro career.

Death

Griffin died in Lafayette, Louisiana on October 7, 2023, at the age of 55.^[1]

References

• Boxing record for Eric Griffin from BoxRec (registration required)
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eric Griffin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011.