Michael Bennett (boxer)
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Michael Bennett (born March 26, 1971, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American former boxer who won the amateur world championships in 1999 and represented the United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the heavyweight division (limit 201 lbs).
Early years
He began boxing in 1996, 25 years old, while in prison, as a way of staying in shape while serving a sentence for
Amateur career
Bennett had a stellar amateur career prior to turning professional.
He won the world championships in
As a member of the 2000 US Olympic team, he beat Poland's Wojciech Bartnik in the 1st round of matches on an 11–2 decision before losing to Cuban Félix Savón on a 23–8 points stoppage (RSCO) in the 3rd round in his next match. "I can't be anything but pleased with. I reached for my star. I just fell short. I gave him too many straight shots and he's a one-punch guy. I did my best but he was the best. I wasn't in awe of him, but he's just a great guy and he deserves everything he's got. I've been able to live a lot of men's and women's dreams by coming and competing," Bennett said on his loss to Savón.[1]
In addition to his Olympic accomplishments, Bennett was also a
Professional career
Bennett turned professional in 2000 at cruiserweight, but his career did not last long. After a series of knockout losses against limited opposition, Bennett retired in 2003.
Professional boxing record
14 fights | 10 wins | 4 losses |
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By knockout | 8 | 4 |
By decision | 2 | 0 |
References
- ^ a b Just happy to be free: Once jailed, American boxer Bennett can't complain after quarterfinal loss By Tim Dahlberg (The Associated Press,) Doylestown Intelligencer, September 27, 2000, p. 22.
- Boxing record for Michael Bennett from BoxRec (registration required)