Raushee Warren
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Rau'shee Warren is an American
amateur boxer
and the 2007 flyweight world champion.
. At the age of 6, he began training at the same East Side gym where former Junior Welterweight champion Aaron Pryor
trained in the 1970s and 1980s. Warren won his first amateur fight at the age of 8 years.
At the 1st AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
in 2004, at the age of 17, he upset Rayonta Whitfield and Diego Hurtado and international competitors Raúl Castañeda
(Mexico
), and Miguel Miranda (Venezuela) to qualify as the U.S. boxing team's 106-pound light flyweight representative at the 2004 Athens Olympics. He was both the youngest boxer in the games and the youngest US male in all sports. He was eliminated by the favored Zou Shiming
of China in the first round.
He moved up to flyweight soon after and in 2005 and 2006 became US champion. At the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships
in Mianyang
he avenged a previous loss to European champion Georgy Balakshin
before losing to the Korean surprise winner Lee Ok-Sung
and having to settle for bronze.
In 2006 Light middleweight Akima Stocks and Warren were named USA Boxing’s 2006 Athletes of the Year. That year he also moved up to fight as a bantamweight, and lost to highly regarded Cuban Guillermo Rigondeaux in November.
In 2007 he returned to the flyweight ranks and repeated as US champion.
At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships
in Chicago he was defeated European Champion Georgy Balakshin
in a rematch and Samir Mammadov to reach the finals. In the finals he defeated Thai Somjit Jongjohor
.
In 2008 he became the first American boxer in more than 30 years to compete in two Olympic Games, accomplishing something not done since Davey Lee Armstrong in 1972 and '76.
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics
, Warren lost in the first round, again to Lee Ok-Sung
, in a controversial decision given that he assumed that he had won on points. .http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080812/SPORTS17/80812035/1065/SPORTS17
He remained in the amateur ranks and ascended to the Bantamweight division again at the US Nationals 2009 where he controversially lost his semifinal 19:19 (countback loss) to eventual champion Jesus Magdaleno
.
United States
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amateur boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
and the 2007 flyweight world champion.
Career
Warren hails from the impoverished Westwood community of Cincinnati, OhioCincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
. At the age of 6, he began training at the same East Side gym where former Junior Welterweight champion Aaron Pryor
Aaron Pryor
Aaron Pryor is a former boxer from Cincinnati, Ohio, and member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. He is the former world Junior Welterweight champion, and regarded as one of the greatest fighters in the history of the weight class.-Amateur career:Pryor, nicknamed The Hawk, had a record of...
trained in the 1970s and 1980s. Warren won his first amateur fight at the age of 8 years.
At the 1st AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
1st AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The 1st AIBA American 2004 Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament was held in Tijuana, Mexico from March 12 to March 20, 2004. It was the first chance for amateur boxers from North-, Central- and South America to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics after the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo,...
in 2004, at the age of 17, he upset Rayonta Whitfield and Diego Hurtado and international competitors Raúl Castañeda
Raúl Castañeda
Raúl Castañeda is a boxer from Mexico, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native country...
(Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
), and Miguel Miranda (Venezuela) to qualify as the U.S. boxing team's 106-pound light flyweight representative at the 2004 Athens Olympics. He was both the youngest boxer in the games and the youngest US male in all sports. He was eliminated by the favored Zou Shiming
Zou Shiming
Zou Shiming is the most successful amateur boxer from the People's Republic of China. He has won three world titles in 2005, 2007 and 2011 and the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Light flyweight division.-Career:...
of China in the first round.
He moved up to flyweight soon after and in 2005 and 2006 became US champion. At the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships
2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Mianyang, People's Republic of China from November 13 to November 20. The competition was organised by the world's governing body for amateur boxing AIBA.- Medal winners :- Medal table :...
in Mianyang
Mianyang
Mianyang is the second largest prefecture-level city of Sichuan province in Southwest China. Its administrative area includes the city proper of Mianyang, with 985,586 inhabitants in the built up area , the county-level city of Jiangyou, and six counties, covering an area of over and a population...
he avenged a previous loss to European champion Georgy Balakshin
Georgy Balakshin
Georgy Ruslanovich Balakshin is an amateur boxer from Russia best known for winning the European title three times.-Career:Balakshin won the gold medal 2002 and defended the crown at the 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Pula....
before losing to the Korean surprise winner Lee Ok-Sung
Lee Ok-Sung
Lee Ok-Sung is a South Korean amateur boxer best known for winning the 2005 World Championships in the men's flyweight division.-Career:Lee is relatively tall for a flyweight ....
and having to settle for bronze.
In 2006 Light middleweight Akima Stocks and Warren were named USA Boxing’s 2006 Athletes of the Year. That year he also moved up to fight as a bantamweight, and lost to highly regarded Cuban Guillermo Rigondeaux in November.
In 2007 he returned to the flyweight ranks and repeated as US champion.
At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships
2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The 2007 AIBA World Boxing Championships were held in Chicago, United States from October 23, 2007 to November 3, 2007. It was held at the UIC Pavilion. It was the biggest World Championships in AIBA history. The championships were originally awarded to Moscow...
in Chicago he was defeated European Champion Georgy Balakshin
Georgy Balakshin
Georgy Ruslanovich Balakshin is an amateur boxer from Russia best known for winning the European title three times.-Career:Balakshin won the gold medal 2002 and defended the crown at the 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Pula....
in a rematch and Samir Mammadov to reach the finals. In the finals he defeated Thai Somjit Jongjohor
Somjit Jongjohor
Somjit Jongjohor is an amateur Thai boxer best known for winning gold medals in the flyweight division at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships and at the Beijing 2008 Olympics.-Career:Somjit won the Asian Games 2002....
.
In 2008 he became the first American boxer in more than 30 years to compete in two Olympic Games, accomplishing something not done since Davey Lee Armstrong in 1972 and '76.
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
The boxing program of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China was held at the Workers Indoor Arena.Medals were awarded in eleven events, with each event corresponding to a recognized weight division of male boxers...
, Warren lost in the first round, again to Lee Ok-Sung
Lee Ok-Sung
Lee Ok-Sung is a South Korean amateur boxer best known for winning the 2005 World Championships in the men's flyweight division.-Career:Lee is relatively tall for a flyweight ....
, in a controversial decision given that he assumed that he had won on points. .http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080812/SPORTS17/80812035/1065/SPORTS17
He remained in the amateur ranks and ascended to the Bantamweight division again at the US Nationals 2009 where he controversially lost his semifinal 19:19 (countback loss) to eventual champion Jesus Magdaleno
Jesus Magdaleno
Jesús Gabriel Magdaleno is an undefeated Mexican-American boxer in the Super Bantamweight division. He's also the brother of undefeated boxer Diego Magdaleno.-Amateur Career:...
.
See also
- Luis YanezLuis YáñezLuis Yáñez is a US-American amateur boxer. He is recognized for winning the Pan American title 2007 at junior flyweight...
- Gary Russell Jr.
- Raynell WilliamsRaynell WilliamsRaynell Williams is an American amateur boxer who won the featherweight national championships in 2007 and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Career:...
- Sadam AliSadam AliSadam Ali , is a professional welterweight boxer from the United States.-Biography:Born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised there by his Muslim Yemeni-immigrant parents, has four sisters and a brother...
- Javier MolinaJavier MolinaJavier Molina is an undefeated Mexican-American professional boxer. He competes in the Junior Welterweight division. He's best known for winning the 2007 U.S...
- Demetrius AndradeDemetrius AndradeDemetrius "Boo Boo" Andrade is a professional boxer from the United States best known for winning the 2007 world championships as an amateur. He made his professional debut October 23, 2008. Demetrius represented the United States in the 2008 Olympics...
- Deontay WilderDeontay WilderDeontay Wilder is an American heavyweight boxer best known for winning two major national titles in 2007 and for being the only American boxer to win a medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Career:...
External links
- Washington Post 2004
- Rau'shee Warren Amateur Boxing Record
- "Rau'Shee Warren", n°56 on TimeTime (magazine)Time is an American news magazine. A European edition is published from London. Time Europe covers the Middle East, Africa and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition is based in Hong Kong...
’s list of "100 Olympic Athletes To Watch" - US championships 2009