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Ray Downey

Canadian boxer (born 1968) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Raymond Tyler Downey (born September 23, 1968 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian boxer, who won a light middleweight bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1] In 1990 he gained silver at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. He is a member of Nova Scotia's "Boxing Downeys" family of fighters. His father was boxer David Downey.[2] Raymond has four children a son Tylor Flint, daughter Raya Flint, also two younger daughters Genevia and Summer Downey.

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Amateur highlights

  • Ray Downey was a bronze medallist in the light middleweight classification for Canada at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. His Olympic results were:

1988 Seoul Olympics

    • Round of 64: Defeated Jorge López (Argentina) by decision, 5-0
    • Round of 32: Defeated Norbert Nieroba (West Germany) by decision, 3-2
    • Round of 16: Defeated Abrar Hussain Syed (Pakistan) by decision, 5-0
    • Quarterfinal: Defeated Martin Kitel (Sweden) by decision, 5-0
    • Semifinal: Lost to Park Si-hun (South Korea) by decision, 0-5 (was awarded bronze medal)
  • Competed as a Light Middleweight at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games. Result was:
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Pro career

Downey turned pro in 1994 with much success. He retired in 2000 with a pro record of 16-2-1.[3]

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