Chris Byrd, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 129 relations: Ahmed Dine, Aleksandr Lebziak, Alexander Povetkin, Amateur boxing, Andrew Golota, Ariel Hernández (boxer), Arthur Williams (boxer), Atlantic City, New Jersey, Auburn Hills, Michigan, Bally's Atlantic City, Barcelona, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, Berlin, Bert Cooper, Biko Botowamungu, Boardwalk Hall, Bolo punch, Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Middleweight, BoxRec, Chicago Tribune, Chris Byrd vs. Andrew Golota, Chris Byrd vs. Evander Holyfield, Chris Byrd vs. Wladimir Klitschko, Chris Byrd vs. Wladimir Klitschko II, Chris Johnson (boxer), Cologne, Corner retirement, Cornerman, Cox Pavilion, Craig Peterson, Cuba, Das Erste, DaVarryl Williamson, David Tua, Derrick James, Detroit, Don King, Donovan Ruddock, Dort Financial Center, Eliecer Castillo, Erfurt, Eric Carr, Estrel Hotel, Evander Holyfield, Flint Northwestern High School, Flint, Michigan, Foxwoods Resort Casino, Frankie Liles, Fres Oquendo, Germany, ... Expand index (79 more) »

2. Boxers from Michigan
3. Olympic silver medalists for the United States in boxing

Ahmed Dine

Ahmed Dine (born 22 January 1965) is an Algerian boxer. Chris Byrd and Ahmed Dine are boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

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Aleksandr Lebziak

Aleksandr Borisovich Lebziak (Александр Борисович Лебзяк, born 15 April 1969) is a Russian boxer, a three-time Olympian who won the Gold medal in the men's Light Heavyweight (81 kg) category at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Chris Byrd and Aleksandr Lebziak are boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics and Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games.

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Alexander Povetkin

Alexander Vladimirovich "Sasha" Povetkin (Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Пове́ткин; born 2 September 1979) is a Russian former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2021. Chris Byrd and Alexander Povetkin are world heavyweight boxing champions.

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Amateur boxing

Amateur boxing is the variant of boxing practiced in clubs and associations around the world, at the Olympic Games, Pan American Games and Commonwealth Games, as well as at the collegiate level.

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Andrew Golota

Andrzej Jan Gołota (born 5 January 1968), best known as Andrew Golota, is a Polish former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2013.

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Ariel Hernández (boxer)

Ariel Hernández Azcuy (born May 3, 1970 or April 8, 1972 (2009-10-25)) is a boxer from Cuba, who won two Olympic gold medals in the Middleweight division (71–75 kg); at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics. Chris Byrd and Ariel Hernández (boxer) are boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

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Arthur Williams (boxer)

Arthur James Williams (November 12, 1964 – April, 2023) was an American former professional boxer who competed between 1989 and 2010. Chris Byrd and Arthur Williams (boxer) are African-American boxers and international Boxing Federation champions.

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Atlantic City, New Jersey

Atlantic City, sometimes referred to by its initials A.C., is a Jersey Shore seaside resort city in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

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Auburn Hills, Michigan

Auburn Hills is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

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Bally's Atlantic City

Bally's Atlantic City is a casino hotel on the boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

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Barcelona

Barcelona is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain.

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Bay St. Louis, Mississippi

Bay St.

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Berlin

Berlin is the capital and largest city of Germany, both by area and by population.

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Bert Cooper

Bertram Cooper (January 10, 1966 – May 10, 2019), nicknamed Smokin' Bert Cooper, was an American professional boxer who competed between 1984 and 2012.

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Biko Botowamungu

Ikomoniya "Biko" Botowamungu (born 22 January 1957) is a former boxer from Austria.

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Boardwalk Hall

Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall, formerly known as the Historic Atlantic City Convention Hall, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

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Bolo punch

A bolo punch is a punch used in martial arts.

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Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Middleweight

The men's middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

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BoxRec

BoxRec or boxrec.com is a website dedicated to holding updated records of professional and amateur boxers, both male and female.

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Chicago Tribune

The Chicago Tribune is an American daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, owned by Tribune Publishing.

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Chris Byrd vs. Andrew Golota

Chris Byrd vs.

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Chris Byrd vs. Evander Holyfield

Chris Byrd vs.

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Chris Byrd vs. Wladimir Klitschko

Chris Byrd vs.

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Chris Byrd vs. Wladimir Klitschko II

Chris Byrd vs.

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Chris Johnson (boxer)

Chris Omar Johnson (born August 8, 1971) is a Jamaican-born boxer, who won a middleweight bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics for Canada. Chris Byrd and Chris Johnson (boxer) are boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

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Cologne

Cologne (Köln; Kölle) is the largest city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with nearly 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and over 3.1 million people in the Cologne Bonn urban region.

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Corner retirement

A corner retirement or corner stoppage – abbreviated "RTD (Retired)" by BoxRec – are terms used in boxing to describe a fight that ends when, during any rest period between rounds, a boxer refuses to continue or their corner pulls them out, thereby forcing the referee to call an end to the fight.

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Cornerman

In combat sports, a cornerman, or second, is a coach or trainer assisting a fighter during a bout.

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Cox Pavilion

Cox Pavilion is a, multi-purpose indoor arena on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus, connected to the Thomas & Mack Center.

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Craig Peterson

Craig Peterson (born July 18, 1985) is an American football placekicker for the Bay Area Panthers of the Indoor Football League (IFL).

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Cuba

Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba, Isla de la Juventud, archipelagos, 4,195 islands and cays surrounding the main island.

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Das Erste

Das Erste ("The First") is the flagship national television channel of the ARD association of public broadcasting corporations in Germany.

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DaVarryl Williamson

DaVarryl Jerome Williamson (born July 25, 1968) is an American former professional boxer. Chris Byrd and DaVarryl Williamson are Winners of the United States Championship for amateur boxers.

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David Tua

Faumuina To'aletai Mafaufau David Tua (born 21 November 1972), best known as David Tua, is a Samoan-New Zealand former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2013. Chris Byrd and David Tua are boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

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Derrick James

Derrick James (born January 23, 1972) is an American boxing trainer and former professional boxer.

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Detroit

Detroit is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan.

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Don King

Donald King (born August 20, 1931) is an American boxing promoter, known for his involvement in several historic boxing matchups.

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Donovan Ruddock

Donovan "Razor" Ruddock (born December 21, 1963) is a Jamaican-born Canadian former professional boxer who competed from 1982 to 2001 and in 2015.

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Dort Financial Center

The Dort Financial Center (originally IMA Sports Arena and formerly Perani Arena and Event Center) is a sports, entertainment and convention venue located in Flint, Michigan, United States.

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Eliecer Castillo

Elieser Ramos Castillo (born October 25, 1970) is a Cuban professional boxer in the heavyweight division.

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Erfurt

Erfurt is the capital and largest city of the Central German state of Thuringia.

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Eric Carr

Paul Charles Caravello (July 12, 1950 – November 24, 1991), better known as Eric Carr, was an American musician.

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Estrel Hotel

The Estrel Berlin in Berlin is Europe’s largest convention, entertainment, and hotel complex, and with its 1,125 rooms the largest hotel in Germany.

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Evander Holyfield

Evander Holyfield (born October 19, 1962) is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1984 and 2011. Chris Byrd and Evander Holyfield are African-American boxers, international Boxing Federation champions and world heavyweight boxing champions.

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Flint Northwestern High School

Flint Northwestern High School was a high school in Flint, Michigan, United States that served grades nine through twelve.

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Flint, Michigan

Flint is the largest city and seat of Genesee County, Michigan, United States.

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Foxwoods Resort Casino

Foxwoods Resort Casino is a hotel and casino complex owned and operated by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation on their reservation located in Ledyard, Connecticut.

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Frankie Liles

Frank ("Frankie") Liles (born February 14, 1965) is an American former professional boxer who held the Lineal and WBA super-middleweight titles. Chris Byrd and Frankie Liles are African-American boxers and Winners of the United States Championship for amateur boxers.

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Fres Oquendo

Fres Oquendo (born April 1, 1973) is a Puerto Rican professional heavyweight boxer.

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Germany

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.

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Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle

Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle (sometimes shortened to Schleyer-Halle) is an indoor arena located in Stuttgart, Germany.

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HBO

Home Box Office (HBO) is an American pay television network, which is the flagship property of namesake parent-subsidiary Home Box Office, Inc., itself a unit owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Heavyweight

Heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports and professional wrestling.

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Hollywood Casino Gulf Coast

Hollywood Casino Gulf Coast (formerly Casino Magic Bay St. Louis) is a casino hotel complex in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn Entertainment.

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Ike Ibeabuchi

Ikemefula Charles "Ike" Ibeabuchi (born February 2, 1973) is a Nigerian former professional boxer who competed from 1994 to 1999 in the heavyweight division.

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International Boxing Federation

The International Boxing Federation (IBF) is one of four major organizations recognized by the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) which sanctions professional boxing bouts, alongside the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Organization (WBO).

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International Boxing Organization

The International Boxing Organization (IBO) is a US based corporation that sanctions professional boxing matches and awards world and regional championships.

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Jameel McCline

Jameel McCline (born May 20, 1970) is an American former professional boxer. Chris Byrd and Jameel McCline are African-American boxers.

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Jimmy Thunder

Ti'a James Senio Peau (3 February 1966 – 13 February 2020), known professionally as Jimmy Thunder, was a Samoan-born New Zealand professional boxer who held the IBO heavyweight title from 1994 to 1995.

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Joe Louis Arena

Joe Louis Arena was an arena in Downtown Detroit.

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John Ruiz vs. Andrew Golota

John Ruiz vs.

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José Ribalta

José Manuel Ribalta (born March 31, 1963) is a Cuban former professional boxer who competed in the heavyweight division from 1982 to 1999.

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Knockout

A knockout (abbreviated to KO or K.O.) is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, muay thai, mixed martial arts, karate, some forms of taekwondo and other sports involving striking, as well as fighting-based video games.

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Lamon Brewster

Lamon Tajuan Brewster (born June 5, 1973) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2010. Chris Byrd and Lamon Brewster are African-American boxers, Winners of the United States Championship for amateur boxers, world Boxing Organization champions and world heavyweight boxing champions.

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Lanxess Arena

Lanxess Arena (stylized as LANXESS arena; originally Kölnarena, German for "Cologne arena") is an indoor arena, in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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Laurie Byrd

Laurie Byrd is a basketball coach and former basketball player from Flint, Michigan.

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Ledyard, Connecticut

Ledyard is a Town in New London County, Connecticut, United States, located along the Thames River.

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Lennox Lewis

Lennox Claudius Lewis (born 2 September 1965) is a boxing commentator and former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 2003. Chris Byrd and Lennox Lewis are international Boxing Federation champions and world heavyweight boxing champions.

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Lennox Lewis vs. Shannon Briggs

Lennox Lewis vs.

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Light middleweight

Light middleweight, also known as junior middleweight or super welterweight, is a weight class in boxing but also may include other combat sports. Chris Byrd and Light middleweight are light-middleweight boxers.

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Lionel Butler

Lionel Butler (born July 25, 1967) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 2010.

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List of IBF world champions

This is a list of IBF world champions, showing every world champion certificated by the International Boxing Federation (IBF). Chris Byrd and list of IBF world champions are international Boxing Federation champions.

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List of southpaw stance boxers

This is a list of southpaw stance boxers. Chris Byrd and list of southpaw stance boxers are southpaw boxers.

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List of United States national amateur boxing light middleweight champions

Below is a list of National Amateur Boxing Light Middleweight Champions, also known as United States Amateur Champions, along with the state or region which they represented. Chris Byrd and list of United States national amateur boxing light middleweight champions are light-middleweight boxers.

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List of United States national amateur boxing middleweight champions

Below is a list of National Amateur Boxing Middleweight Champions, also known as United States Amateur Champions, along with the state or region which they represented.

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List of WBO world champions

This is a list of WBO world champions, showing every world champion certified by the World Boxing Organization (WBO). Chris Byrd and list of WBO world champions are world Boxing Organization champions.

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List of world heavyweight boxing champions

At boxing's beginning, the heavyweight division had no weight limit, and historically the weight class has gone with vague or no definition. Chris Byrd and List of world heavyweight boxing champions are world heavyweight boxing champions.

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Madison Square Garden

Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as the Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City.

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Mannheim

Mannheim (Palatine German: Mannem or Monnem), officially the University City of Mannheim (Universitätsstadt Mannheim), is the second-largest city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, after the state capital of Stuttgart, and Germany's 21st-largest city, with a 2021 population of 311,831 inhabitants.

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Mark Edwards (boxer)

Mark Edwards (born 15 September 1963) is a retired British boxer. Chris Byrd and Mark Edwards (boxer) are boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

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Maurice Harris

Wilbur Maurice Harris (born February 21, 1976), nicknamed "Sugar Moe", is the former United States Boxing Association heavyweight champion. Chris Byrd and Maurice Harris are African-American boxers.

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Messe Erfurt

The Messe Erfurt is a convention center including an indoor arena, in Erfurt, Germany.

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Middleweight

Middleweight is a weight class in combat sports.

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Middleweight World Championship Series

The Middleweight World Championship Series was a boxing round-robin tournament staged by Don King Productions.

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Mohegan Sun Arena

The Mohegan Sun Arena is a 10,000 seat multi-purpose arena in the Uncasville area of Montville, Connecticut located inside the Mohegan Sun casino resort.

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Monroe County Fairgrounds

The Monroe County Fairgrounds in Monroe County, Michigan includes a number of buildings.

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Monroe, Michigan

Monroe is the largest city and county seat of Monroe County, Michigan, United States.

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Montville, Connecticut

Montville is a town in New London County, Connecticut in the United States.

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Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Mount Pleasant is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan.

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Nassau, Bahamas

Nassau is the capital and largest city of The Bahamas.

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Nathaniel Fitch

Nathaniel Fitch Sr. (born October 31, 1956) is an American former heavyweight boxer best known for his stellar amateur boxing career.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Olympic Games

The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions.

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Paradise, Nevada

Paradise is an unincorporated town and census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Nevada, United States, adjacent to the city of Las Vegas.

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Paramount Network

Paramount Network is an American basic cable television channel owned by the MTV Entertainment Group unit of Paramount Media Networks, a division of Paramount Global.

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Paul Vaden

Paul Vaden (born December 29, 1967) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1991 to 2000, holding the IBF light middleweight title in 1995. Chris Byrd and Paul Vaden are Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games, international Boxing Federation champions, light-middleweight boxers and Winners of the United States Championship for amateur boxers.

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Pay-per-view

Pay-per-view (PPV) is a type of pay television or webcast service that enables a viewer to pay to watch individual events via private telecast.

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Pearl River Resort

Pearl River Resort is a gaming resort located in Choctaw, Neshoba County, Mississippi.

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Phil Jackson (boxer)

Phil Jackson (born May 11, 1964) is an American former professional boxer, best known for challenging Lennox Lewis for the WBC Heavyweight Title in 1994.

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Philadelphia, Mississippi

Philadelphia is a city in and the county seat of Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States.

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Professional boxing

Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing.

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Puyallup Tribe of Indians

The Puyallup Tribe of Indians (commonly known as the Puyallup Tribe) is a federally-recognized tribe of Puyallup people from western Washington state, United States.

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Ramón Garbey

Ramón Garbey (born March 31, 1971) is a heavyweight boxer from Cuba, who won the world title as an amateur in light heavyweight division (– 81 kg) at the 1993 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Tampere, Finland.

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Reno Events Center

The Reno Events Center is a 7,000-seat multi-purpose arena, located in downtown Reno, Nevada, that was constructed in January 2005.

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Reno, Nevada

Reno is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada–California border.

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Ross Puritty

Ross Puritty (born December 18, 1966) is an American former professional boxer.

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SAP Arena

SAP Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Mannheim, Germany.

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Sat.1

Sat.1 is a German free-to-air television channel that is a part of the ProSiebenSat.1 Media Group.

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Shaun George (boxer)

Shaun George (born March 20, 1979) is an American professional boxer.

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Soaring Eagle Casino

The Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort is a Casino, Hotel, and Entertainment venue located near Mount Pleasant, Michigan.

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Southpaw stance

In boxing and some other sports, a southpaw stance is where the boxer has the right hand and the right foot forward, leading with right jabs, and following with a left cross right hook. Chris Byrd and southpaw stance are southpaw boxers.

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Stuttgart

Stuttgart (Swabian: italics) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg.

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Tacoma, Washington

Tacoma is the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States.

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The Palace of Auburn Hills

The Palace of Auburn Hills, commonly known as the Palace, was a multi-purpose arena located in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

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Thomas & Mack Center

The Thomas & Mack Center is a multi-purpose arena located on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Paradise, Nevada.

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Todd Foster

Todd Foster (born August 27, 1967, in Great Falls, Montana) is a former American boxer in the Welterweight division. Chris Byrd and Todd Foster are olympic boxers for the United States and Winners of the United States Championship for amateur boxers.

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Torsten Schmitz

Torsten Schmitz (born 26 August 1964 in Crivitz) is a retired German boxer in the Light Middleweight class. Chris Byrd and Torsten Schmitz are Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games and light-middleweight boxers.

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Tracy Byrd (boxer)

Tracy Michelle Byrd (born August 27, 1964, Flint, Michigan) is an American female boxer. Chris Byrd and Tracy Byrd (boxer) are boxers from Michigan.

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Tye Fields

Walter Tyeson "Tye" Fields (born February 8, 1975) is an American former professional boxer who held the USBA heavyweight title. Chris Byrd and Tye Fields are southpaw boxers.

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United States national amateur boxing championships

The United States National Boxing Championships bestow the title of United States Champion on Olympic boxers for winning the annual national Olympic boxing tournament organized by USA Boxing, which is the national governing body for Olympic boxing and is the United States' member organization of the World Boxing (since 2023; had been a member of the Association Internationale de Boxe (AIBA) until departing because of corruption in the governing body).

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Uriah Grant

Uriah Grant (born January 20, 1961) is a Jamaican former professional boxer who held the IBF Cruiserweight Title. Chris Byrd and Uriah Grant are international Boxing Federation champions.

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USA Today

USA Today (often stylized in all caps) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company.

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Virginia Beach, Virginia

Virginia Beach, officially the City of Virginia Beach, is the most populous city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.

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Vitali Klitschko

Vitalii Volodymyrovych Klychko (Віта́лій Володи́мирович Кличко́; born 19 July 1971), known as Vitali Klitschko, is a Ukrainian politician and former professional boxer. Chris Byrd and Vitali Klitschko are world Boxing Organization champions and world heavyweight boxing champions.

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Vitali Klitschko vs. Chris Byrd

Vitali Klitschko vs.

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William Joppy

William Torelle Joppy (born September 11, 1970) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2011, and held the WBA middleweight title three times between 1996 and 2003.

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Wladimir Klitschko

Wladimir Klitschko (born 25 March 1976) is a Ukrainian former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2017. Chris Byrd and Wladimir Klitschko are international Boxing Federation champions, world Boxing Organization champions and world heavyweight boxing champions.

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World Boxing Organization

The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is an organization which sanctions professional boxing bouts.

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1992 Summer Olympics

The 1992 Summer Olympics (Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

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See also

Boxers from Michigan

• Ad Wolgast
• Amanda Brundage
• Andre Dirrell
• Anthony Dirrell
• Bronco McKart
• Buster Mathis Jr.
• Charles Pierce Davey
• Chris Byrd
• Claressa Shields
• Courtney Burton
• Craig Payne
• Darrin Morris
• Demetrice King
• Derrick Jefferson
• Eric Esch
• Floyd Mayweather Jr.
• Floyd Mayweather Sr.
• Harry Spanjer
• J'Leon Love
• Jack Kearns
• Jack Lester (boxer)
• James Toney
• Jeff Mayweather
• Jermaine Franklin
• Jerry Armstrong
• Johnathon Banks
• Julius Long
• Kenny Lane
• Kid Lavigne
• Kip Diggs
• Oba Carr
• Pearce Lane
• Pinklon Thomas
• Ra'eese Aleem
• Rico Hoye
• Roger Mayweather
• Stanley Ketchel
• Tarick Salmaci
• Tony Burton
• Tony Tucker
• Tracy Byrd (boxer)
• Wesley Ramey

Olympic silver medalists for the United States in boxing

• Al Robinson
• Benjamin Spradley
• Charles Mayer (boxer)
• Charles Mooney
• Chris Byrd
• Duke Ragan
• Frank Haller
• George Finnegan
• Hank Herring
• Harry Spanjer
• Jack Wilson (boxer)
• Joe Lydon (boxer)
• John Daley (boxer)
• José Torres
• Joseph Salas
• Keyshawn Davis
• Michael Carbajal
• Miles Burke
• Ricardo Williams (boxer)
• Richard Torrez
• Riddick Bowe
• Rocky Juarez
• Roy Jones Jr.
• Russell van Horn
• Salvatore Tripoli
• Shakur Stevenson
• Stephen Halaiko
• Virgil Hill

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Byrd

Also known as Byrd, Chris, Chris Cornelius Byrd.

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