Jerry Page

For the United States Air Force general (died 1989), see Jerry D. Page.
Jerry Page
Personal information
Born January 15, 1961 (1961-01-15) (age 55)
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.

Jerry Louis Page (born January 15, 1961 in Columbus, Ohio) was an American boxer who won the light welterweight gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. A year earlier he won a silver medal at the 1983 Pan American Games.

Amateur career

Page was an Olympic Gold Medalist at 139 lbs at the 1984 Olympics.[1]

Olympic results

Professional career

Page began his professional career in 1985 and won his first 8 bouts before being beaten in a decision loss to Terrence Alli in 1988. This loss signaled the beginning of an early end for Page, who lost a decision to Frankie Randall in 1989 and then retired in 1990 with a career record of 11-4-0.

References

  1. "Jerry Page". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.


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