Mike Agassi
Emmanuel B. Agassi more commonly known as Mike Agassi (born 25 December 1930 in Salmas, Iran), is a former Iranian boxer and is the father of Andre Agassi.
Born to Armenian and Assyrian parents, Agassi represented Iran as a boxer in the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. In 1948, he lost in the first round to Juan Venegas, who went on to win the bronze medal. In 1952, he competed in the Featherweight division where he lost in the first round against Leonard Leisching, who also went on to win the bronze medal. [citation needed]
He shortened his surname to Agassi after he emigrated to the United States, first to Chicago, then Las Vegas, Nevada.
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