Nate Jones (boxer)
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Birth name | Nathaniel Henry Jones | ||||||||||||||
Born | August 18, 1972 Chicago, Illinois | (age 52)||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nathaniel Henry "Nate" Jones (born August 18, 1972) is an American former Olympic and professional boxer. Nicknamed "The Snake", Jones won the National Golden Gloves 1994 and 1995 and the Heavyweight bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Amateur career
- Winner of the Heavyweight bronze medal representing the United States at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. His results were:
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Fola Okesola (Great Britain) RSC 3 (2:53)
- Defeated Jiang Tao (China) 21-4
- Lost to David Defiagbon (Canada) 10-16
- National Golden Gloves Heavyweight Champion (1994, 1995)
Professional career
Jones began his career undefeated in 17 fights over opponents. In his first test against Friday Ahunanya, Jones lost a split decision. After two victories over limited foes, Jones stepped up against future titlist Lamon Brewster, who destroyed Jones in a TKO 3. Shortly after the loss, Jones retired after doctors diagnosed him with diminished reflexes and speech.
Professional record
After boxing
Jones appeared on an episode of HBO's Mayweather-Hatton 24/7 series as an assistant trainer to Floyd Mayweather Jr. Mayweather, a friend of Jones from the U.S. Olympic Team, offered Jones a job as an assistant. He was again seen in Showtime's 'Inside Mayweather vs Pacquiao' training Floyd and giving insight to their friendship and time in the olympics together. Nate is now an established member of TMT (The Money Team) and is said to be one of Mayweathers strategists'.
References
- 1972 births
- Olympic boxers of the United States
- Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- National Golden Gloves champions
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in boxing
- Heavyweight boxers
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Chicago
- Boxers from Illinois
- American male boxers
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics