Mylon Watkins

Mylon Watkins is a former boxer in the Junior middleweight division.

Career[edit]

Amateur career[edit]

Known as "Kid USA", Watkins had an outstanding amateur career, and was the upset winner of the 1984 National Golden Gloves Welterweight Championship ^[1] and the 1985 and 1986 National Golden Gloves Light middleweight Champion.

Professional career[edit]

Watkins turned pro in 1987 and won his first two pro bouts, but never fought as a professional again. Watkins was shot in the chest ^[2] during an argument, but not fatally, and never returned to the ring due to his injuries.

References[edit]

^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1821&dat=19840416&id=-kotAAAAIBAJ&sjid=np0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4543,5705546 ^{[dead link]}
^ "Archives". Los Angeles Times. July 1987.

External links[edit]

Boxing record for Mylon Watkins from BoxRec (registration required)

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[1] ttps://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1821&dat=19840416&id=-kotAAAAIBAJ&sjid=np0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4543,5705546 ^{[dead link]}

[2] "Archives". Los Angeles Times. July 1987.

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