Boxing|Boxer]], Bomani "Warrior" Parker formerly named Parker White, was born on September 30, 1967 in Ohio. While his parents migrated to California shortly after his birth, Parker grew up to fight out of Richmond, California

Richmond, California

Richmond is a city in western Contra Costa County, California, United States. The city was incorporated on August 7, 1905. It is located in the East Bay, part of the San Francisco Bay Area. It is a residential inner suburb of San Francisco, as well as the site of heavy industry, which has been...

. His boxing career started in West Oakland out of the Boys and Girls Club. Later he fought to win honors as a National Golden Gloves Champion in 1986 weighing in as a middle weight at 165 pounds. Soon he became one of the greatest amateur boxers to ever fight for the United States, as a member of the American Olympic

Olympic Games

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 boxing team. He fights as a south-paw (left-handed). He also fought in the Goodwill Games

Goodwill Games

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 and grew to become one of the greatest American Golden Gloves contenders. He is currently still the only American boxer to hold the record with the most defeats against Russia

Russia

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 a total of six wins. Parker also holds the record for the most defeats against Cuba

Cuba

The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...

, a total of four wins. These great defeats led him to a championship bout in the 1988 Olympic Trials. In that bout, Bomani Parker fought against Alfred Cole. While he lost he still achieved the honors of a silver medal

Silver medal

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Later, Parker went on to become a professional boxer. He moved on to win the WBC

World Boxing Council

The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...

 Light Heavy Weight Continental Americas title. He eventually fought cruiser weight. He currently holds a 14-6-1 record. He eventually moved up to the heavy weight class in 1995.

References

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