Davey Lee Armstrong (born June 9, 1956 in Puyallup, WA) is a retired boxer

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

 from the United States

United States

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Amateur career

Armstrong began boxing at the Tacoma Boys Club, along with future world champions Rocky Lockridge

Rocky Lockridge

Rocky Lockridge , is a former boxer and world champion. As a professional, he is perhaps best known for handing Roger Mayweather his first defeat, in a first-round knockout for the WBA super featherweight championship.-Amateur career:...

 and Johnny Bumphus

Johnny Bumphus

Johnny 'Bump City' Bumphus , is a former boxer who was world light welterweight champion.-Professional career:...

, as well as 1972 Olympic Gold Medalist Sugar Ray Seales

Sugar Ray Seales

"Sugar" Ray Seales, was the only American boxer to win a gold medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics.-Personal:...

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Armstrong represented the USA at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics:It was held August 27 to September 10, with the participation of 357 fighters from 81 countries.-Medal table:-Light Flyweight :-First Round:...

. He was eliminated in the second round of the men's light flyweight

Light flyweight

- Professional boxing :The weight limit at light flyweight in professional boxing is 108 pounds . When New York legalized boxing in 1920, the law stipulated a "junior flyweight" class, with a weight limit of 99 pounds. When the National Boxing Association was formed in 1921, it also recognized this...

 division (– 48 kg) by bronze medalist Enrique Rodríguez

Enrique Rodríguez

Enrique Rodríguez Cal is a retired boxer from Spain, who won the bronze medal in the light flyweight division division at the 1972 Summer Olympics. It was Spain's only medal in Munich, West Germany. He captured the bronze medal at the inaugural 1974 World Championships in Havana, Cuba...

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Amateur Highlights

• 1972 National AAU Champion (106 lbs.)
• 1972 U.S. Olympians (106 lbs.)
• 1973 National AAU Runner-up (119 lbs.), lost to Mike Hess of Albany, OR in the final by decision.
• 1975 National AAU Champion (125 lbs.)
• Won the gold medal at the 1975 Pan American Games
  Boxing at the 1975 Pan American Games
  The Men's Boxing Tournament at the 1975 Pan American Games was held in Mexico City, Mexico, from October 12 to October 26.- Medal winners :-Medal table:-External links:*...
  
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• 1976 National AAU Champion (125 lbs.)
• 1976 U.S. Olympian. (Placed Fifth)
• 1979 National AAU Champion (132 lbs.)

Pro career

Armstrong turned pro as a lightweight

Lightweight

Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing....

 on March 28, 1980 and boxed out of the Kronk Gym

Kronk Gym

Kronk Gym was a boxing gym located in Detroit and led by the famous trainer Emanuel Steward. The gym was run out of the basement of the oldest recreation center of the City of Detroit...

 in Detroit. He never lived up to the potential that he showed as an amateur boxer, and never challenged for a major boxing title as a professional. Armstrong retired in 1983 after 27 bouts (24 wins and 3 losses).

Life After Boxing

Armstrong now lives in Puyallup, Washington

Puyallup, Washington

Puyallup, Washington is a city in Pierce County, Washington about five miles east of Tacoma. The population was 37,022 at the 2010 Census. Named after the Puyallup Tribe of Native Americans, Puyallup means "the generous people."-History:...

and works for the City of Seattle as a bookkeeper.