Michael Strange (boxer)
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Michael V. Strange (born August 6, 1970 in Niagara Falls, Ontario
) is a retired boxer
from Canada
, competing in the light welterweight
(< 64 kg) division. He represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992
in Barcelona, Spain.
Strange was named Canada's Boxer of the Year in 1996. Two years later in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia he won the gold medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
in the light welterweight category.
He is currently the owner of "The Highland Tap Pub" in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
1994 Commonwealth Games (as a Lightweight)
1995 Pan American Games (as a Lightweight)
1996 Olympic Games (as a Lightweight)
1998 Commonwealth Games (as a Light Welterweight)
2000 Olympic Games (as a Light Welterweight)
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Niagara Falls is a Canadian city on the Niagara River in the Golden Horseshoe region of Southern Ontario. The municipality was incorporated on June 12, 1903...
) 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 Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, competing in the light welterweight
Light welterweight
-Professional boxing:The light welterweight class is a weight division in professional boxing that has a limit of 63.5 kg or 140 pounds...
(< 64 kg) division. He represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992
Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place in the old Pavelló Club Joventut de Badalona in Barcelona. The boxing schedule began on July 26 and ended on August 9...
in Barcelona, Spain.
Strange was named Canada's Boxer of the Year in 1996. Two years later in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia he won the gold medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
1998 Commonwealth Games
The 1998 XVI Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 September to 21 September 1998 making it the first Asian country to act as host and the last Commonwealth Games for the 20th century. A record 70 nations supplied 3638 athletes...
in the light welterweight category.
He is currently the owner of "The Highland Tap Pub" in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
Amateur results
1992 Olympic Games (as a Featherweight)- Lost to Somluck KamsingSomluck KamsingSomluck Kamsing is a Thai boxer. His name is sometimes spelled as Somrak Khamsing.During the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand, Kamsing lit the torch during the Games' opening ceremony. Kamsing was born in Khon Kaen...
(Thailand) 9-11
1994 Commonwealth Games (as a Lightweight)
- Defeated Emmanuel ClotteyEmmanuel Clottey (boxer)Emmanuel Clottey is a Ghanaian professional boxer in the Welterweight division. He's the brother of fringe contender Judas Clottey and former world champion Joshua Clottey.-Pro Career:...
(Ghana) 29-3 - Defeated Irvin Buhlalu (South Africa) 8-7
- Defeated Hassan Matumla (Tanzania) 11-6
- Defeated Kalolo Fiaui (New Zealand) 12-2
- Defeated Martin Renaghan (Ireland) 18-11
1995 Pan American Games (as a Lightweight)
- Defeated Benjamin Bucio (Mexico) 4-2
- Defeated Franklin Frias (Dominican Republic) 11-6
- Lost to Julio GonzálezJulio GonzálezJulio González may refer to:* Julio César González , Mexican light-heavyweight boxer* Julio González , Cuban responsible for the 1990 Happy Land Fire...
(Cuba) 2-13
1996 Olympic Games (as a Lightweight)
- Defeated Francisco Martínez (Mexico) 15-1
- Defeated Mekhak GhazaryanMekhak GhazaryanMekhak Ghazaryan is a retired boxer from Armenia. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he lost in the second round of the men's lightweight division to Canada's Michael Strange....
(Armenia) 16-7 - Lost to Tontcho TontchevTontcho TontchevToncho Dimitrov Tonchev is an Bulgarian boxer, who won the Lightweight Silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Tontchev also represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain....
(Bulgaria) 10-16
1998 Commonwealth Games (as a Light Welterweight)
- Defeated Hassan Matumla (Tanzania) 21-7
- Defeated Kloba Sehloho (Lesotho) 21-1
- Defeated Davis MwaleDavis MwaleDavis Mwale is a boxer from Zambia.He participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native African country. There he was stopped in the second round of the Light welterweight division by Cuba's eventual runner-up Yudel Johnson Cedeno.Mwale won the bronze medal in the same division one year...
(Zambia) 19-1 - Defeated Gerry Legras (Seychelles) 16-8
2000 Olympic Games (as a Light Welterweight)
- Lost to Nurhan SuleymanogluNurhan SüleymanogluNurhan Süleymanoğlu is a boxer from Turkey.Participating at the 1996 Summer Olympics, he was stopped in the second round of the light welterweight division by Cuba's Héctor Vinent....
(Turkey) 3-9