Adrian Dodson
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Adrian Dodson is a British former Olympic boxer
. He competed for Guyana at the 1988 Summer Olympics
in Seoul under the name Adrian Carew before representing Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
and Vukašin Dobrašinović of Yugoslavia
before losing to eventual bronze medallist Reiner Gies
of West Germany
in the third round.
In 1989 he competed in the 147-pound division of Golden Gloves
and won the Sugar Ray Robinson award as the outstanding boxer of the tournament.
Having moved to England and taken his mother's last name Dodson made his second Olympic appearance competing for Great Britain at the 1992 Games in Barcelona. Due to the prescense of Robin Reid in the team Dodson was forced to drop from his favoured light middleweight to the welterweight division in order to compete. He won in the first round against Masashi Kawakami
but lost in the second round to former World Amateur champion Francisc Vaştag
of Romania
. Reid went on to win a bronze medal.
in 1995. He lost to Ronald “Winky” Wright
in a world title fight in 1997 but won the IBO super-middleweight title in 2001.
In 1999 he was fined £1,000 and banned for 18 months after being found guilty of biting Alain Bonnamie in the last round of their fight for the Commonwealth title. Dodson retired from boxing in 2003 with a record of 25 wins and 6 defeats.
In 2011 Dodson was scheduled to make a comeback in the super-middleweight division as part of the Prizefighter series
, where he could have faced fellow 1992 Olympian Robin Reid. Dodson pulled out before the series as he felt he was not in physical condition to compete and was replaced by Joe Ainscough.
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...
. He competed for Guyana at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Guyana at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Guyana competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. A total of eight athletes, seven men and one woman, competed for the nation in three sports.-References:*...
in Seoul under the name Adrian Carew before representing Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Amateur career
Dodson's first Olympic appearance came as a 17 year old competing in the light welterweight division. He won his first two fights against Bilal el-Masri of LibyaLibya at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Libya competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea.-Cycling:Men's Individual Road Race* Abdel Hamed El-Hadi — did not finish * Abdullah Badri — did not finish -References:*...
and Vukašin Dobrašinović of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Athletes from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. This was the last time that the SFR Yugoslavia competed in the Summer Olympics.-Medalists:-Athletics:Men's 400 metres...
before losing to eventual bronze medallist Reiner Gies
Reiner Gies
Reiner Gies was a German boxer who won a Light Welterweight Bronze Medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics for West Germany...
of West Germany
West Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics
West Germany competed at the Olympic Games for the last time as an independent nation at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Following German reunification in 1990, a single German team would compete in the 1992 Summer Olympics...
in the third round.
In 1989 he competed in the 147-pound division of Golden Gloves
Golden Gloves
The Golden Gloves is the name given to annual competitions for amateur boxing in the United States. The Golden Gloves is often the term used to refer to the National Golden Gloves competition, but it also can represent several other amateur tournaments, including regional golden gloves...
and won the Sugar Ray Robinson award as the outstanding boxer of the tournament.
Having moved to England and taken his mother's last name Dodson made his second Olympic appearance competing for Great Britain at the 1992 Games in Barcelona. Due to the prescense of Robin Reid in the team Dodson was forced to drop from his favoured light middleweight to the welterweight division in order to compete. He won in the first round against Masashi Kawakami
Masashi Kawakami
is a retired boxer from Japan, who competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.Japan sent four boxers to the Barcelona Games. Kawakami competed in the Men's Welterweight division...
but lost in the second round to former World Amateur champion Francisc Vaştag
Francisc Vastag
Francisc Vaştag was the first Romanian boxer to win the supreme belt in his category. His victory greatly stimulated boxing in Romania. The champion boxer Adrian Diaconu said that he considers Vaştag to be a brother and mentor.-References:**...
of Romania
Romania at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Romania competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. It was the first Summer Games for the nation after the fall of Communism in 1989.-Medalists:...
. Reid went on to win a bronze medal.
Professional career
After turning professional Dodson won his first 18 fights, including winning the WBO inter-continental title and defeating former world champion Lloyd HoneyghanLloyd Honeyghan
Lloyd Honeyghan is a retired British boxer. Born in Jamaica, he was WBC/WBA & IBF welterweight champion from 1986 to 1987. and WBC welterweight champion from 1988 to 1989....
in 1995. He lost to Ronald “Winky” Wright
Ronald Wright
Ronald Wright is a Canadian author who has written books of travel, history and fiction. His nonfiction includes the bestseller Stolen Continents, winner of the Gordon Montador Award and chosen as a book of the year by the Independent and the Sunday Times...
in a world title fight in 1997 but won the IBO super-middleweight title in 2001.
In 1999 he was fined £1,000 and banned for 18 months after being found guilty of biting Alain Bonnamie in the last round of their fight for the Commonwealth title. Dodson retired from boxing in 2003 with a record of 25 wins and 6 defeats.
In 2011 Dodson was scheduled to make a comeback in the super-middleweight division as part of the Prizefighter series
Prizefighter series
The Prizefighter series is a knock out boxing tournament created by boxing promoter Barry Hearn and aired on Sky Sports. The format has an initial eight fighters, who compete in four quarter-finals of 3 x 3 minute rounds followed by two semi-finals and one final all on the same night...
, where he could have faced fellow 1992 Olympian Robin Reid. Dodson pulled out before the series as he felt he was not in physical condition to compete and was replaced by Joe Ainscough.