Curt McCune
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Curt McCune from Homewood (Birmingham), Alabama
, is a former 4-time State of Alabama amateur boxing
champion, the 1994 International Law Enforcement Games Boxing Champion (193 lbs.), and a current coach and trainer of amateur and professional boxers.
McCune was named the most outstanding boxer at the 1986 Alabama Sports Festival
and was nationally ranked as an amateur boxer. He retired from competition with a record of 55-3; plus over 25 exhibition bouts (no decision rendered). Notably, he has trained with referee Richard Steele
at the Sugar Ray Leonard Nevada Partners Center. McCune owned Champions Boxing Gym in Birmingham, AL from 2001 to 2007, where he produced over 20 state and regional amateur boxing champions within six years.
McCune is a licensed professional boxing trainer and registered Level II coach with USA Boxing. He currently trains professional boxer Michael Gibbons
, whom he trained as an amateur. Gibbons won the 2004, 2005 and 2006 Alabama State Golden Gloves
titles, and the 2005 Southeastern Association Championship. Gibbons, known in the ring as "The Godfather", is a 4-0 nationally ranked professional boxer. McCune also trained Brad Ginn, a state and regional champion at 201 lbs, who won a decision at the 2006 Alabama Golden Gloves over 2008 US Olympic bronze medalist Deontay Wilder
.
McCune appreared as an extra in the 2002 short film Johnny Flynton
. The film received an Academy Award nomination that year for best short live action film. McCune is a former United States Marine and 20-year law enforcement veteran. He is a licensed professional boxing trainer and registered Level II coach with USA Boxing
and now resides in Montgomery, Alabama
.
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
, is a former 4-time State of Alabama amateur boxing
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...
champion, the 1994 International Law Enforcement Games Boxing Champion (193 lbs.), and a current coach and trainer of amateur and professional boxers.
McCune was named the most outstanding boxer at the 1986 Alabama Sports Festival
Alabama Sports Festival
The Alabama Sports Festival was founded in 1982 at the request of the United States Olympic Committee and is part of a nationwide network of State Games...
and was nationally ranked as an amateur boxer. He retired from competition with a record of 55-3; plus over 25 exhibition bouts (no decision rendered). Notably, he has trained with referee Richard Steele
Richard Steele
Sir Richard Steele was an Irish writer and politician, remembered as co-founder, with his friend Joseph Addison, of the magazine The Spectator....
at the Sugar Ray Leonard Nevada Partners Center. McCune owned Champions Boxing Gym in Birmingham, AL from 2001 to 2007, where he produced over 20 state and regional amateur boxing champions within six years.
McCune is a licensed professional boxing trainer and registered Level II coach with USA Boxing. He currently trains professional boxer Michael Gibbons
Michael Gibbons
Michael Gibbons may refer to:* Michael Gibbons , United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient* Mike Gibbons , American welterweight/middleweight boxer...
, whom he trained as an amateur. Gibbons won the 2004, 2005 and 2006 Alabama State 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...
titles, and the 2005 Southeastern Association Championship. Gibbons, known in the ring as "The Godfather", is a 4-0 nationally ranked professional boxer. McCune also trained Brad Ginn, a state and regional champion at 201 lbs, who won a decision at the 2006 Alabama Golden Gloves over 2008 US Olympic bronze medalist Deontay Wilder
Deontay Wilder
Deontay Wilder is an American heavyweight boxer best known for winning two major national titles in 2007 and for being the only American boxer to win a medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Career:...
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McCune appreared as an extra in the 2002 short film Johnny Flynton
Johnny Flynton
Johnny Flynton is a short film that was directed by Lexi Alexander and was nominated for an Academy Award.. It is based on a true story about a boxer that accidentally kills the wife that he loves.-Reception:...
. The film received an Academy Award nomination that year for best short live action film. McCune is a former United States Marine and 20-year law enforcement veteran. He is a licensed professional boxing trainer and registered Level II coach with USA Boxing
USA Boxing
USA Boxing is the national governing body for Olympic-style amateur boxing. It is overseen by the United States Olympic Committee and the International Amateur Boxing Association , who sets its rules....
and now resides in Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery is the capital of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is the county seat of Montgomery County. It is located on the Alabama River southeast of the center of the state, in the Gulf Coastal Plain. As of the 2010 census, Montgomery had a population of 205,764 making it the second-largest city...
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Sources
- Urquhart, Marietta. "The Prizefighter", Birmingham Magazine, Vol. 47, No. 4 (April 2007), pp. 135–7
- Thompson, Chris. "Lightweight Hopeful Michael Gibbons & Trainer Curt McCune Speak to RSR." Ringside Report, December 10, 2007
- Champions Boxing Gym
- bhamwiki entry on Gibbons
- International Law Enforcement Games
- Alabama Sports Festival
- Johnny Flynton