Dale Walters was a Canadian 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...

 who won a bantamweight bronze medal

Olympic medalists in boxing

This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in boxing from 1904 to 2008.-Light flyweight:*1968 - : up to 48 kg.-Flyweight:*1904: up to 105 lb *1920-1936: up to 112 lb *1948-1964: up to 51 kg...

 at the 1984 Summer Olympics

1984 Summer Olympics

The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...

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Professional career

Walters began his professional career in 1985 as a Bantamweight and had limited success. In 1986 he took on Canadian legend Tony Pep

Tony Pep

Tony Pep is a boxer from New Westminster, British Columbia. He had a record of 42 wins , 10 losses, and 1 draw....

 and was TKO'd in the 10th round, his last fight as a professional. Walters retired with a record of 4-1-0.

Olympic career

"During Dale Walters's 15 year amateur career he was never beaten by a Canadian boxer. Further, he never lost an amateur bout (including international competitions) on Canadian soil. The 5-time national champion had a career record of 165 wins and 12 losses and was selected Most Outstanding Boxer at three National Championships. Walters won a Bronze medal as a Bantamweight at the Los Angeles Games in 1984. It was Canada's first Olympic Boxing Medal in 52 years. Walters then fought professionally and finished his career with a record of 7 wins and 1 loss. He was inducted into the Canadian Boxing Hall of Fame in 1996. He also worked as a boxing analyst for television and radio broadcasts throughout his career and currently owns a downtown gym, Ringside Fitness."

• Inducted into the Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame

Junior Amateur Boxing

One of the important junior international tournaments that Dale Walters engaged in
took place on June 6, 1976 in Victoria, BC and was hosted by the London Boxing Club.
The tournament was called:
"Northwest Counties S.A.B.A. Team Of England" vs The British Columbia Team"
Dale fought in the fourth bout against England's J.J. Grant. As described
in the souvenir program.

Olympic results

• 1st round bye
• Defeated Mustapha Kouchane (Algeria) 5-0
• Defeated Hiroaki Takami (Japan) 5-0
• Defeated Pedro Ruben Decima
  Pedro Ruben Decima
  Pedro Ruben Decima is a former professional boxer from Argentina.-Amateur career:As an amateur Decima represented Argentina as a bantamweight at the 1984 Olympic Games...
  
   (Argentina) 5-0
• Lost to Héctor López
  Héctor López (boxer)
  Héctor López Colín was a Mexican boxer who was the NABF and WBO NABO Light Welterweight Champion. He also won an Olympic Silver medal for Mexico in the Bantamweight division.-Amateur career:...
  
  (Mexico) 0-5