Eric Carr is an American

United States

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 professional

Professional

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 Heavyweight boxer.

Carr’s amateur boxing career began at the impressionable age of 14. His amateur career produced a remarkable record of 56 wins with 6 losses. His powerful right punch grabbed the 1993 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...

 championship, as a Light Heavyweight

Light heavyweight

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 at the Chapa's Arena in Houston, Texas

Houston, Texas

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 against David Costa. Carr is a stylish right hand boxer that punches with power.

Carr has sparred with boxing

Boxing

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 champions, including seven time world Middleweight

Middleweight

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 Champion Tommy "Hit Man" Hearns, the former WBC

World Boxing Council

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 Continental Middleweight Champion Kid Fire Parks, and 1984 Olympics

1984 Summer Olympics

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 medal winner Frank Tate

Frank Tate (boxer)

Frank Tate was an American boxer.-Amateur career:Tate was the 1983 National Golden Gloves light middleweight champion. Even though he was down two times during the final bout he controversially won the Light Middleweight Gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics vs Canadian Boxer Shawn O'Sullivan...

, the former world Middleweight Champion.

Carr credits training camp experiences with trainer Johnny Powell for his finely tuned boxing skills. Powell served as co-trainer with Eddie Futch

Eddie Futch

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, known for his work with Michael Spinks

Michael Spinks

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 and Leon Spinks

Leon Spinks

Leon Spinks is a former American boxer. He had an overall record of 26 wins, 17 losses and 3 draws as a professional, with 14 knockout wins, and was the former World Boxing Council and World Boxing Association heavyweight champion of the world...

. Carr also trained with former Golden Gloves and world Light Heavyweight champion Eddie Mustafa Muhammad

Eddie Mustafa Muhammad

Eddie Mustafa Muhammad is a retired American boxer.- Amateur career :Boxing under his birth name, Eddie Gregory, Muhammad won two New York Golden Gloves Championships. Gregory won both the 1971 and the 1972 New York Golden Gloves 147 lb Open Championships...

, and David Parks, the architect of Lamar “Kid Fire” Parks. Carr has won bouts in New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

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, and Houston. He has fought on a card produced by Fight to the Finish Productions. Carr also served on the board of the NAACP as an executive committee member,and also currently sits on the board of the YMCA.