James Busceme is a former American

United States

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 boxer

Boxing

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, who is one of the most celebrated American amateur boxers in history.

Amateur career

Nicknamed "Bubba", Busceme was the 1971 National AAU champion at 132 pounds, and 1972 National Golden Gloves champion at 132 pounds, defeating Norman Goins of Indianapolis in the final. He was also a 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...

 champion at 132 in 1971, and before that he won the Golden Gloves crown at 125 pounds in 1969 and 1970. His amateur record is reported to be 520-13. He competed at 132 pounds at the 1972 Munich Olympics.

Olympic results

• 1st round bye
• Defeated Praianan Vichit (Thailand) 5-0
• Lost to Jan Szczepanski
  Jan Szczepanski (boxer)
  Jan Antoni Szczepański is a retired boxer from Poland, who won the gold medal in the lightweight division at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany...
  
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Personal

In his post-boxing career, Busceme is a school teacher in Belize

Belize

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, the only official English-speaking country in Central America.

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