Larry Mosley
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Larry Dennis Mosley is an American
boxer
in the Welterweight
division.
Born in Watts, California, Mosley is boxing champion Shane Mosley's
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Mosley's major amateur tournament results are as follows:
At the Olympic Box-Offs, Dante Craig would defeat Mosley twice, to earn the United States Olympic bid at Welterweight.
and Golden Johnson
, both in 2006.
United States
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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...
in the Welterweight
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
division.
Born in Watts, California, Mosley is boxing champion Shane Mosley's
Shane Mosley
“Sugar” Shane Mosley is an American professional boxer from Pomona, California who has held world titles in three weight divisions.-Amateur career:Mosley was an amateur standout, capturing various amateur titles, including:...
cousin http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/news/2000/usteam_boxing/.
Amateur career
Mosley had an outstanding amateur career, and was the 1998 and 1999 United States Amateur Welterweight Champion.Mosley's major amateur tournament results are as follows:
- 1997 3rd Place as a Light Welterweight at United States Championships. Results were:
- Defeated Bobby Jaramillo on points
- Defeated Larry Nicholson on points
- Lost to Anthony HanshawAnthony HanshawAnthony Lavar Hanshaw was a professional boxer, from Massillon, Ohio. He was born on March 28, 1978, in Warren, Ohio. Hanshaw graduated from Mansfield Senior High School in 1996...
on points
- 1998 Welterweight Silver Medalist at Goodwill Games in New York City. Results were:
- Defeated Serguei Dzinziruk (Ukraine) on points
- Defeated Roberto Guerra on points
- Lost to Andrei Mishin (Russia) on points
- 1998 United States Amateur Welterweight Champion. Results were:
- Defeated Joshua Lavergene on points
- Defeated Ed Hernandez on points
- Defeated Miguel EspinoMiguel EspinoMiguel Angel Espino is a professional American boxer.-Personal life:Espino, a Mexican-American, was born in North Hollywood, California. Espino is from the "hood", and sees boxing as an escape from this - looking to the day when he can present his family the keys to a new house...
on points - Defeated Johnny DeJesus on points
- 1999 United States Amateur Welterweight Champion. Results were:
- Defeated Stacy Harris on points
- Defeated Napoleon Cleveland on points
- Defeated Ishe SmithIshe SmithIshe Oluwa Kamau Bhoduri Ali "Sugar Shay" Smith is a professional boxer, and was a competitor on the first season of the reality TV show The Contender....
on points - Defeated Joel Salas on points
- Defeated Arturo Morales on points
- 1999 World Championships in Houston, United States, competed as a Welterweight. Results were:
- Defeated Yuri ForemanYuri ForemanYuri Foreman is a Belarusian-born Israeli-American professional boxer. He is a former World Boxing Association super welterweight champion...
(Israel) on points - Lost to Juan Hernandez SierraJuan Hernández SierraJuan Hernández Sierra is a retired boxer from Cuba, who competed in the welterweight Juan Hernández Sierra (born March 16, 1969) is a retired boxer from Cuba, who competed in the welterweight Juan Hernández Sierra (born March 16, 1969) is a retired boxer from Cuba, who competed in the welterweight...
(Cuba) on points
- Defeated Yuri Foreman
- Won the Welterweight competition at the 2000 Olympic Trials. Results were:
- Defeated Cliff RichardsCliff RichardsCliff Richards is a comic book artist.-Biography:Richards is best known as the penciller of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer monthly series from Dark Horse Comics, as well as the artist on the Buffy limited series, Haunted...
on points - Defeated James WebbJames WebbJames Webb, Jim Webb or Jimmy Webb may refer to:Public service*James B. Webb, known as J. B. Webb , influential in shaping Australia's international relations and aid during the 1950s, 60s and 70s*James E...
on points - Defeated Dante Craig on points
- Defeated Cliff Richards
At the Olympic Box-Offs, Dante Craig would defeat Mosley twice, to earn the United States Olympic bid at Welterweight.
Professional career
Mosley turned pro in 2000 and has had limited success. In his two high profile bouts, he has come up with draws, against Miguel FigueroaMiguel Figueroa
Miguel Figueroa has been the leader of the Communist Party of Canada since 1992.- Early political career :Figueroa was born in Montreal, and has been a member of the CPC since 1977. He has held many positions within the CPC, including party organizer in Vancouver from 1978 to 1985, and leader of...
and Golden Johnson
Golden Johnson
Golden Demond Johnson is a professional boxer in the Welterweight division. He's the former three-time NABF champion at Lightweight, Light Welterweight, and Welterweight.-Personal life:...
, both in 2006.