Phillip Boudreault
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Phillip Boudreault (born January 23, 1975 in Sudbury, Ontario
) is a boxer
from Canada
.
Boudreault competed in the light welterweight
(< 63.5 kg) division at the 1996 Summer Olympics
in Atlanta, Georgia
. There he was stopped in the second round by Russia
's Eduard Zakharov
, after having defeated Rashi Ali Hadj Matumla
of Tanzania
in the first round.
After the Olympics Boudreault became depressed
and was involved in criminal activities. He was known to associate with biker gangs and in 2005 was convicted of a brutal assault in a Sudbury bar. He narrowly avoided the dangerous offender
status and a life sentence in prison after he agreed to a prison sentence of three years and accepted the lesser "long-term offender" status. He was subsequently charged with violating his long-term supervision order, testing positive for marijuana and cocaine
use in May 2009. He pleaded guilty in court on January 28, 2010, and will be sentenced on April 7.
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Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
) is a 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...
from Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
Boudreault competed in the light welterweight
Light welterweight
-Professional boxing:The light welterweight class is a weight division in professional boxing that has a limit of 63.5 kg or 140 pounds...
(< 63.5 kg) division at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
-Qualification:The following tournaments were used as qualification tournaments for boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.Africa* All-Africa Games in Harare, Zimbabwe from September 13 to September 23, 1995* Qualification Tournament in April/May? 1996...
in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
. There he was stopped in the second round by Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
's Eduard Zakharov
Eduard Zakharov
Eduard Fyodorovich Zakharov was a male boxer from Russia. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was stopped in the quarterfinals of the men's light-welterweight division by Cuba's eventual gold medalist Héctor Vinent. Zakharov was murdered in...
, after having defeated Rashi Ali Hadj Matumla
Rashi Ali Hadj Matumla
Rashi Ali Hadj Matumla is a retired male boxer from Tanzania, who represented his native East African country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 . He was nicknamed Snakeboy during his career. Matumla also competed at two Commonwealth Games: 1994 and 1998.-References:* *...
of Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
in the first round.
After the Olympics Boudreault became depressed
Depression (mood)
Depression is a state of low mood and aversion to activity that can affect a person's thoughts, behaviour, feelings and physical well-being. Depressed people may feel sad, anxious, empty, hopeless, helpless, worthless, guilty, irritable, or restless...
and was involved in criminal activities. He was known to associate with biker gangs and in 2005 was convicted of a brutal assault in a Sudbury bar. He narrowly avoided the dangerous offender
Dangerous offender
In Canada and England and Wales, certain convicted persons may be designated as dangerous offenders and subject to a longer, or indefinite, term of preventive detention in order to protect the public.-Canada:...
status and a life sentence in prison after he agreed to a prison sentence of three years and accepted the lesser "long-term offender" status. He was subsequently charged with violating his long-term supervision order, testing positive for marijuana and cocaine
Cocaine
Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from "coca" in addition to the alkaloid suffix -ine, forming cocaine. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system, an appetite suppressant, and a topical anesthetic...
use in May 2009. He pleaded guilty in court on January 28, 2010, and will be sentenced on April 7.
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