Ronald Siler
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Ronald Siler Jr., commonly known as Ron Siler (born April 8, 1980 in Knoxville) is a US-American amateur boxer who has competed for the US at the 2004 Olympics.
neighborhood of Cincinnati, he has nine siblings and as of 2007, six children. He grew up without his mother after she joined the Army when he was an infant and lost contact and at times without his troubled father Ron Sr, too.
Boxing since age 7, stringbean Siler almost quit the sport when he lost his first three bouts. He continued, though, and his hard-punching style won his next 50 fights.
At the age of 14 he was caught selling drugs and became a 10th-grade high school dropout.
Until 2001 he was campaigning as a light flyweight, he won the United States championships in 1998 beating Jose Navarro,
1998 and 1999 he lost five times to his nemesis future world champion Brian Viloria
and at the Panam games in the first round to Maikro Romero
.
He came back to win the National Golden Gloves in 2000, at the Olympic trials however he lost to Nonito Donaire
and his brother Glenn Donaire
After Viloiria had turned pro he had his best year in 2001 when won the US championships again and a Bronze medal at the world championships where he lost to Yan Bartelemí
At the Goodwill Games he defeated Romanian star Marian Velicu
17-6, in semis and Russian southpaw Sergey Kazakov
, 17-9, in the final.
At flyweight he won the National Golden Gloves in 2002, at the World Cup he lost to Somjit Jongjohor
.
He repeated the win at the National Golden Gloves in 2003 and won the US championships in 2004.
He qualified for the Olympic Games by ending up in first place at the 1st AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
in Tijuana, Mexico. At the 2004 Athens Olympics he represented the United States as a Flyweight and lost in the second round to Tulashboy Doniyorov
(Uzbekistan) 22-45. Results were:
While out on bond for that charge, Siler and friends stole equipment from construction workers. When the workers chased them Siler hit 51 year old Elden Sundberg who just rounded a corner in the back of the head with a hammer.
He was convicted for attempted felonious assault. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9428-2004Aug17.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports/boxing.
Despite that, Judge Nadel was set to give Siler probation but the boxer did not show up in court.
After pleading guilty (today he claims to be innocent) he spent nine months of the 17-month sentence in a Dayton, Ohio, correctional facility. He had also been stopped multiple times for driving without a license.
Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Norbert Nadel placed him on probation in 2003 after national trainer Emanuel Steward
vouched for Siler, calling him the top prospect for the 2004 Olympics.
"You're getting the chance of a lifetime," Nadel told Siler in January 2003. "I hope you don't screw it up. Based on your past experiences, you're going to screw it up. If you want to throw it away, the onus is on you." He was reluctantly released early to compete for an Olympic medal http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040817/news_lz1x17siler.html.
In 2006 he violated his parole and was convicted of a misdemeanor http://blog.thesweetscience.com/2006/08/25/olympic-boxer-headed-to-jail.
In 2007 shortly before his pro debut he was charged with possession of crack cocaine, selling heroin and crack cocaine within 1,000 feet of a school, and trafficking drugs. The charges carry a maximum prison sentence of 13 years.
On October 20, 2008, he was arrested for allegedly assaulting a police officer at the Hamilton County Courthouse in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is accused of becoming belligerent after a police officer tried to stop him from cutting in a security line. He was arrested on charges of assaulting a police officer, resisting arrest and obstruction of official business. Hamilton County Municipal Judge Brad Greenberg set bond at $7,000 and ordered him to return to court on October 22 with a lawyer.
On July 17, 2009, Siler was shot and wounded in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati. Siler was one of two men shot and suffered a gunshot wound to the leg. http://www.wlwt.com/news/20085660/detail.html
On January 5, 2011 he was caught dealing/possessing cocaine.
On July 4, 2011, Siler was shot in the arm in Cincinnati's West End neighborhood.http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20110704/NEWS010701/107050308/Ex-Olympic-boxer-wounded-shooting
Background
Siler hails from the Over-the-RhineOver-the-Rhine
Over-the-Rhine, sometimes shortened to OTR, is a neighborhood in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is believed to be the largest, most intact urban historic district in the United States. Over-the-Rhine was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 with 943 contributing buildings...
neighborhood of Cincinnati, he has nine siblings and as of 2007, six children. He grew up without his mother after she joined the Army when he was an infant and lost contact and at times without his troubled father Ron Sr, too.
Boxing since age 7, stringbean Siler almost quit the sport when he lost his first three bouts. He continued, though, and his hard-punching style won his next 50 fights.
At the age of 14 he was caught selling drugs and became a 10th-grade high school dropout.
Amateur career
At boxing he was successful.Until 2001 he was campaigning as a light flyweight, he won the United States championships in 1998 beating Jose Navarro,
1998 and 1999 he lost five times to his nemesis future world champion Brian Viloria
Brian Viloria
Brian Viloria is a Filipino-American professional boxer He is the reigning WBO Flyweight champion. He also won the WBC Light Flyweight and IBF Junior Flyweight titles...
and at the Panam games in the first round to Maikro Romero
Maikro Romero
Maikro Romero is a Cuban boxer, who won the gold medal in the Men's Flyweight category at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta....
.
He came back to win the National Golden Gloves in 2000, at the Olympic trials however he lost to Nonito Donaire
Nonito Donaire
Nonito Donaire, Jr. is a Filipino-American professional boxer, who is widely known as "The Filipino Flash." He is a three-division world champion, having won five titles across three different boxing weight classes. He is a known switch-hitter with the ability to fight either southpaw or orthodox...
and his brother Glenn Donaire
Glenn Donaire
Glenn Donaire is a Filipino flyweight boxer. He was born in General Santos City, Philippines. He moved to the United States at a young age and grew up in the Bay Area where he still lives...
After Viloiria had turned pro he had his best year in 2001 when won the US championships again and a Bronze medal at the world championships where he lost to Yan Bartelemí
Yan Bartelemí Varela
Yan Bartelemí Varela is a Cuban amateur boxer, who won the gold medal in the light flyweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Amateur:*2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece...
At the Goodwill Games he defeated Romanian star Marian Velicu
Marian Velicu
Marian Velicu is a boxer from Romania, who won the bronze medal in the Men's Light Flyweight division at the 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Tampere, Finland...
17-6, in semis and Russian southpaw Sergey Kazakov
Sergey Kazakov
Sergey Kazakov is a Russian amateur boxer best known to win the World Championships 2003 and European Championships 1998, 2002 and 2004 in the Men's Light Flyweight.Kazakov won the European Championships in 1998...
, 17-9, in the final.
At flyweight he won the National Golden Gloves in 2002, at the World Cup he lost to Somjit Jongjohor
Somjit Jongjohor
Somjit Jongjohor is an amateur Thai boxer best known for winning gold medals in the flyweight division at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships and at the Beijing 2008 Olympics.-Career:Somjit won the Asian Games 2002....
.
He repeated the win at the National Golden Gloves in 2003 and won the US championships in 2004.
He qualified for the Olympic Games by ending up in first place at the 1st AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
1st AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The 1st AIBA American 2004 Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament was held in Tijuana, Mexico from March 12 to March 20, 2004. It was the first chance for amateur boxers from North-, Central- and South America to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics after the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo,...
in Tijuana, Mexico. At the 2004 Athens Olympics he represented the United States as a Flyweight and lost in the second round to Tulashboy Doniyorov
Tulashboy Doniyorov
Tulashboy Doniyorov is a boxer from Uzbekistan, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native Asian country.-Career:2002 at the Asian Games he was eliminated in the first round by Filipino Violito Payla....
(Uzbekistan) 22-45. Results were:
- Defeated Bradley HoreBradley HoreBradley Arthur Hore is a retired male flyweight boxer from Australia. He competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where he was stopped in the second round of the men's flyweight division by USA's Ronald Siler .-References:*...
(Australia) 32-18 - Lost to Tulashboy DoniyorovTulashboy DoniyorovTulashboy Doniyorov is a boxer from Uzbekistan, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native Asian country.-Career:2002 at the Asian Games he was eliminated in the first round by Filipino Violito Payla....
(Uzbekistan) 22-45
Amateur highlights
- 1998 United States Amateur Light Flyweight (106 lb) champion
- 2000 National Golden Gloves Light Flyweight (106 lb) champion
- 2001 United States Amateur Light Flyweight (106 lb) champion
- 2002 National Golden Gloves Flyweight (112 lb) champion
- 2003 National Golden Gloves Flyweight (112 lb) champion
- 2004 United States Amateur Flyweight (112 lb) champion
Pro career
Siler made his long awaited pro debut in January 2010 with a TKO win over Almensor De La Cruz.Troubles outside the ring
In 2002 he was arrested after he was caught driving a stolen 2000 Chevy Tahoe.While out on bond for that charge, Siler and friends stole equipment from construction workers. When the workers chased them Siler hit 51 year old Elden Sundberg who just rounded a corner in the back of the head with a hammer.
He was convicted for attempted felonious assault. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9428-2004Aug17.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/olympics/2004summer/sports/boxing.
Despite that, Judge Nadel was set to give Siler probation but the boxer did not show up in court.
After pleading guilty (today he claims to be innocent) he spent nine months of the 17-month sentence in a Dayton, Ohio, correctional facility. He had also been stopped multiple times for driving without a license.
Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Norbert Nadel placed him on probation in 2003 after national trainer Emanuel Steward
Emanuel Steward
Emanuel Steward is an American boxing trainer, commentator and inductee of the International Boxing Hall Of Fame and the World Boxing Hall of Fame.-Life and career:...
vouched for Siler, calling him the top prospect for the 2004 Olympics.
"You're getting the chance of a lifetime," Nadel told Siler in January 2003. "I hope you don't screw it up. Based on your past experiences, you're going to screw it up. If you want to throw it away, the onus is on you." He was reluctantly released early to compete for an Olympic medal http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040817/news_lz1x17siler.html.
In 2006 he violated his parole and was convicted of a misdemeanor http://blog.thesweetscience.com/2006/08/25/olympic-boxer-headed-to-jail.
In 2007 shortly before his pro debut he was charged with possession of crack cocaine, selling heroin and crack cocaine within 1,000 feet of a school, and trafficking drugs. The charges carry a maximum prison sentence of 13 years.
On October 20, 2008, he was arrested for allegedly assaulting a police officer at the Hamilton County Courthouse in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is accused of becoming belligerent after a police officer tried to stop him from cutting in a security line. He was arrested on charges of assaulting a police officer, resisting arrest and obstruction of official business. Hamilton County Municipal Judge Brad Greenberg set bond at $7,000 and ordered him to return to court on October 22 with a lawyer.
On July 17, 2009, Siler was shot and wounded in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati. Siler was one of two men shot and suffered a gunshot wound to the leg. http://www.wlwt.com/news/20085660/detail.html
On January 5, 2011 he was caught dealing/possessing cocaine.
On July 4, 2011, Siler was shot in the arm in Cincinnati's West End neighborhood.http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20110704/NEWS010701/107050308/Ex-Olympic-boxer-wounded-shooting