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Full name | Eric Joseph Griffin | |||||||||||
Nationality | American | |||||||||||
Born | Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S. | November 3, 1967|||||||||||
Died | October 7, 2023 Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S. | (aged 55)|||||||||||
Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) | |||||||||||
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Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||
Weight class | Light Flyweight | |||||||||||
Club | Galena Park Club | |||||||||||
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Eric Griffin (November 3, 1967 – October 7, 2023) was an American professional boxer. As an amateur, he won gold medals at the 1989 and 1991 World Championships.
As an amateur, Griffin was the co-captain of the 1992 USA Olympic Team.
1989 World Champion at Light Flyweight in competition in Moscow. Results were:
Griffin turned pro in 1992 and had a disappointing career. He retired in 1997 after being TKO'd in his first and only title shot, a bout for the vacant WBO light flyweight title against Jesus Chong, having won 16 and lost 4 in his pro career.
Griffin died in Lafayette, Louisiana on October 7, 2023, at the age of 55.[1]