Jerome Coffee
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Jerome Coffee | ||||||||||||
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Born | Edwin Jerome Coffee March 16, 1958 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | |||||||||||
Nationality | American | |||||||||||
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Weight(s) | Bantamweight | |||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 6+1⁄2 in (169 cm) | |||||||||||
Reach | 66 in (168 cm) | |||||||||||
Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||
Boxing record | ||||||||||||
Total fights | 49 | |||||||||||
Wins | 35 | |||||||||||
Wins by KO | 19 | |||||||||||
Losses | 13 | |||||||||||
Draws | 1 | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Jerome "Kid" Coffee (born March 16, 1958) is an American former professional boxer in the bantamweight division.
Amateur career
Coffee had an outstanding amateur career and won several national championships, Amateur record 205 fights 193 wins (or 185–8 by the May 5, 1980 estimate[1]) including:
- 1977 National AAU Flyweight champion, decisioning Ronnie Clifford of Hickory Hills, Illinois, in the final.
- 1978 National PAL Flyweight champion
- 1979 National PAL Flyweight champion
- 1979 Pan American Games bronze medalist
- Defeated Gilberto Román (Mexico) points
- Defeated Jorge Hernández (Cuba) points
- Lost to Pedro Nolasco (Dominican Republic) points
He was ranked #3 Flyweight amateur boxer in the world by the AIBA.[2]
Professional career
Coffee turned professional in 1980 and had great success. He won his first 26 bouts, leading up to a clash with Jeff Fenech for the IBF bantamweight title in 1985 in Sydney, Australia. Fenech retained his title over Coffee via unanimous decision after the bout went the full 15 rounds. Coffee retired in 1994.
References
- ^ Amateur Careers Wind Down: Trials Next For Coffee, Bumphus by Tom Wood, The Tennessean, May 18, 1980, p. 74.
- ^ Top-ranked amateur boxers to square off Friday, The Jackson Sun, February 3, 1980, p. 29.
External links
- Boxing record for Jerome Coffee from BoxRec (registration required)
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