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Nate Jones

b. 1972

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Born 1972. Nate Jones is an American boxer.

Nathaniel Henry "Nate" Jones (born August 18, 1972) is an American former Olympic and professional boxer. Nicknamed "The Snake", Jones won the National Golden Gloves 1994 and 1995 and the Heavyweight bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Amateur career Winner of the Heavyweight bronze medal representing the United States at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. His results were: 1st round bye Defeated Fola Okesola (Great Britain) RSC 3 (2:53) Defeated Jiang Tao (China) 21-4 Lost to David Defiagbon (Canada) 10-16 National Golden Gloves Heavyweight Champion (1994, 1995)

Professional career Jones began his career undefeated in 17 fights over opponents. In his first test against Friday Ahunanya, Jones lost a split decision. After two victories over limited foes, Jones stepped up against future titlist Lamon Brewster, who defeated Jones by TKO in round 3. Shortly after the loss, Jones retired after doctors diagnosed him with diminished reflexes and speech.

Professional record

Loss

TKO 3 2002-02-02

Win

TKO 4 2001-12-15

Win

UD 6 2001-08-24

Loss

SD 12 2001-03-03

Win

TKO 2 2000-11-28

Win

UD 12 2000-09-16

Win

UD 10 2000-05-25

Win

KO 1 2000-02-29

Win

UD 8 1999-12-18

Win

UD 8 1999-07-24

Win

KO 1 1999-03-13

Win

UD 6 1998-12-18

Win

UD 6 1998-11-13

Win

KO 1 1998-09-19

Draw

MD 8 1998-05-29

Win

KO 1 1998-04-10

Win

TKO 1 1998-01-31

Win

KO 1 1997-12-13

Win

UD 4 1997-06-28

Win

PTS 4 1997-03-29

Win

TKO 1 1997-01-11

After boxing Jones appeared on an episode of HBO's Mayweather-Hatton 24/7 series as an assistant trainer to Floyd Mayweather Jr. Mayweather, a friend of Jones from the U.S. Olympic Team, offered Jones a job as an assistant. He was again seen in Showtime's 'Inside Mayweather vs Pacquiao' training Floyd and giving insight to their friendship and time in the olympics together. Nate is now an established member of TMT (The Money Team) and is said to be one of Mayweathers strategists.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Nate Jones?

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When was Nate Jones born?

Nate Jones was born on 18 August 1972 in Chicago.

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Nate Jones is a boxer.

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Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Nate Jones

· Wikidata: Q1421417

· DBpedia: Nate Jones (boxer)

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