Anthony Hembrick
| File:Anthony Hembrick 1988.jpg Hembrick in 1988 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 22, 1966 |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | Light-heavyweight |
| Boxing career | |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 41 |
| Wins | 31 |
| Win by KO | 22 |
| Losses | 8 |
| No contests | 2 |
Anthony Hembrick (born February 22, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 1996. He twice challenged for a world light-heavyweight title in 1992 and 1993. As an amateur, he was a member of the 1988 US Olympics team.
Amateur career
[edit | edit source]Hembrick is best known for never having had the opportunity to fight in the 1988 Olympics. Hembrick and his coach, Ken Adams, misinterpreted the fight schedule. Afterwards, they blamed the schedule for being too confusing. By the time Hembrick arrived at Chamshil Students' Gymnasium twelve minutes late, he had been disqualified and the match was being awarded to South Korean Ha Jong-ho.[1]
Amateur Highlights
[edit | edit source]Hembrick was the 1986 and 1987 United States Amateur middleweight champion, while boxing for United States Army. He later was the U.S. Olympic representative at middleweight in 1988.[2]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]Hembrick turned professional in 1989 and unsuccessfully challenged WBO light heavyweight title holder Leeonzer Barber, losing a split decision. Hembrick lost in his other title opportunity as well, in 1993 to IBF light heavyweight title holder Henry Maske. He retired in 1996.
Professional boxing record
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[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]Boxing record for Anthony Hembrick from BoxRec (registration required) Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
