Clinton Jackson (born May 20, 1954) is an American former professional boxer. As an amateur, he competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. He also won a silver medal at the 1974 World Championships and a gold at the 1975 Pan American Games.

Contents

• 1 Biography
• 2 Amateur highlights
  • 2.1 1976 Olympic results
• 3 Professional record
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Biography

Born in Evergreen, Alabama, Jackson was an all-around athlete who played football and basketball in high school. He began boxing in 1970 when he walked into a gym in Pensacola, Florida. He lost to Emilio Correa in the gold medal match at the 1974 World Championships, but then defeated him en route to a gold medal at the 1975 Pan American Games.

He turned professional in 1979 but never achieved the results that he had as an amateur. He failed to win a fight against any significant opposition, and lost decisions to James Shuler, Sumbu Kalambay, and Buster Drayton. Jackson retired after a knockout win in October 1985.

In 1989, Jackson, a former sheriff's deputy, was convicted of kidnapping an Alabama banker in an extortion scheme, in which he demanded US$9,000. In 1992, an *ociated Press article reported that Jackson was serving a life sentence in an Alabama prison inmate #00154880. According to Sports Illustrated, he was still serving a life sentence as of January 2015.

Amateur highlights

• 1974 National AAU Welterweight Champion
• 1974 National Golden Gloves Welterweight Champion
• 1975 National AAU Welterweight Champion
• 1975 National Golden Gloves Welterweight Champion
• 1975 Pan American Games Welterweight Champion
• 1976 National AAU Welterweight Champion
• 1976 National Golden Gloves Welterweight Champion
• 1976 United States Olympic representative at Welterweight
• 1977 National AAU Light Middleweight champion
• 1978 National AAU Welterweight runner-up, losing to Roger Leonard.

1976 Olympic results

Below are the results of Clinton Jackson, an American welterweight boxer who competed at the 1976 Montreal Olympics:

• Round of 32: Defeated (5–0) Zbigniew Kicka of Poland
• Round of 16: Defeated (KO 1) Wesly Felix of Haiti
• Quarterfinal: Lost (2–3) to Pedro Gamarro of Venezuela

Clinton Jackson had 221 amateur fights, finishing his amateur career with a record of 206 wins 15 losses. He soon turned professional, but also coached the Nashville Sheriff's Dept. celebrated boxing team.

Professional record

References

External links

• Boxing record for Clinton Jackson from BoxRec (registration required)