Michael Collins
Personal information
Nationality United States
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classFlyweight/Bantamweight
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  USA
World Amateur Championships
Silver medal – second place 1982 Munich Flyweight (-51 kg)
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1987 Indianapolis Bantamweight (-54 kg)

Michael Collins is an American former amateur boxer from Texas who was a silver medalist at both the 1982 World Amateur Boxing Championships and 1987 Pan American Games.[1]

Collins was beaten by eventual 1984 Olympic gold medalist Steve McCrory in the flyweight final of the US Olympic trials, before moving up to the bantamweight division.[2] As a three-time national bantamweight champion, Collins entered the 1988 Olympic trials as the favourite, but fell in the semi-finals to Kennedy McKinney, who also went on to win Olympic gold.[3]

References

  1. ^ Scott, Frank (December 15, 1985). "Collins Captures U.S. Amateur Boxing Title". The Oklahoman.
  2. ^ Smith, Sam (August 21, 1987). "U.S. Split Decision: 2 Wins, 2 Losses". Chicago Tribune.
  3. ^ Gustkey, Earl (July 7, 1988). "U.S. Olympic Boxing Trials : Favored Bantamweight Michael Collins Upset by Truck Driver". Los Angeles Times.
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