Raymond Tyler Downey (born September 23, 1968 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian boxer, who won a light middleweight bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.^[1] In 1990 he gained silver at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. He is a member of Nova Scotia's "Boxing Downeys" family of fighters. His father was boxer David Downey.^[2] Raymond has four children a son Tylor Flint, daughter Raya Flint, also two younger daughters Genevia and Summer Downey.

Amateur highlights

Ray Downey was a bronze medallist in the light middleweight classification for Canada at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. His Olympic results were:

1988 Seoul Olympics

- Round of 64: Defeated Jorge López (Argentina) by decision, 5-0
- Round of 32: Defeated Norbert Nieroba (West Germany) by decision, 3-2
- Round of 16: Defeated Abrar Hussain Syed (Pakistan) by decision, 5-0
- Quarterfinal: Defeated Martin Kitel (Sweden) by decision, 5-0
- Semifinal: Lost to Park Si-hun (South Korea) by decision, 0-5 (was awarded bronze medal)
Competed as a Light Middleweight at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games. Result was:
- Lost to Hendrik Simangunsong (Indonesia) 5-12

Downey turned pro in 1994 with much success. He retired in 2000 with a pro record of 16-2-1.^[3]