Kenneth Gould
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Full name | Kenneth Gould | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | "Kenny" | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Rockford, Illinois, U.S. | May 11, 1967||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | Welterweight | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Kenneth "Kenny" Gould (born May 11, 1967) was an American boxer, who won the welterweight bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He won the world title at the 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Reno, followed by a silver medal at the 1987 Pan American Games.
1988 Olympic Games
[edit]- Defeated Joseph Marwa (Tanzania) 4–1
- Defeated Alfred Ankamah (Ghana) 5–0
- Defeated Maselino Masoe (American Samoa) 5–0
- Defeated Joni Nyman (Finland) 5–0
- Lost to Laurent Boudouani (France) 1–4
Professional career
[edit]Gould began his professional career that same year and retired in 1993 with a career record of 26–2 (15KO). He fought limited opposition throughout his career, and was unable to compete at the higher levels of the pro ranks. His most notable foe was undefeated contender Roger Turner, who beat Gould by decision, and later went on to be KO'd by Félix Trinidad in a world title fight. Gould went on to win the fringe IBO world title, but was forced to retire due to a shoulder injury.
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Kenny Gould from BoxRec (registration required)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kenny Gould". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- 1967 births
- Living people
- Boxers from Illinois
- Welterweight boxers
- Boxers at the 1987 Pan American Games
- Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in boxing
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in boxing
- Sportspeople from Rockford, Illinois
- Winners of the United States Championship for amateur boxers
- American male boxers
- AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games medalists in boxing
- Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American boxing Olympic medalist stubs