Michael Dallas Jr. (born December 19, 1986) is an American

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Amateur career

Michael had an impressive amateur record of 115-12. He won a gold medal at the PAL International Junior Olympics in 2000. In 2002 he won a bronze medal at the US National Silver Gloves championships, losing to three-time Olympian

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. That same year he was a runner-up at the PAL Junior championships (15-16 age range) at 112 lbs. During the 2004 US Western Olympic trials, he lost to

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. At the 2006 National Golden Gloves he won a silver medal, losing to

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. Mike also got a gold medal at the 2006 PAL championships at 64 kg, beating

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and Raul Tovar. He went to the US 2008 Olympic trials at 64 kg, where he beat

but lost to Daniel O'Connor and Danny Garcia.

Sparring Partners

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s Michael has sparred with are 8 -division world champion

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and the undefeated Light Welterweight prospect

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Professional career

He made his professional debut in March 2008 in the

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against Alejandro Balladares and won all four rounds of the bout for a unanimous decision victory. In July 2010, he made his debut on

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boxing against undefeated Lanard Lane. Despite predicting an easy knock-out, Lane found himself overwhelmed and all three judges scored the bout 78-74 in favor of Dallas.

Professional record

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Personal life

On June 12, 2008 Dallas, Jr. had a son named Mekai. He's a graduate of South High School in Bakersfield, where he played on both the basketball and football teams. His father Michael Dallas, Sr. fought professionally from 1991 to 1998.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dallas, Michael, Jr. Light-welterweight boxers Sportspeople from Bakersfield, California 1986 births Living people Boxers from California American male boxers