Raymond Tyler Downey (born September 23, 1968 in

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) is a Canadian

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, who won a light middleweight bronze medal at the

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. In 1990 he gained silver at the

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. He is a member of Nova Scotia's ''"Boxing Downeys"'' family of fighters. His father was boxer

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. 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

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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

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(Sweden) by decision, 5-0 ** Semifinal: Lost to

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(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

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(Indonesia) 5-12

Pro career

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

References

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