Davey Armstrong

Davey Armstrong
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Real name Davey Lee Armstrong
Nationality American
Born June 9, 1956 (1956-06-09) (age 59)
Puyallup, Washington, U.S.

Davey Lee Armstrong (born June 9, 1956 in Puyallup, Washington) is a retired boxer from the United States.

Amateur career

Armstrong began boxing at the Tacoma Boys Club, along with future world champions Rocky Lockridge and Johnny Bumphus, as well as 1972 Olympic Gold Medalist Sugar Ray Seales.

Armstrong represented the US at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was eliminated in the second round of the men's light flyweight division (– 48 kg) by bronze medalist Enrique Rodríguez.

Amateur highlights

Pro career

Armstrong turned pro as a lightweight on March 28, 1980 and boxed out of the Kronk Gym in Detroit. He never lived up to the potential that he showed as an amateur boxer, and never challenged for a major boxing title as a professional. Armstrong retired in 1983 after 27 bouts (24 wins and 3 losses).

Life after boxing

Armstrong now lives in Puyallup, Washington, and works for the City of Seattle as a bookkeeper.

Honors

References


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