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Larry Nicholson

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Larry Nicholson
NationalityAmerican
Statistics
Weight(s)Lightweight[1][2]
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  United States
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1993 Tampere Lightweight
Goodwill Games
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Saint Petersburg Lightweight

Larry Nicholson is an American boxer.[3]

Life and career

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Nicholson attended Chapel Hill High School[4] and Northern Michigan University.[5]

Nicholson competed at the 1993 World Amateur Boxing Championships, winning the silver medal[6] in the lightweight event.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Boxing". Los Angeles Times. May 10, 1993. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "ET Boxer Nicholson Plans Bouts In Goodwill Games". The Tyler Courier-Times. Tyler, Texas. June 12, 1994. p. 33. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  3. ^ "Lightweight Nicholson takes aim at gold in 1996, then pro boxing". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. July 24, 1994. p. 46. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  4. ^ "Nicholson Wins Top Award In Payton Boxing Tourney". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. December 6, 1993. p. 21. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  5. ^ "Payton Boxing Tourney Begins Friday In Troup". The Tyler Courier-Times. Tyler, Texas. November 28, 1993. p. 25. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  6. ^ "Chapel Hill Boxer Takes On Cuban". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. September 25, 1993. p. 35. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  7. ^ "1993 World Amateur Boxing Championships", IBA World Boxing Championships
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