Weight Class: Light heavyweight/178 pounds
Hometown: Knoxville, Tenn.
Birthdate: November 5, 1974
Height: 6-4
Weight: 178 pounds
Reach: 34
Coach’s name: Basheer Abdullah
Club name: World Class Athlete Program
Began boxing: 2003
Do you have any children: Christen Downs, 9 years old; Cameron Downs, 7 years old
National Senior Titles: 2006, 2007 U.S. Championships; 200-2007 Armed Forces Championships; 2005 PAL Championships; Pan Am Box Offs gold medalist; Pan Am Qualifier II gold medalist
Occupation: U.S. Army
Career highlight: My first championships that I won—the PAL National Championship
Biggest Influence: My teammates because I get to see them grow and see how we grow together
Draw to boxing: I went to an Army boxing smoker and was hooked.
Greatest strength in the ring: My heart and will that make me want to win
Other sports played: Basketball, football, track and cross country
Love most about boxing: The head-to-head bouts at the top level
Goals in and out of the ring: To get as far as my skill will allow me to go and then some day, to open my own barber shop
Favorite Movie: 13 Warrior
Favorite TV show: My Wife and Kids and Everyone Hates Chris
Favorite song: TI – Bring it Out
Hobbies outside of boxing: Basketball and spending time with my children
What is something interesting about you that most people don’t know: I love to scrapbook pictures of my two kids and I took some scrapbooking classes.
2007 PAN AMERICAN GAMES TEAM MEMBER
2007 PAN AMERICAN QUALIFIER II GOLD MEDALIST
2006 NATIONAL CHAMPION
2007
U.S. Championships: won on retirement over Jeffrey Spencer, Ft. Carson, Colo., RET-3 (1:02), in quarterfinals; dec. Siju Shabazz, Las Cruces, N.M., 33-13, in semifinals; dec. Yathomas Riley, San Diego, Calif., 28-14, in finals for 1st
Pan Am Qualifier II: stopped Julio Castillo, Ecuador, RSC-2 (2:00), in semifinals; dec. Shawn Terry Cox, Barbados, 12-5, in finals for 1st. Pan Am Box-offs: dec. William Rosinsky, 25-10, in semifinals; dec. Yathomas Riley, 13-8, in finals for 1st.
Pan Am Qualifier I: dec. Julio Cesar Costillo, Ecuador, 11-2, in first round; lost on points to Carlos Negron, Puerto Rico, 30-14, in quarterfinals.
2006
Six Nations Cup: dec. Salvatore Gallo, ITA, 23-6, in finals for 1st.
U.S. Championships: dec. Quantis Graves, 15-8, in first round; dec. Brandon Gonzales in second round; stopped Isaiah McFadden, RSCO-3, in quarterfinals; dec. Yathomas Riley in semis; stopped Alfonso Lopez, RSC-1, in finals for 1st.
2005
USA vs. Azerbaijan Dual: dec. Anar Mirzoev, Azerbaijan, 34-23
National PAL Championships: dec. Jonathan Jenkins, 19-3, in first round; dec. Dalemanik Roberson-El, 7-6, in quarterfinals; dec. William Rosinsky, 12-10, in semifinals; dec. Yathomas Riley, 6-4, in finals for 1st
USA vs. Canada Dual: dec. Jason Douglas, CAN, 34-33; lost on points to Jason Douglas, CAN, 31-10
U.S. Championships: stopped Valentino Jalamo, RSC-1, in first round; dec. De’Rae Crane, 3-0 (paper scoring), in quarterfinals; lost on points to Brandon Gonzales, 21-12, in semifinals for 4th.
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