Leo Randolph boxer

Leo Randolph boxer
bouts
19
won
17
lost
2
draw
0
Status
inactive
Division
super bantamweight
Debut
1978-06-20
Height
5′ 7½″/172cm
Reach
-
Age
-
Born
1958-02-27
Death
-
Nationality
USA

Leo Randolph (born February 27, 1958 in Columbus, Mississippi) is an American former boxer, who won the Flyweight Gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics.Randolph had an outstanding amateur career. Randolph was a product of the Tacoma Boys Club amateur program, along with fellow Olympic Gold Medalist Sugar Ray Seales, and future world champions Rocky Lockridge and Johnny Bumphus. Randolph was trained as an amateur and professional by Joe Clough, the head trainer at the Tacoma Boys Club. In 1975 he was the National Golden Gloves Flyweight champion. He was a National AAU flyweight champion, and was the 1976 Olympic Flyweight Gold Medalist.Leo Randolph's 1976 Montreal Olympic boxing results were as follows:Randolph turned pro in 1978. In 1980, with a record of 16-1, he challenged Ricardo Cardona for the WBA Super Bantamweight Title in a bout held in Seattle. Randolph won via TKO in the 15th round. In his next fight, he lost his title to Sergio Victor Palma via TKO in the 5th. Randolph retired after the bout.He currently holds the record for the earliest retirement ever by a former professional world boxing champion, and at two years and fifty days, Randolph also holds the record for the shortest career for any world boxing champion.After winning the World Boxing Association super bantamweight championship from Ricardo Cardona on May 4, 1980, Randolph made his first title defense versus Argentina's Sergio Palma three months later in Spokane, WA on August 9, 1980. The bout was nationally televised. Palma was not generally known to have an aggressive style or be a hard puncher, but he immediately went on the offensive from the opening bell. Palma staggered Randolph early in the first round, staggered him again, and then floored the champion twice before the round ended. Pressing his advantage, Palma dominated round two, clearly overwhelming the young champion. Randolph rallied in both rounds three and four by boxing defensively, but Palma reasserted himself in round five. Randolph was knocked down for the third time in the contest and rose on shaky legs. Referee Stanley Christodoulou counted beyond the mandatory eight count as Randolph stood groggily with his right hand draped over the top rope. He stopped the fight at 1:12 of the round, ruling that Randolph was in no condition to continue. According to an article written by Jim Benagh in the November 1980 edition of The Ring magazine, Randolph, a deeply religious man, said he did not have the necessary killer instinct to continue as a professional boxer and voluntarily chose to retire from the ring at age 22.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
1980-08-09 Sergio Victor Palma WWWLWW Coliseum, Spokane LOST
Technical knockout
1980-05-04 Ricardo Cardona WWWWWW Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle WIN
Technical knockout
1980-03-28 Tony Rocha LLLLWW U. of Puget Sound Fieldhouse, Tacoma WIN
KO
1980-01-26 Baby Kid Chocolate WWWLLL Sports Arena, Los Angeles WIN
Unanimous decision
1980-01-12 Joe Kid Zaldivar LDLLLL Hyatt House Lake Tahoe, Stateline WIN
Technical knockout
1979-11-27 Tony Cisneros W Sports Arena, Los Angeles WIN
KO
1979-10-27 Oscar Muniz WWWWWW Sports Arena, Los Angeles WIN
Split-decision
1979-09-22 Jose Luis Bautista LWWWLL Sports Arena, Los Angeles WIN
Unanimous decision
1979-05-25 Darryl Jones LWLLWL Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica WIN
Points
1979-05-14 Alfonso Cirillo WLLL Spectrum, Philadelphia WIN
Technical knockout
1979-04-20 David Capo L Felt Forum, New York LOST
Split-decision
1978-12-15 Tony Hernandez WLLLLL Westchester County Center, White Plains WIN
Corner retirement
1978-12-01 Ralph Roman debut Community Center, Cohoes WIN
KO
1978-11-14 Fernando Martinez W Ice World, Totowa WIN
Unanimous decision
1978-11-01 Carlos Zayas WLLLLL Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis WIN
Technical knockout
1978-10-05 Eddie Logan WWLWWL Seattle Center Arena, Seattle WIN
Unanimous decision
1978-08-17 Marcial Santiago WWLLLL Ice World, Totowa WIN
Unanimous decision
1978-07-12 Tony Reed LLLLLL Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City WIN
Unanimous decision
1978-06-20 Alfonso del Gadillo DLLDLL Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle WIN
KO