Ray Downey
Raymond Tyler "Ray" Downey (born September 23, 1968 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian boxer, who won a light middleweight bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1] In 1990 he gained silver at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. He is a member of Nova Scotia's "Boxing Downeys" family of fighters. His father was boxer David Downey.[2] Raymond has four children a son Tylor Flint, daughter Raya Flint, also two younger daughters Genevia and Summer Downey.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's boxing | ||
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| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1988 Seoul | Light Middleweight |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1990 Auckland | Light Middleweight |
Amateur highlights
- Ray Downey was a bronze medallist in the light middleweight classification for Canada at the 1988 Olympics 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 Martin Kitel (Sweden) by decision, 5-0
- Semifinal: Lost to Park Si-hun (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 Hendrik Simangunsong (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.[3]
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ray Downey". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
- Lawlor, Allison (August 2, 2015). "Robert Downey was part of Nova Scotia's boxing dynasty". The Globe and Mail.
- Boxing record for Ray Downey from BoxRec
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