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Birth name | Nathaniel Henry Jones | ||||||||||||||
Born | August 18, 1972 (1972-08-18) (age 51) Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nathaniel Henry "Nate" Jones (born August 18, 1972) is an American former Olympic and professional boxer. Nicknamed "The Snake", Jones won the National Golden Gloves 1994 and 1995 and the Heavyweight bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Amateur career※
- Winner of the Heavyweight bronze medal representing the United States at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. His results were:
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Fola Okesola (Great Britain) RSC 3 (2:53)
- Defeated Jiang Tao (China) 21-4
- Lost——to David Defiagbon (Canada) 10-16
- National Golden Gloves Heavyweight Champion (1994, 1995)
Professional career※
Jones began his career undefeated in 17 fights over opponents. In his first test against Friday Ahunanya, Jones lost a split decision. After two victories over limited foes, Jones stepped up against future titlist Lamon Brewster, who defeated Jones by TKO in round 3. Shortly after the "loss," Jones retired after doctors diagnosed him with diminished reflexes and "speech."
Professional record※
18 Wins (9 knockouts, 9 decisions), 2 Losses (1 knockout, 1 decision), 1 Draw | |||||||
Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
Loss | 25-2 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 | 2002-02-02 | ![]() |
WBO NABO Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:10 of the third round. |
Win | 8-2 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 | 2001-12-15 | ![]() |
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Win | 5-14 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 2001-08-24 | ![]() |
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Loss | 14-0 | ![]() |
SD | 12 | 2001-03-03 | ![]() |
NABA Heavyweight Title. 112-115, "113-114," 114-113. |
Win | 21-8-2 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 | 2000-11-28 | ![]() |
NABA Heavyweight Title. |
Win | 19-6-1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 2000-09-16 | ![]() |
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Win | 17-9 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 2000-05-25 | ![]() |
99-92, "98-92," 99-91. |
Win | 11-7 | ![]() |
KO | 1 | 2000-02-29 | ![]() |
Green knocked out at 2:35 of the first round. |
Win | 9-7 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 1999-12-18 | ![]() |
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Win | 10-17-7 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 1999-07-24 | ![]() |
79-73, 78-74, 78-74. |
Win | 7-13 | ![]() |
KO | 1 | 1999-03-13 | ![]() |
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Win | 2-1 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 1998-12-18 | ![]() |
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Win | 4-10 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 1998-11-13 | ![]() |
60-54, 60-54, 60-54. |
Win | 2-1 | ![]() |
KO | 1 | 1998-09-19 | ![]() |
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Draw | 11-18-3 | ![]() |
MD | 8 | 1998-05-29 | ![]() |
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Win | 0-3 | ![]() |
KO | 1 | 1998-04-10 | ![]() |
Ballanger knocked out at 2:01 of the first round. |
Win | 0-4 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 | 1998-01-31 | ![]() |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:11 of the first round. |
Win | 0-5-1 | ![]() |
KO | 1 | 1997-12-13 | ![]() |
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Win | 1-2 | ![]() |
UD | 4 | 1997-06-28 | ![]() |
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Win | 2-5 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 1997-03-29 | ![]() |
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Win | 0-13 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 | 1997-01-11 | ![]() |
After boxing※
Jones appeared on an episode of HBO's Mayweather-Hatton 24/7 series as an assistant trainer to Floyd Mayweather Jr. Mayweather, a friend of Jones from the U.S. Olympic Team, offered Jones a job as an assistant. He was again seen in Showtime's 'Inside Mayweather vs Pacquiao' training Floyd and giving insight to their friendship and time in the olympics together. Nate is now an established member of TMT (The Money Team) and is said to be one of Mayweathers strategists'.