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Rated at
  
Bantamweight

Wins
  
35

Martial art
  
Boxing

Draws
  
1

Nationality
  
United States

Role
  
boxer

Stance
  
Orthodox stance


Reach
  
66 in (168 cm)

Name
  
Jerome Coffee

Total fights
  
49

Height
  
5 ft 6 ⁄2 in (169 cm)

Wins by KO
  
19

Division
  
Bantamweight

Losses
  
13

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Born
  
March 16, 1958 (age 66) Nashville, Tennessee, United States (
1958-03-16
)

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Jerome "Kid" Coffee (born March 16, 1948) is an American former boxer in the bantamweight division.

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Amateur career

Coffee had an outstanding amateur career and won several national championships, Amateur record 205 fights 193 wins including:

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  • 1977 National AAU Flyweight champion, decisioning Ronnie Clifford of Hickory Hills, Illinois, in the final.
  • 1978 National PAL Flyweight champion
  • 1979 National PAL Flyweight champion
  • 1979 Pan American Games bronze medalist
  • Defeated Gilberto Román (Mexico) points
  • Defeated Jorge Hernández (Cuba) points
  • Lost to Pedro Nolasco (Dominican Republic) points
  • 1979 National Golden Gloves Flyweight champion
  • 1980 National Golden Gloves Flyweight champion

    • Professional career

    Coffee turned professional in 1980 and had great success. He won his first 26 bouts, leading up to a clash with Australian Jeff Fenech for the IBF bantamweight title in 1985 in Sydney, Australia. Fenech retained his title over Coffee via unanimous decision after the bout went the full 15 rounds. Coffee retired in 1994.

    References

    Jerome Coffee Wikipedia
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