Brad Pitt (boxer)
Bradley Michael "Brad" Pitt (born November 8, 1981 in Rosebud ) is an Australian heavyweight amateur boxer.
Career
Pitt is from Blairgowrie , Victoria, and is a house painter. In March 2006 he won the gold medal in the heavyweight division at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne by beating the Indian Harpreet Singh in the final . On July 23, 2006 he boxed in Darwin for the national championship title, but lost to Adam Forsyth .
At the 2007 World Boxing Championships in Chicago , Pitt was eliminated in the first round against the later bronze medalist Yushan Nijiati (China). At the Oceanic Championships in April 2008 in Apia , however, he qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing with a final victory over Adam Forsyth . Here he was eliminated on August 13, 2008 in the round of 16 against the Moroccan Mohamed Arjaoui .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Article in The Age , March 21, 2006
- ↑ List of results for Pitt at the Commonwealth Games ( Memento of April 18, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Result list of the Australian Championships 2006
- ↑ Results list of the boxing world championships 2007
- ^ Result list of the Oceania Championships 2008
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SURNAME | Pitt, Brad |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pitt, Bradley Michael (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian amateur boxer |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 8, 1981 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Rosebud |