Jamie Pagendam

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James "Jamie" Pagendam (born December 1, 1965 in Toronto ) is a retired Canadian boxer .

Career

Jamie Pagendam won a bronze bantamweight medal at the Junior World Championships in Santo Domingo in 1983 when he was only defeated in the semi-finals against John Molina . In 1985 he won the Canadian featherweight championship and the silver medal at the North American Championships in the United States, when he was eliminated in the final against Molina. In 1986 he was again Canadian featherweight champion.

In 1988 he was able to become Canadian featherweight champion again, beat the starters from Japan, the Soviet Union and the USA at the Canada Cup and played an international match against the reigning world champion Kelcie Banks from the USA, whom Pagendam only narrowly lost 2-1. He then started at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul .

In the first fight he met the Mongols Cerendorjin Amarjargal and dominated the fight, whereby his opponent was counted several times and was twice on the ground, which according to the current rules would have meant an automatic victory for the Canadian. The referee did not end the fight, however, whereupon the two boxers fought on and Pagendam was finally knocked out . The Canadian camp then successfully appealed against the misjudgment, whereupon Pagendam was subsequently declared the winner. Since, according to AIBA rules, boxers were not allowed to fight for a month after a knockout, Pagendam was officially eliminated in the second preliminary round by walkover against the Bulgarian Kirkor Kirkorow . After Anthony Hembrick, he was the second North American boxer to be eliminated from these games in a controversial manner.

In 1994 he was still Canadian light welterweight champion.

additional

In 2010, Jamie Pagendam was inducted into the St. Catharines Sports Hall of Fame.

His brother Steve Pagendam is a former boxer and 1984 Olympian. His daughter Victoria is also a boxer and his son Tanner is an ice hockey player.

literature

  • XXIV Olympiad: Seoul 1988, Albertville 1992 by Ellen Galford

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personal data
SURNAME Pagendam, Jamie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pagendam, James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian boxer
DATE OF BIRTH December 1, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Toronto