Duke Ragan

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Duke Ragan
Statistics
Weight(s)Featherweight
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)[1]
NationalityAmerican
Born (1997-09-18) September 18, 1997 (age 24)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.[1]
StanceOrthodox[1]
Boxing record[2]
Total fights4
Wins4
Wins by KO1
Losses0
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Featherweight
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Hamburg Bantamweight
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Bantamweight

Duke Ragan (born September 18, 1997)[3] is an American professional boxer who won a silver medal in the featherweight division at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Amateur/Olympic career[]

After learning the sport at the Cincinnati Golden Gloves boxing club in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of his hometown, Ragan won silver medals at the 2017 World Championships and the 2019 Pan American Games as an amateur in the bantamweight division.[4] In June 2021, less than a year after he turned pro, Ragan learned he had qualified for the Tokyo Olympics as a featherweight.[5]

Ragan won his first four bouts in Tokyo to qualify for the gold medal bout, beating seeded Samuel Kistohurry and Serik Temirzhanov in the process.[6] He lost the Olympic final 3:2 to fellow professional Albert Batyrgaziev of the Russian team. Ragan won the third round on four of the five judges' scorecards, but attributed his defeat to a slow start.[7]

Ragan still became the first professional boxer to win a medal for the U.S. team. He also became only the second silver medalist for the American men's team since 2004, joining Shakur Stevenson.

Professional career[]

Ragan turned pro in July 2020 with James Prince as his manager. He was initially set to make his debut on August 8.[8] In August, he signed a multi-year promotional contract with Bob Arum's Top Rank,[9] with his rescheduled debut set for August 22 against Luis Alvarado on the undercard of Eleider Alvarez vs. Joe Smith Jr. at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Paradise, Nevada.[10] Ragan knocked Alvarado down with a right hand in the first round. He made it back to his feet before referee Jay Nady's count of ten. Disorientated, Alavarado turned his back on Nady which prompted him to call a halt to the contest, handing Ragan a first-round technical knockout (TKO) victory.[11]

Professional boxing record[]

Professional record summary
4 fights 4 wins 0 losses
By knockout 1 0
By decision 3 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
4 Win 4–0 United States Charles Clark UD 6 Apr 10, 2021 United States Osage Casino, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
3 Win 3–0 United States Sebastian Gutierrez UD 4 Nov 14, 2020 United States MGM Grand Conference Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
2 Win 2–0 United States John Moraga UD 4 Oct 3, 2020 United States MGM Grand Conference Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
1 Win 1–0 United States Luis Alvarado TKO 1 (4), 0:42 Aug 22, 2020 United States MGM Grand Conference Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "BoxRec: Duke Ragan". BoxRec. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Boxing record for Duke Ragan". BoxRec.
  3. ^ "Boxing RAGAN Duke - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympics. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  4. ^ "Duke Ragan". Team USA. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  5. ^ Beacham, Greg. "Keyshawn Davis to fight at Tokyo Olympics despite going pro". apnews.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  6. ^ "Olympics.com". olympics.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  7. ^ Beacham, Greg. "Batyrgaziev, Ragan make Olympic history for pro boxers". apnews.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  8. ^ Woodson, R. L. "Amateur Standout Duke Ragan Slated for August 6 Pro Debut on ESPN | Round By Round Boxing". Round by Round Boxing. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  9. ^ "Duke Ragan Inks Promotional Pact With Top Rank". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  10. ^ "Eleider Alvarez vs. Joe Smith - Full Undercard Revealed". BoxingScene.com. August 12, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  11. ^ Idec, Keith (August 22, 2020). "Duke Ragan Scores First-Round Knockout Of Luis Alvarado In Pro Debut". Boxing Scene. Retrieved August 23, 2020.

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