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Tim Austin

{{short description|American boxer}}

{{for|the musician| Tim Austin (musician)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2015}}

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|name=Tim Austin

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|realname=Timothy Austin

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1971|04|14|mf=y}}

|birth_place=Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.

|nationality=

|nickname=Cincinnati Kid

|weight=Bantamweight

|height=5 ft 5+1/2 in

|reach=71 in

|style=Southpaw

|total=30

|wins=27

|KO=24

|losses=2

|draws=1

|no contests=

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{{MedalSport|Men's Boxing}}

{{MedalCountry|{{USA}}}}

{{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}}

{{Medal|Bronze|1992 Barcelona|Flyweight}}

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Timothy Austin (born April 14, 1971) is an American former professional boxer. He is now a coach at the Cincinnati Golden Gloves gym in Cincinnati.

Amateur career

Austin had an outstanding amateur career, compiling a record of 113–9.

Amateur accomplishments

Professional career

Known as "Cincinnati Kid", Austin won the IBF Bantamweight title by defeating Mbulelo Botile in 1997. He successfully defended his title against nine fighters before losing to Rafael Marquez by an 8th-round technical knockout in 2003.{{cite web|url=https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Marquez-Beats-Austin-in-IBF-Bantamweight-7068341.php|title=Marquez Beats Austin in IBF Bantamweight|publisher=Midland Daily News|access-date=2024-03-28}}

Professional boxing record

{{BoxingRecordSummary

|draws=1

|nc=

|ko-wins=24

|ko-losses=2

|dec-wins=3

|dec-losses=0

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{{abbr|No.|Number}}

!Result

!Record

!Opponent

!Type

!Round, time

!Date

!Location

!Notes

30

|{{no2}}Loss

|27–2–1

|align=left|Eric Aiken

|TKO

|6 (10)

|2006-04-01

|align=left|{{small|Wolstein Center, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.}}

|align=left|

29

|{{yes2}}Win

|27–1–1

|align=left|Julio Coronel

|TKO

|3 (8)

|2005-11-11

|align=left|{{small|Horseshoe Riverdome, Bossier City, Louisiana, U.S.}}

|align=left|

28

|{{yes2}}Win

|26–1–1

|align=left|Reynaldo Hurtado

|TKO

|5 (8)

|2005-09-03

|align=left|{{small|Gund Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.}}

|align=left|

27

|{{no2}}Loss

|25–1–1

|align=left|Rafael Márquez

|TKO

|8 (12)

|2003-02-15

|align=left|{{small|Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.}}

|align=left|{{small|Lost IBF bantamweight title}}

26

|{{yes2}}Win

|25–0–1

|align=left|Adan Vargas

|TKO

|10 (12)

|2002-07-27

|align=left|{{small|Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.}}

|align=left|{{small|Retained IBF bantamweight title}}

25

|{{yes2}}Win

|24–0–1

|align=left|Ratanachai Sor Vorapin

|UD

|12 (12)

|2001-12-15

|align=left|{{small|Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S.}}

|align=left|{{small|Retained IBF bantamweight title}}

24

|{{yes2}}Win

|23–0–1

|align=left|Steve Dotse

|TKO

|6 (12)

|2001-06-16

|align=left|{{small|Cintas Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.}}

|align=left|{{small|Retained IBF bantamweight title}}

23

|{{yes2}}Win

|22–0–1

|align=left|Jesús Pérez

|TKO

|6 (12)

|2001-03-03

|align=left|{{small|Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.}}

|align=left|{{small|Retained IBF bantamweight title}}

22

|{{yes2}}Win

|21–0–1

|align=left|Arthur Johnson

|UD

|12 (12)

|2000-08-11

|align=left|{{small|Paris Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.}}

|align=left|{{small|Retained IBF bantamweight title}}

21

|{{yes2}}Win

|20–0–1

|align=left|Bernardo Mendoza

|TKO

|1 (12)

|1999-12-18

|align=left|{{small|Grand Casino, Tunica, Mississippi, U.S.}}

|align=left|{{small|Retained IBF bantamweight title}}

20

|{{yes2}}Win

|19–0–1

|align=left|Sergio Aguila

|KO

|9 (12)

|1999-03-27

|align=left|{{small|Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, Florida, U.S.}}

|align=left|{{small|Retained IBF bantamweight title}}

19

|{{yes2}}Win

|18–0–1

|align=left|Andrian Kaspari

|TKO

|3 (12)

|1998-05-30

|align=left|{{small|Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.}}

|align=left|{{small|Retained IBF bantamweight title}}

18

|{{yes2}}Win

|17–0–1

|align=left|Paul Lloyd

|TKO

|2 (12)

|1998-03-28

|align=left|{{small|Ice Arena, Hull, England, U.K.}}

|align=left|{{small|Retained IBF bantamweight title}}

17

|{{yes2}}Win

|16–0–1

|align=left|Mbulelo Botile

|TKO

|8 (12)

|1997-07-19

|align=left|{{small|Arena, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.}}

|align=left|{{small|Won IBF bantamweight title}}

16

|{{yes2}}Win

|15–0–1

|align=left|Miguel Espinoza

|KO

|1 (?)

|1996-02-24

|align=left|{{small|Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, Virginia, U.S.}}

|align=left|

15

|{{yes2}}Win

|14–0–1

|align=left|Kevin Sandlin

|KO

|1 (?)

|1996-01-13

|align=left|{{small|Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, Florida, U.S.}}

|align=left|

14

|{{yes2}}Win

|13–0–1

|align=left|Jose Luis Velarde

|KO

|1 (?)

|1995-12-16

|align=left|{{small|CoreStates Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.}}

|align=left|

13

|{{yes2}}Win

|12–0–1

|align=left|Eddie Rangel

|TKO

|1 (10)

|1995-08-12

|align=left|{{small|MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.}}

|align=left|

12

|{{yes2}}Win

|11–0–1

|align=left|Javier Díaz

|PTS

|10 (10)

|1995-05-27

|align=left|{{small|Broward County Convention Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.}}

|align=left|

11

|{{draw}}Draw

|10–0–1

|align=left|Javier Díaz

|TD

|1 (8)

|1995-04-08

|align=left|{{small|Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.}}

|align=left|

10

|{{yes2}}Win

|10–0

|align=left|Travis Gregory

|TKO

|3 (8)

|1995-03-01

|align=left|{{small|Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.}}

|align=left|

9

|{{yes2}}Win

|9–0

|align=left|Arturo Estrada

|KO

|1 (?)

|1995-01-03

|align=left|{{small|Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.}}

|align=left|

8

|{{yes2}}Win

|8–0

|align=left|Ramon Gonzales

|TKO

|1 (8)

|1994-09-12

|align=left|{{small|Silver Nugget, North Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.}}

|align=left|

7

|{{yes2}}Win

|7–0

|align=left|Abselon Briceno

|TKO

|6 (?)

|1994-04-08

|align=left|{{small|Palmer Auditorium, Davenport, Iowa, U.S.}}

|align=left|

6

|{{yes2}}Win

|6–0

|align=left|Antonio Garris

|TKO

|2 (?)

|1994-02-19

|align=left|{{small|Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.}}

|align=left|

5

|{{yes2}}Win

|5–0

|align=left|German Ruiz

|KO

|4 (6)

|1994-01-29

|align=left|{{small|MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.}}

|align=left|

4

|{{yes2}}Win

|4–0

|align=left|Andres Gonzalez

|KO

|4 (6)

|1993-12-15

|align=left|{{small|Aladdin, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.}}

|align=left|

3

|{{yes2}}Win

|3–0

|align=left|Richard Dinkins

|TKO

|1 (4)

|1993-10-23

|align=left|{{small|Broward County Convention Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.}}

|align=left|

2

|{{yes2}}Win

|2–0

|align=left|Hector Lara

|TKO

|1 (?)

|1993-09-10

|align=left|{{small|Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.}}

|align=left|

1

|{{yes2}}Win

|1–0

|align=left|Joey Lopez

|KO

|1 (4)

|1993-04-23

|align=left|{{small|The Pyramid, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.}}

|align=left|

Legal troubles

Austin was accused of assaulting an escort at the U.S olympic boxing team hotel in Sydney, Australia during the 2000 Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-11-24-sp-450-story.html|title=Tim Austin, a member of the U.S....|work=Los Angeles Times|date=November 24, 1991 |access-date=2024-03-28}}

Shortly after the loss to Marquez, Austin was accused, and later acquitted, of raping a 16-year-old girl.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=1786501|title=Austin acquitted of raping 16-year-old girl|date=April 20, 2004 |publisher=ESPN|access-date=2024-03-28}} With his legal troubles behind him, Austin resumed his career in 2005 but his comeback was quickly derailed when he lost via TKO to journeyman Eric Aiken, who went on to win the IBF featherweight Title.

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{Boxrec|id=5108}}
  • {{Olympedia}}

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{{s-before|before=Sandtanner Lewis}}

{{s-ttl|title=Golden Gloves
Flyweight champion

|years=1990–1991}}

{{s-after|after=Aristead Clayton Jr.}}

{{s-before|before=Rudy Bradley}}

{{s-ttl|title=U.S. Flyweight champion

|years=1991}}

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{{s-ttl|title=IBF bantamweight champion

|years=July 19, 1997 – February 15, 2003}}

{{s-aft|after=Rafael Márquez}}

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