Jerome Coffee
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| Rated at | Bantamweight | |||||||||
| Height | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 452: attempt to index field 'titles' (a nil value).[1] | |||||||||
| Reach | 66 in (168 cm)[1] | |||||||||
| Nationality |  United States |
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| Born | March 16, 1958 [1] Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
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| Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||
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| Total fights | 49 | |||||||||
| Wins | 35 | |||||||||
| Wins by KO | 19 | |||||||||
| Losses | 13 | |||||||||
| Draws | 1 | |||||||||
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Jerome "Kid" Coffee (born March 16, 1958) is an American former boxer in the bantamweight division.
Amateur career
Coffee had an outstanding amateur career and won several national championships, Amateur record 205 fights 193 wins including:
- 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
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- 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.
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