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Where is Kennedy Mckinney from and did he ever when a gold medal in the olympic and a world boxing title.
Hello Kelvin
I haven't heard of Ken McKinney in while. In answer to your question a websearch reveals this from Wikipedia.
Kennedy McKinney (born January 10, 1966 in Hernando, Mississippi) was a professional boxer, who won the bantamweight gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He turned pro in the following year and was immediately dubbed as a future star in the sport. read more about him here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennedy_McKinney
A few more links about him:
http://www.hickoksports.com/history/boxolymp.shtml
http://boxing.about.com/library/bl_oly_1988.htm
there are also a few videos of him on http://www.youtube.com/
Good luck and I hope this answers your question.
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