User:Boxerhalifax

Michael Lefort born in Halifax NS July 12 1966. Was one of the top amateur boxers in Canada of all time. He competed in the Barcelona Olympics. He won the bronze medal in the pan am games in 1984. He also won gold in the commonwealth games in 1984 and 1986 being the first canadian fighter to win 2 commonwealth golds. Also during the Canadian national training camp fighters get tested in various boxing skills and for 4 consecutive years he was known to be the hardest hitting welterweight amateur boxer in the country. During Michael's amateur career he had a record of 139-18. All of his losses were on way of decision, he was never taken off of his feet in his whole carrier.During his amateur career he had fought some very notable fighters such as Shawn o'Sullivan and Mark Breland. Michael retired after the Barcelona games and turned pro for 3 years going 23-3, then retired altogether to raise a family. Michael got married and has 6 children.