Tim Austin

For the musician, see Tim Austin (musician).

Tim Austin
Born	Timothy Austin April 14, 1971 (1971-04-14) (age 53) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Nationality	American
Other names	Cincinnati Kid
Medal record Men's Boxing Representing the United States Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Flyweight

Timothy "Tim" Austin (born April 14, 1971 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a professional boxer from the United States. He was nicknamed the "Cincinnati Kid".

Amateur career

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

Amateur accomplishments

• 1990 National Golden Gloves flyweight champion
• 1991 National Golden Gloves flyweight champion
• 1991 United States Amateur flyweight champion
• Representing the United States, Austin won a bronze medal as a flyweight at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. His results were:
  • 1st round bye
  • Defeated Yuliyan Strogov (Bulgaria) 19-7
  • Defeated Benjamin Mwangata (Tanzania) 19-8
  • Lost to Raúl González (Cuba) RSC 1

Pro career

Known as "Cincinnati Kid", Austin won the IBF Bantamweight title by defeating Mbulelo Botile in 1997. He successfully defended his title ten times before losing to Rafael Marquez by an 8th round technical knockout in 2003.

Legal troubles

Shortly after the loss to Marquez, Austin was accused, and later acquitted, of raping a 16-year-old girl. 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 Bantamweight Title.

Austin had another run in with the law in January 2008. He was arrested and charged with domestic violence after allegedly threatening to kill his wife, and for kicking and punching her about the face.

External links

• Boxing record for Tim Austin from BoxRec (registration required)