Grahame Cheney Explained

Grahame Francis "Spike" Cheney (born 27 April 1969) is a retired Australian boxer, who won a light welterweight (63.5 kg) silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Cheney also won a bronze medal in the welterweight (67 kg) division at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.^[1]

Olympic results

• 1st round bye
• Defeated Miguel González (Paraguay) RSC 2
• Defeated Ike Quartey (Ghana) 5-0
• Defeated Todd Foster (United States) 3-2
• Defeated Lars Myrberg (Sweden) 5-0
• Lost to Vyacheslav Yanovski (Soviet Union) 0-5

Pro career

Cheney turned pro in 1991, winning the WBC International Welterweight title. He retired in 1996 with a professional record of 17-3-0.

Personal life

Since 1998, Cheney has suffered from bipolar disorder.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Boxing 67kg - Men Bronze Medals . thecgf.com . . 16 January 2019 . 16 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190116201017/https://thecgf.com/results/sport/139/1485/bronze . dead .
2. Web site: Spike's Mental Agony . 5 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130410222416/http://www.babyswings.com.au/baby-swings-articles/1998/8/30/spikes-mental-agony/ . 10 April 2013 . dead . dmy-all.