“Sugar” Shane Mosley

Juan Bustamante, LAPD had an opportunity to talk with and give Shane Mosley a UCA shirt at Shane’s recent USA Boxing event June 1st in Pomona, California. Shane Mosley’s son was featured as the main event on the card and he won.

Mosley began boxing as an 8-year-old and by the mid-1980s he emerged onto the national scene. He became the U.S. Amateur Champion at lightweight in 1989 and earned a silver medal in that year’s world junior championships in Puerto Rico. In 1990, he won another U.S. Amateur title at lightweight and represented his country at the Goodwill Games, where he earned a bronze medal in the 132-pound weight class. Seen as a strong professional prospect as an amateur Mosley turned pro in 1992. As an amateur he had 260 amateur fights with a record of 250-10.

Mosley is a former four-time world champion at 135, 147, and 154 pounds and future Hall of Famer. Mosley was named the Fighter of the Year by the Boxing Writers Association in 1998.  Mosley has been considered among the sport’s best pound-for-pound fighters. Shane Mosley is a class act in and out of the ring and a great role model for young amateur boxers.