NOTABLE LIFE CHANGERS IN THE BOXING INDUSTRY… KRISHNA WAINRIGHT AND TONY DOUGLAS KRISHNA WAINRIGHT A PROFESSIONAL BOXING JUDGE, REFEREE, TIME KEEPER, TRAINER and BOXING PROMOTER Born at Ft. Bragg North Carolina and grew up in Colorado Springs Co. Played various sports in school to include track and field, football, baseball, and basketball. I joined a taeKwondo team at Ft Carson Colorado from the age of 14 years old through 17 years old I met Tony Douglas in basic training that became my best friend and was stationed at Ft Bragg in 1980 with a medical unit. I tried out for and joined the boxing team at Ft. Bragg in 1982 and trained under 1988 Olympic Coach Hank Johnson. I have had the great opportunity to work with great coaches Army Coaches like 1976 Olympic Silver medalist Charles Mooney, World Champion Coach Alfonso Smith, 2004 Olympic boxing coaches Basheer Abdull...
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