Louie Byrd
Weight Class: Light Flyweight/108 lb/48 kg
Height: 5-2
Coach's Name: Jeff Byrd
Club Name: Back Yard Brawlers
Began Boxing: 2001
Career highlight: 2008-09 Golden Gloves Champion, 2008 USA Champion
Who has been your biggest influence and why: My father, because he inspires me to do my best.
How did you get involved in boxing: My sister
What is your greatest strength in the ring: My Stamina
Did you ever play any other sports: Baseball, wrestling, and football
What do you love most about boxing: World travel, and my Dad & Mom
What are your goals in and out of the ring: 2012 Olympics
What is your favorite movie: Price of Glory
What is your favorite TV show: Def Comedy Jam
What is your favorite song: Thriller
What are your hobbies outside of boxing: Training and staying in shape
What is something different about you that most people don't know: I like poetry
2008
U.S. Future Stars National Championships: dec. Stephon Young, St. Louis, Mo., 20-12, in the semifinals; stopped Fabian Cervantes, Ableta, Calif., RSC-3, 1:10, in the finals
2009
U.S. National Championships: stopped Adan Ortiz, Sterling, IL, RSC-3 (2:11)
National Golden Gloves Champion
World Cup of Petroleum Countries - Russia - Gold Medal
2010
USA Boxing National Champion
National Golden Gloves Champion
2011
USA Boxing National Champion: dec. Eros Correa, San Jose, Calif., 21-21 (98-91) in the Quarterfinals; dec. Norberto Torres, Balitmore, Md., 17-11 in the Semifinals; lost dec. to David Carlton, Cincinnati, Ohio 27-26 in the finals.
National Golden Gloves: dec. Emilio Sanchez, California, in the preliminaries; dec. Maurice Adams Jr., Washington, D.C., in the second round; dec. Adam Lopez, Texas, in the quarterfinals; dec. Juan Roman, New York, in the semifinals; dec. Stephon Young, St. Louis, Mo., in the finals.





