U.S. Olympic Athletes

Marquice Weston

Weight Class: Light Heavyweight/178 lbs/81 kg
Height:  6-6
Weight:  185 pounds
Birth date:  August 7, 1990
Hometown:  Tacoma, WA
Coach's Name:  Tom Mustin
Club Name:  Tacoma Boxing Club
Began Boxing:  2002
Career Highlight:  Silver medal at the 2006 Jr. Olympic National Championships
Who has been your biggest influence and why:  Me family because they won't let me quit and are always supporting me.
How did you get involved in boxing:  I walked to the gym to watch my little brother spar and fell in love.
What is your greatest strength in the ring: My Heart.
Did you ever play any other sport:  Basketball and football.
What do you love most about boxing: The one on one competition.
What are your goals in and out of the ring:  To be successful in everything I do.
What is your favorite song: Aspen- The Jacka
Hobbies outside of boxing: Listening to music
What is something about you that most people don't know:  I am down to earth.

2011
USA Boxing National Championship
dec. Ruben Mendoza, Tulare, Calif., 26-17, in preliminaries; dec. Ricardo Reyes, Waipahu, Hawaii, 24-12, in the second round; lost dec. to Jesse Hart, Philadelphia, Pa., 14-7 in quarterfinals.