Harold Devine

Harold "Harry" George Devine (May 18, 1909 – April 29, 1998) was an American boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Harold Devine

Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
	1928 Amsterdam	Featherweight

He was born in New Haven, Connecticut and died in North Oxford, Massachusetts.

Amateur career

Devine was national AAU featherweight champion in 1928 and represented the United States in the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam. There he defeated Fausto Montefiori of Italy in the Second Round and Kaarlo Vakeva of Finland in the Third Round. In the Semi-Final Round on August 10 he was beaten by Bep van Klaveren (who went on to take the Gold Medal) despite flooring Van Klaveren in the second round. Devine won the bronze medal in the featherweight class after winning the third place fight against Lucian Biquet.

1928 Olympic results

Below is the record of Harold Devine. Devine was an American featherweight boxer who competed at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics:

• Round of 32: bye
• Round of 16: defeated Fausto Montefiore (Italy) on points
• Quarterfinal: defeated Kaarlo Vakeva (Finland) on points
• Semifinal: lost to Bep van Klaveren (Netherlands) on points
• Bronze Medal Bout: defeated Lucian Biquet (Belgium) on points (was awarded bronze medal)

Pro career

As a professional, Devine was handicapped by being a southpaw who was avoided by other good fighters. Hand injuries held him back and he lost twice on cut eyes. Despite this he won the New England welterweight title in 1934 by defeating Werther Arcelli and defended it successfully against Pancho Villa of New Bedford, Massachusetts, before losing it to Frankie Britt. In 1935 he went to Australia, where he suffered two severe setbacks and then retired from the ring.

References

• Boxing record for Harold Devine from BoxRec
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Harold Devine". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.