{{short description|American boxer}} {{BLP sources|date=April 2014}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox boxer (amateur) | name = James Busceme | full_name = James Anthony Busceme Jr. | nickname = "Bubba" | birth_date = {{Birth-date and age|February 14, 1952}} | birth_place = Beaumont, Texas, U.S. | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's amateur boxing}} {{Medal|Country|the {{USA}}}} {{Medal|Competition|North American Championships}} {{Medal|Gold|1971 Latham|Lightweight}} {{Medal|Competition|Pan American Games}} {{Medal|Bronze|1971 Cali|Lightweight}} }}
'''James Anthony Busceme Jr.''' (born February 14, 1952), also known by the nickname "Bubba", is a retired American boxer, who became one of the most celebrated American amateur boxers in history.
==Amateur career== Born in Beaumont, Texas, Busceme was, at {{convert|132|lb|kg|abbr=off}}, the 1971 National AAU champion and 1972 National Golden Gloves champion, defeating Norman Goins of Indianapolis in the final. He was also a Golden Gloves champion at 132 lb in 1971, and before that he won the Golden Gloves crown at {{convert|125|lb|kg|abbr=off}} in 1969 and 1970. His amateur record is reported to be 520-13. He competed at 132 pounds at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
===1972 Olympic results=== Below is the record of James Busceme, an American lightweight boxer who competed at the 1972 Munich Olympics:<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |title=James Busceme |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bu/james-busceme-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203000354/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bu/james-busceme-1.html |archive-date=December 3, 2016}}</ref>
* Round of 64: bye * Round of 32: defeated Praianan Vichit (Thailand) by decision, 5-0 * Round of 16: lost to Jan Szczepanski (Poland) by decision, 0-5
==Personal== In his post-boxing career, Busceme is a school teacher in Belize, the only official English-speaking country in Central America.
==References== {{reflist}} * {{Boxrec|id=002516}}
==External links== * [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BUSCEJAM01 James Busceme at databaseOlympics.com]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} * {{Olympedia}} * {{Olympics.com profile|james-anthony-jr-busceme|James Anthony Busceme Jr.}}
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