# James Busceme

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{{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](/source/Beaumont%2C_Texas), U.S.
| show-medals    = yes
| medaltemplates = 
{{Medal|Sport|Men's [amateur boxing](/source/amateur_boxing)}}
{{Medal|Country|the {{USA}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|North American Championships}}
{{Medal|Gold|1971 Latham|Lightweight}}
{{Medal|Competition|[Pan American Games](/source/Boxing_at_the_Pan_American_Games)}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[1971 Cali](/source/1971_Pan_American_Games)|[Lightweight](/source/Boxing_at_the_1971_Pan_American_Games)}} 
}}

'''James Anthony Busceme Jr.''' (born February 14, 1952), also known by the nickname "Bubba", is a retired [American](/source/United_States) [boxer](/source/boxing), who became one of the most celebrated American amateur boxers in history.

==Amateur career==
Born in [Beaumont, Texas](/source/Beaumont%2C_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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Jan_Szczepa%C5%84ski_(boxer)) (Poland) by decision, 0-5

==Personal==
In his post-boxing career, Busceme is a school teacher in [Belize](/source/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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Category:1952 births
Category:American male boxers
Category:Living people
Category:Boxers from Texas
Category:Lightweight boxers
Category:Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic boxers for the United States
Category:Boxers at the 1971 Pan American Games
Category:Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games
Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in boxing
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
Category:21st-century American sportsmen

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