Harold Devine

Harold "Harry" George Devine (May 18, 1909 – April 29, 1998) was an American boxing manager, trainer, judge, and competitor who won a bronze medal in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.

[1] Devine began boxing around fourteen in his hometown of Worcester, and found great success by nineteen, when in 1928 he became national AAU featherweight champion and was chosen to represent the United States in the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam.

His local paper, the Telegram wrote, Devine "emerged from the heated skirmish perfectly unscathed, despite the Italian’s two attempts to butt him."

Showing great resolve despite suffering from a broken knuckle, Devine took the featherweight bronze medal after winning the final round for third place with a decision against Lucian Biquet of Belgium.

Nevertheless, he won the New England welterweight title in 1934 by defeating Werther Arcelli in Worcester in April, then defended it successfully against Pancho Villa of New Bedford, Massachusetts in June, before losing it to the exceptional Frankie Britt in February 1935.