Amateur career

As an amateur, Griffin was the co-captain of the 1992 USA Olympic Team.

Amateur Highlights

• 1989 World Champion at Light Flyweight in competition in Moscow. Results were:
  • Defeated Gonzalez (Mexico) TKO
  • Defeated Dok-Nam Kim (North Korea) points
  • Defeated Rogelio Marcelo (Cuba) points
• 1990 Light Flyweight Gold Medalist at Goodwill Games in Seattle. Results were:
  • Defeated Alcibel Flores (Venezuela) points
  • Defeated Nshan Munchian (Soviet Union) points
  • Defeated Anatoly Filippov (Soviet Union) points
• 1991 United States Amateur Light Flyweight champion
• 1991 World Champion at Light Flyweight in competition in Sydney. Results were:
  • Defeated Dong-Bum Cho (South Korea) points
  • Defeated Tsogtjargal Erdenetsogt (Mongolia) KO 3
  • Defeated Nelson Dieppa (Puerto Rico) points
  • Defeated Rogelio Marcelo (Cuba) points

Olympic Results

• Qualified as a Light Flyweight at the United States Olympic Trials. Results were:
  • Defeated Bradley Martinez points
  • Defeated James Harris points
  • Defeated Mario Bueno points
  • Defeated Bradley Martinez (points), at Olympic Box-Offs
• Competed as a Light Flyweight at 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games. Results were
  • Defeated Fausto Rosario (Dominican Republic) points
  • Lost to Rafael Lozano (Spain) points

Pro career

Griffin turned pro in 1992 and had a disappointing career. He retired in 1997 after being TKO'd in his first and only title shot, a bout for the vacant WBO light flyweight title against Jesus Chong, having won 16 and lost 4 in his pro career.

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