Austin Rice, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetAustin Rice
American boxer
Date of Birth: 25-Dec-1872
Date of Death: 17-Jan-1921
Profession: boxer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Austin Rice
- Austin Rice (December 25, 1872 – January 17, 1921) was a New London boxer who became a Featherweight Title contender on January 14, 1903, when he faced featherweight champion Young Corbett II in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
- Though he lost the fight, he went toe to toe with a world class competitor for eighteen rounds and would meet four more boxing champions, easily placing him among the World's top ten featherweight boxers for his era. Though just missing a world title against Young Corbett II and George Dixon, Rice fought contenders Joe Bernstein, and Benny Yanger, as well as champions Harry Harris, Dave Sullivan, and Terry McGovern.
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