title: Charles Adkins (boxer)
text: # Charles Adkins (boxer)
  
  Charles Adkins (April 27, 1932 in Gary, Indiana – July 8, 1993) was a boxer from the United States.
  
  ## Amateur career
  
  Chuck Adkins was the Olympic Gold Medalist at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, in the Light Welterweight (140 lb/63.5 kg) class. In the final he defeated Viktor Mednov of the Soviet Union on a 2-1 decision. The bout was notable as being the first ever boxing match between the United States and the Soviet Union.
  
  At the time of the Olympics, Adkins, was a 20-year-old police administration student. Adkins also won the National AAU Lightweight championship in 1949.
  
  Adkins attended San Jose State University, which had a dominant collegiate boxing program.
  
  ## 1952 Olympic results
  
  Below is the Record Of Charles Adkins, an American light welterweight boxer who competed at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics:
  
  * Round of 32: Defeated Leif Hansen (Norway) referee stopped contest in first round
  * Round of 16: Defeated Salomon Carrizales (Venezuela) by decision, 3-0
  * Quarterfinal: Defeated Alexander Grant Webster (South Africa) by decision, 3-0
  * Semifinal: Defeated Bruno Visintin (Italy) by decision, 3-0
  * Final Defeated Viktor Mednov (Soviet Union) by decision, 2-1 (won gold medal)
  
  Charles Adkins bout vs. Viktor Mednov was the first ever sanctioned world class boxing match between U.S. and Soviet boxers.
  
  