Austin Rice
American boxer
- Born
- 25 December 1872
- Died
- 17 January 1921, New London
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- featherweight
- Occupation
- boxer
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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