Reid had a stellar amateur boxing career, culminating with a gold medal at the 1996 summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, after having won the title a year earlier at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata.
Reid had a stellar amateur boxing career, culminating with a come-from-behind, one-punch knock out win to secure a gold medal at the 1996 summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. This followed Reid's title victory a year earlier at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata.