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CLENDEN, Marv
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CLENDEN, Marv. (Dubuque, IA-- ). Considered one of the best junior boxers in Iowa, Clendenen began boxing at the age of eight. In 1974 he won the 65-pound Junior Olympic title. In 1979 when he was fifteen, Clenden lost to future Olympic champion Mark Breland in the finals of the Junior Olympics National Tournament.
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Source:
Lagerstrom, Hal, "YMCA Boxing Team Brings Sport Back," Telegraph-Herald, June 16, 1974, p. 14