then moved up a weight class to challenge Luisito Espinosa for the WBC featherweight title in 1998. Espinosa made quick work of McKinney, winning via a 2nd-round TKO. After the loss to Espinosa, McKinney quickly lost steam. He would fight only five more times against scattered and limited opposition, three of which took place during a brief comeback run in 2002-03. Life after boxing Kennedy now resides in Olive Branch, Mississippi, where he is simply known as "Coach McKinney". He is the Head Boxing Coach at the Prize Fight Gym in Southaven, Mississippi. References |- 1966 births African-American boxers Living people Boxers from Mississippi Bantamweight boxers Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of the United States Olympic gold medalists for the United States in boxing People from Hernando, Mississippi International Boxing Federation champions World Boxing Organization champions American male boxers Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics People from Olive Branch, Mississippi United States Army soldiers 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople