▁Light ▁He avy weight ▁National ▁Golden ▁Glo ves ▁and ▁ear ning ▁a ▁spot ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁United ▁States ▁Olympic ▁team . ▁However , ▁as ▁the ▁USA ▁boy c otted ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Moscow ▁due ▁to ▁political ▁reasons , ▁Mur phy ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁team ▁were ▁not ▁allowed ▁an ▁Olympic ▁ber th . ▁Mur phy ▁did ▁however ▁receive ▁one ▁of ▁ 4 6 1 ▁Cong r essional ▁Gold ▁Med als ▁created ▁especially ▁for ▁the ▁sp urn ed ▁athlet es . ▁Instead ▁the ▁U . S . ▁team ▁dispatch ed ▁first ▁to ▁the ▁West ▁Germany ▁for ▁a ▁match - up ▁with ▁the ▁West ▁German ▁national ▁team , ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁Ken ya , ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁Gold ▁Cup ▁international ▁box ing ▁tournament ▁fund ed ▁partially ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁State ▁Department , ▁for ▁the ▁benefit ▁of ▁countries ▁which ▁boy c otted ▁the ▁Summer ▁Olympics . ▁ ▁High light s ▁▁ ▁Chicago ▁Golden ▁Glo ves ▁( 1 6 5   l bs ), ▁International ▁Am ph it he atre , ▁Chicago , ▁Illinois , ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 6 : ▁ ▁( no ▁data ▁available ) ▁USA – U SS R ▁D uals ▁( 1 6 5   l bs ), ▁Las ▁Veg as , ▁Nev ada , ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 7 : ▁Lost ▁to ▁G enn adi y ▁Tol m ach y ov ▁( S ov iet ▁Union ) ▁by ▁decision ▁National ▁Golden ▁Glo