Born in
Beaumont, Texas, Busceme was, at , the 1971 National AAU champion and 1972 National Golden Gloves champion, defeating Norman Goins of Indianapolis in the final. He was also a
Golden Gloves champion at 132 lb in 1971, and before that he won the Golden Gloves crown at in 1969 and 1970. His amateur record is reported to be 520-13. He competed at 132 pounds at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
1972 Olympic results Below is the record of James Busceme, an American lightweight boxer who competed at the
1972 Munich Olympics: • Round of 64: bye • Round of 32: defeated Praianan Vichit (Thailand) by decision, 5-0 • Round of 16: lost to
Jan Szczepanski (Poland) by decision, 0-5 ==Personal==