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Boxing At The 1995 Pan American Games
The Men's Boxing Tournament at the 1995 Pan American Games was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina from March 11 to March 27. It served as a qualification tournament for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. First and second place qualified for the Olympic tournament. Medal winners Results Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) Flyweight (– 51 kg) Bantamweight (– 54 kg) Featherweight (– 57 kg) Lightweight (– 60 kg) Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg) Welterweight (– 67 kg) Light Middleweight (– 71 kg) Middleweight (– 75 kg) Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg) Heavyweight (– 91 kg) Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg) Super heavyweight event of the 1995 Pan American Games was tarnished by the absence of Cuban legend Roberto Balado, the 1992 Olympic champion, who was winning only gold medals at all events since October 1990, and was one of the most probable finalists if participated, but died in a car crash a year p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing At The 1991 Pan American Games
Boxing is a combat sport and martial art. Taking place in a boxing ring, it involves two people – usually wearing protective equipment, such as protective gloves, hand wraps, and mouthguards – throwing punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time. Although the term "boxing" is commonly attributed to western boxing, in which only fists are involved, it has developed in different ways in different geographical areas and cultures of the World. In global terms, "boxing" today is also a set of combat sports focused on striking, in which two opponents face each other in a fight using at least their fists, and possibly involving other actions, such as kicks, elbow strikes, knee strikes, and headbutts, depending on the rules. Some of these variants are the bare-knuckle boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, Lethwei, savate, and sanda. Boxing techniques have been incorporated into many martial arts, military systems, and other combat sports. Humans have engaged in hand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Miguel Cotto
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacular form of Joseph, which is also in current usage as a given name. José is also commonly used as part of masculine name composites, such as José Manuel, José Maria or Antonio José, and also in female name composites like Maria José or Marie-José. The feminine written form is ''Josée'' as in French. In Netherlandic Dutch, however, ''José'' is a feminine given name and is pronounced ; it may occur as part of name composites like Marie-José or as a feminine first name in its own right; it can also be short for the name ''Josina'' and even a Dutch hypocorism of the name ''Johanna''. In England, Jose is originally a Romano-Celtic surname, and people with this family name can usually be found in, or traced to, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Héctor Vinent
Héctor Vinent Cháron (born July 25, 1972, in Santiago de Cuba) was a Cuban amateur boxer, who won the Light Welterweight Gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... Hector appears in Brin-Jonathan Butler's forthcoming documentary Split Decision. He currently trains athletes at the Istanbul-based gym Mugenhous in Turkey. Accomplishments *World Junior Champion (Lima 1990) *Cuban National Champion (1992) *Olympic Gold Medalist (Barcelona 1992) *Cuban National Champion (1993) *World Champion (Tampere 1993) *Cuban National Champion (1994) *World Champion (Berlin 1995) *Cuban National Champion (1995) *Olympic Gold Medalist (Atlanta 1996) *Cuban National Champion (1996) *Cuban National Champion (1997) *Cuban N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Deines Pérez
Luis Deines Pérez (born March 29, 1973) is a retired male boxer from Puerto Rico, who won the silver medal in the men's light-welterweight (– 63.5 kg) category at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata. In the final he was defeated by Argentina's Walter Crucce. Pérez represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, falling in the first round to Poland's Jacek Bielski Jacek Bielski (born 29 January 1972) is a Polish boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and com .... ReferencesProfile 1973 births Living people Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Puerto Rico Boxers at the 1995 Pan American Games Puerto Rican male boxers Pan American Games silver medalists for Puerto Rico Pan American Games boxers for Puerto Rico Pan American Games silver medalists in box ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Crucce
Walter Crucce (born September 5, 1974) is a retired male boxer from Argentina, who won the gold medal in the men's light-welterweight (– 63.5 kg) category at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina. In the final he defeated Puerto Rico's Luis Deines Pérez Luis Deines Pérez (born March 29, 1973) is a retired male boxer from Puerto Rico, who won the silver medal in the men's light-welterweight (– 63.5 kg) category at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata. In the final he was defeate .... Crucce made his professional debut on 1995-07-08 defeating Sandro Ramon Sosa on knock-out. For the press and much of the general public, Crucce was considered in the 90's as the future of Argentine boxing. It was a great puncher and in his first 22 fights, ten were won in the first round. Over time his career was devaluing by weight problems. His last fight was on 2012/08/28, when he retired in the 6th round against Brazilian boxer Junior Jackson, for the WBO ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Strange (boxer)
Michael Vincent "Mike" Strange (born August 6, 1970) is a Canadian Politician, philanthropist and former amateur boxer. As an amateur boxer, he competed at three consecutive Summer Olympics as a light welterweight (< 64 kg), starting in in , Spain. Boxing Career Strange started boxing at the age of 10 and started taking the sport seriously when he saw two of his idols in the 1984 Olympics win two silver medals for Canada ( and |
Francisco Osorio
Francisco Ruben Osorio Gary (born November 15, 1975, in Barranquilla) is a welterweight boxer from Colombia, who won the bronze medal at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Nickname A nickname, in some circumstances also known as a sobriquet, or informally a "moniker", is an informal substitute for the proper name of a person, place, or thing, used to express affection, playfulness, contempt, or a particular character trait ...d ''Flash'' he made his professional debut on March 21, 1997, when he was defeated by countryman Roberto Ortega. References * 1975 births Living people Welterweight boxers Boxers at the 1995 Pan American Games Boxers from Barranquilla Colombian male boxers Pan American Games bronze medalists for Colombia Pan American Games boxers for Colombia Pan American Games bronze medalists in boxing Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games 20th-century Colombian sportsmen 21st-century Colombian people {{Colombia-boxing-bio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acelino Freitas
Acelino "Popó" Freitas (; born September 21, 1975) is a Brazilian politician and a former professional boxer who competed between 1995 and 2017. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBO super featherweight title from 1999 to 2004, the WBA (Unified) super featherweight title from 2002 to 2004, and the WBO lightweight title twice between 2004 and 2007. After retiring from boxing, Freitas went into politics, and was elected as a legislator for the state of Bahia, from 2011 to 2014. His nickname, ''Popó'', was given to him by his mother, after the sound that babies make while drinking milk. " retrieved 15 May 2009. Early life Freitas had a difficult childhood, often sleeping on a sandy floor at his house. Since early in his life, he dreamed of a better place to live for his family. A skilled football player, he was more inclined, however, towards the sport of boxing since an early age. He was heavily influenced by his father and brothers, especially Luis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julio González (Cuban Boxer)
Julio González (born 7 January 1961) is a Cuban boxer. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References 1961 births Living people Cuban male boxers Olympic boxers for Cuba Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1987 Pan American Games Boxers at the 1991 Pan American Games Boxers at the 1995 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Pan American Games gold medalists in boxing Competitors at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Sportspeople fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristian Rodríguez (boxer)
Manuel Cristian Rodríguez (born 27 June 1973 in San Isidro, Buenos Aires) is a retired professional boxer from Argentina. As an amateur, Rodríguez represented his native country in the featherweight division (57 kg), winning a bronze medal at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Rated as a lightweight Lightweight is a weight class in combat sports and rowing (sport), rowing. Boxing Professional boxing The lightweight division is over 130 pounds (59 kilograms) and up to 135 pounds (61.2 kilograms) boxing weight classes, weight class in the spor ... he made his professional debut in August 1996, defeating compatriot Roberto Rivademar. He quit after eight pro bouts (6 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw). References * 1973 births Living people Lightweight boxers Sportspeople from San Isidro, Buenos Aires Boxers from Buenos Aires Province Boxers from Buenos Aires Boxers at the 1995 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Argentina Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Ernesto José
Luis Ernesto José (born October 11, 1975, in La Romana, Dominican Republic) is a lightweight boxer from the Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean. It shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and ..., who won a bronze medal at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina. He made his professional debut on May 14, 2000. References * 1975 births Living people Lightweight boxers Boxers at the 1995 Pan American Games Sportspeople from La Romana, Dominican Republic Dominican Republic male boxers Pan American Games bronze medalists for the Dominican Republic Pan American Games bronze medalists in boxing Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games 20th-century Dominican Republic sportsmen {{DominicanRepublic-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Trujillo
Alexander Trujillo (born August 28, 1974) is a retired professional boxer from Puerto Rico ; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Government of Puerto Rico, self-governing Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island organized as an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territo ..., who was nicknamed "Alexander the Great" during his career. Professional career As a professional, he was the IBA world super lightweight champion. The IBA was a sanctioning group without much international recognition. Professional boxing record References 1974 births Living people Welterweight boxers Boxers from San Juan, Puerto Rico Boxers at the 1995 Pan American Games Puerto Rican male boxers Pan American Games silver medalists for Puerto Rico Pan American Games boxers for Puerto Rico Pan American Games silver medalists in boxing Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Puerto Rico Competitors at the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
