Alfredo Gregorio "Al" Asuncion (October 2, 1929 – May 2, 2006
) was a Filipino boxer. He represented his country during the
1952 Olympic Games 1952 Olympics refers to both:
*The 1952 Winter Olympics, which were held in Oslo, Norway
*The 1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the X ...
in Helsinki. He participated in the Olympics as a
flyweight
Flyweight is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing
Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing above 49 kg (108 lb) and up to 51 kg (112 lb).
Professional boxing
The flyweight division was the last of b ...
. In the first round he won by knockout over Burmese boxer Basil Thompson, but lost in the second round to
Willie Toweel
Willie Michael Toweel (6 April 1934 – 25 December 2017) was a boxer from South Africa, who won the bronze medal in the flyweight division (– 51 kg) at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, FInland.
Personal life
Willie was bo ...
of the South Africa.
He died in May 2, 2006 in his residence in
Quezon City
Quezon City (, ; fil, Lungsod Quezon ), also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C. (read in Filipino as Kyusi), is the most populous city in the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 2,960,048 people. It was foun ...
.
1952 Olympic results
Below is the record of Al Asuncion, a flyweight boxer from the Philippines who competed at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics:
* Round of 32: defeated Basil Thompson (Burma) by a second-round TKO
* Round of 16: lot to Willie Toweel (South Africa) by decision, 1–2
Personal life
Asuncion was married to Evangeline Custodio with whom he had a son and three daughters.
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1929 births
2006 deaths
Sportspeople from Quezon City
Filipino male boxers
Boxers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Flyweight boxers
Olympic boxers for the Philippines
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