Calixto Pérez (October 10, 1949 – July 28, 2018) was a

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from

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, who won a silver medal at the 1971 Pan American Games. At the

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he was eliminated in the

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quarterfinals by the eventual gold medalist

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. In 1973 Pérez turned professional, and retired in 1978 after 19 bouts.

References

1949 births 2018 deaths Olympic boxers for Colombia Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Boxers from Cartagena, Colombia Colombian male boxers Boxers at the 1971 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for Colombia Pan American Games silver medalists in boxing Bantamweight boxers Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games 20th-century Colombian sportsmen {{Colombia-boxing-bio-stub