Humberto Curi (June 10, 1905 – August 1981) is an

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who competed in the

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. He placed 4th in the 1928 Summer Olympics, after being eliminated in the quarter-finals of the middleweight class after losing his fight to Fred Mallin of

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. After the Olympics, Humberto immigrated to New York where he married Josephine Calabrese and continued to box for nearly 10 years. He and Josephine had one son, Joseph Curi. Joseph Curi married Susannah English and had 4 children, Anne Curi Preisig, Sarah Curi, Katheryn Curi, and Michael Curi. All are avid athletes. After retiring from the United Fruit Company, Humberto Curi moved back to Argentina, remarried, and lived until there until he died.

References

External links

Humberto Curi's profile at Sports Reference.com
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1905 births 1981 deaths Middleweight boxers Olympic boxers for Argentina Boxers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Argentine male boxers 20th-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-boxing-bio-stub