Mariano "Mario" González Lugo (born August 15, 1969, in
Puebla
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) is a Mexican former
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who represented his native country at the
1988 Summer Olympics
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in
Seoul, South Korea
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. There he won the bronze medal in the
flyweight
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Boxing
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Professional boxing
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division.
He now resides in
California
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, United States.
Olympic results
*1st round bye
*Defeated
Teboho Mathibeli
Teboho Mathibeli (born 2 December 1970) is a Lesotho boxer. He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 198 ...
(Lesotho) 5-0
*Defeated
Manoj Pingale
Manoj Pingale (born 22 October 1967) is an Indian boxer. He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 ( ...
(Indonesia) 4-1
*Defeated
Alfred Kotey
Alfred Kotey (3 June 1968 – 30 June 2020) was a Ghanaian professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2012. He held the WBO bantamweight title from 1994 to 1995 and at regional level the Commonwealth flyweight title from 1989 to 1990. As an ama ...
(Ghana) Walkover
*Lost to
Andreas Tews
Andreas Tews (born 11 September 1968) is a German former amateur boxer. Tews won the Flyweight Silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the Featherweight Gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
His first international success came with his ...
(East Germany) 0-5
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1969 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Puebla (city)
Flyweight boxers
Boxers at the 1987 Pan American Games
Pan American Games competitors for Mexico
Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers for Mexico
Olympic bronze medalists for Mexico
Boxers from Puebla
Olympic medalists in boxing
Mexican male boxers
Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
20th-century Mexican sportsmen
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