Pablo Raul Lugo Cruz (September 28, 1932 – January 22, 2024) was a Puerto Rican boxer, who competed for his native country at the

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. There he was defeated in the first round of the Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) division by Austria's Alfred Zima. Cruz won the gold medal in the same weight division at the 1959 Central American and Caribbean Games in

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, Venezuela. Lugo died on January 22, 2024, at the age of 91.

1952 Olympic Results

Below are the results of Pablo Lugo, a Puerto Rican flyweight boxer who competed at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki: * Round of 32: lost to Alfred Zima (Austria) by decision, 1-2

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