Boxing at the 1979 Pan American Games

The Men's Boxing Tournament
Amateur boxing
Amateur boxing is practised at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games, and in many other venues sponsored by amateur boxing associations. Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration and fighters wear head protection, so this type of competition prizes point-scoring rather...

at the 1979 Pan American Games
1979 Pan American Games
The 8th Pan American Games were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from July 1 to July 15, 1979. The capital of Puerto Rico played host to 3,700 athletes from 34 countries competing in 22 sports, making the VIII Pan American Games the largest to date. Security was a concern due to turmoil over the...

was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...

, from July 1 to July 15.

Medal winners

Light Flyweight (– 48 kilograms)	Héctor Ramírez Cuba	Richard Sandoval United States	Eduardo Burgos Chile Gilberto Sosa Gilberto Sosa Gilberto Sosa is a retired boxer from Mexico, who competed in the men's light flyweight division . He represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Sosa captured the bronze medal a year earlier at the Pan American Games.-References:*... Mexico
Flyweight (– 51 kilograms)	Alberto Mercado Alberto Mercado Alberto Mercado was a Jr. Featherweight boxer who was on the verge of fighting for a world title at least twice in his career.... Puerto Rico	Pedro Nolasco Pedro Nolasco Pedro Nolasco was a Dominican boxer, who won the bronze medal in the men's bantamweight category at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States.... Dominican Republic	Ian Clyde Ian Clyde Ian Clyde is a retired boxer from Canada, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics. There he was defeated in the quarterfinals of the men's flyweight division by Cuba's eventual silver medalist Ramón Duvalón. Clyde won a bronze medal at the 1979 Pan American Games... Canada Jerome Coffee Jerome Coffee Jerome Coffee is a former American boxer.-Amateur career:Coffee had an outstanding amateur career and won several national championships, including:... United States
Bantamweight (– 54 kilograms)	Jackie Beard Jackie Beard Jackie Beard is a former American amateur boxer, hailing from Jackson, Tennessee.-Amateur career:Beard was an amateur boxing standout in the late 1970s. He won the National AAU in the bantamweight division three times 1978, 1979, and 1980. He also won the bantamweight championship in the 1978... United States	Luis Pizarro Luis Pizarro Luis Pizarro is a retired boxer from Puerto Rico, who competed in the men's bantamweight and featherweight division during the late 1970s and early 1980s.... Puerto Rico	Héctor Lazaro Cuba Santiago Caballero Venezuela
Featherweight (– 57 kilograms)	Bernard Taylor Bernard Taylor (boxer) Bernard Taylor "The B.T. Express" is a retired boxer from the United States, who competed in the featherweight division.-Amateur career:... United States	Naudy Piñero Venezuela	Fernando Sosa Argentina Felipe Orozco Colombia
Lightweight (– 60 kilograms)	Adolfo Horta Adolfo Horta Adolfo Horta is a retired boxer from Cuba, who won the silver medal in the Men's Featherweight division at age 22 at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow... Cuba	Roberto Andino Roberto Andino Roberto Andino is a retired boxer from Puerto Rico, who competed in the men's lightweight division . He represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal, Canada. Andino captured the silver medal at the 1979 Pan American Games.-References:*... Puerto Rico	Rafael Rodriguez Dominican Republic Guillermo Fernández Venezuela
Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kilograms)	Lemuel Steeples United States	Hugo Hernández Hugo Hernández Hugo Hernández is a Mexican boxer in the Light Welterweight division.-Pro career:On July 24, 2010 Hernández will be fighting against undefeated Antonio Lozada jr. of Tijuana, for the WBC FECARBOX Light Welterweight title.-External links:... Argentina	José Aguillar Cuba Pedro Cruz Puerto Rico
Welterweight (– 67 kilograms)	Andrés Aldama Andrés Aldama Andrés Aldama Cabrera was a Cuban boxer, who won the light welterweight silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the Welterweight gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics.... Cuba	Mike McCallum Mike McCallum Mike McCallum is a retired boxer. Nicknamed "The Body Snatcher" for his fierce body punching. McCallum won world titles in three weight classes.-Amateur career:Claimed an amateur record of 240-10... Jamaica	José Baret Dominican Republic Javier Colin Mexico
Light Middleweight (– 71 kilograms)	José Angel Molina José Angel Molina José Angel Molina is a retired boxer from Puerto Rico, who competed in the men's light-middleweight division during the late 1970s and early 1980s.... Puerto Rico	James Shuler James Shuler James Shuler was a U.S. Olympic and professional boxer from Philadelphia known as "Black Gold."-Amateur career:Shuler was the 1979 and 1980 National Golden Gloves Light Middleweight Champion.... United States	Francisco de Jesus Francisco de Jesus Francisco de Jesus is a retired boxer from Brazil, who competed in the men's light-middleweight division during the late 1970s and early 1980s.... Brazil Jorge Amparo Dominican Republic
Middleweight (– 75 kilograms)	José Gomez José Gómez (boxer) José Gómez Mustelier was a Cuban boxer, who won the middleweight gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics. In the final he defeated Viktor Savchenko of the USSR on points... Cuba	Carlos Fonseca Carlos Fonseca (boxer) Carlos Antunes Fonseca is a retired boxer from Brazil, who competed in the men's middleweight division during the late 1970s and early 1980s.... Brazil	Alfred Thomas Guyana Oscar Florentín Argentina
Light Heavyweight (– 81 kilograms)	Tony Tucker Tony Tucker Tony Craig Tucker is a retired professional heavyweight boxer. Tucker fought professionally from 1980 to 1998. Nicknamed "TNT," he won a gold medal at the 1979 Pan American Games, and was briefly a world heavyweight champion as a professional.-Amateur career:Tucker had a notable amateur career,... United States	Dennis Jackson Dennis Jackson Dennis Leonard Jackson , is an English footballer who played as a right back in the Football League.-External links:*... Puerto Rico	Patrick Fennel Canada Clemente Ortiz Dominican Republic
Heavyweight (+ 81 kilograms)	Teófilo Stevenson Teófilo Stevenson Teófilo Stevenson Lawrence or Teófilo Stevenson is a former Cuban amateur boxer. He is one of the only three boxers to win three Olympic gold medals, alongside Hungarian László Papp and fellow Cuban Félix Savón.... Cuba	Narciso Maldonado Puerto Rico	Rufus Hadley United States Luis Castillo Ecuador

Medal table

1	Cuba Cuba The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...	5	0	2	7
2	United States	4	2	2	8
3	Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...	2	4	1	7
4	Dominican Republic Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...	0	1	4	5
5	Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...	0	1	2	3
6	Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...	0	1	1	2
6	Venezuela Venezuela Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...	0	1	1	2
8	Jamaica Jamaica Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...	0	1	0	1
9	Canada	0	0	2	2
9	Mexico	0	0	2	2
11	Chile Chile Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...	0	0	1	1
	Colombia Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...	0	0	1	1
	Ecuador Ecuador Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...	0	0	1	1
	Guyana Guyana Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...	0	0	1	0

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