Boxing at the 1995 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 1995 Pan American Games
1995 Pan American Games
The 12th Pan American Games were held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, from March 12 to March 26, 1995. After 44 years, this was the Pan American Games first return to the country that hosted the first Games, in 1951.-Overview:...

was held in Mar del Plata

Mar del Plata

Mar del Plata is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, south of Buenos Aires. Mar del Plata is the second largest city of Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" had apparently the sense of "sea of the Río de la Plata region" or "adjoining sea to the Río de la Plata"...

, 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...

from March 11 to March 27. It served as a qualification tournament for the 1996 Summer Olympics

Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

-Qualification:The following tournaments were used as qualification tournaments for boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.Africa* All-Africa Games in Harare, Zimbabwe from September 13 to September 23, 1995* Qualification Tournament in April/May? 1996...

in Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...

. The number one and two earned a ticket for the Olympic tournament.

Medal winners

Light Flyweight (– 48 kilograms)	Edgar Velasquez Edgar Velasquez Edgar Velasquez is a retired boxer from Venezuela. He competed in the men's light flyweight division during the early 1990s.... Venezuela	Juan Ramírez Cuba	Geovany Baca Geovany Baca Geovany Oscar Baca is a retired male boxer from Honduras, who competed in the men's light flyweight division during the 1990s.... Honduras Albert Guardado Albert Guardado Albert Guardado is a retired boxer from the United States, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia... United States
Flyweight (– 51 kilograms)	Joan Guzmán Joan Guzman Joan Guzmán is a Dominican professional boxer who was the WBO's super bantamweight and super featherweight champion. His nickname is "The Little Tyson"." Guzmán is now trained by Former World Champion Roberto Garcia. Former unheralded boxer Floyd Mayweather, Sr... Dominican Republic	Raúl González Raúl González (boxer) Raúl González Sánchez is a male boxer from Cuba, who won the silver medal in the Men's Flyweight Division at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. In the final he lost to North Korea's Choi Chol-Su... Cuba	José Luis López Venezuela José Juan Cotto José Juan Cotto José Juan Cotto is a retired Puerto Rican professional boxer. As an amateur, Cotto represented Puerto Rico in the flyweight division , winning a bronze medal at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina... Puerto Rico
Bantamweight (– 54 kilograms)	Juan Despaigne Cuba	José Miguel Cotto José Miguel Cotto José Miguel Cotto Vázquez is a Puerto Rican professional boxer. He is the brother of the four-time World Champion boxer Miguel Angel Cotto... Puerto Rico	John Nolasco John Nolasco John Nolasco Hughes is a featherweight boxer from the Dominican Republic, who won the bronze medal at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina. A year later he represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Nolasco made his professional debut on March 17,... Dominican Republic Claude Lambert Claude Lambert Claude Lambert is a retired boxer from Canada, who competed in the bantamweight Claude Lambert (born February 16, 1969 in Montréal, Quebec) is a retired boxer from Canada, who competed in the bantamweight Claude Lambert (born February 16, 1969 in Montréal, Quebec) is a retired boxer from Canada,... Canada
Featherweight (– 57 kilograms)	Arnaldo Mesa Arnaldo Mesa Arnaldo Mesa Bonell is a retired boxer from Cuba, who won the silver medal for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. In the final of the Bantamweight division he was defeated by Hungary's István Kovács... Cuba	Alex Trujillo Alex Trujillo Alexander Trujillo is a retired professional boxer from Puerto Rico, who was nicknamed "Alexander the Great" during his career.- References :... Puerto Rico	Luis Ernesto José Luis Ernesto José Luis Ernesto José is a lightweight boxer from the Dominican Republic, who won a bronze medal at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina... Dominican Republic Cristian Rodríguez Cristian Rodríguez (boxer) Manuel Cristian Rodríguez is a retired professional boxer from Argentina. As an amateur, Rodríguez represented his native country in the featherweight division , winning a bronze medal at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina... Argentina
Lightweight (– 60 kilograms)	Julio Gonzáles Cuba	Acelino Freitas Acelino Freitas Acelino "Popó" Freitas is a Brazilian boxer and a former world junior lightweight and lightweight champion. Freitas is also a state legislator for the state of Bahia . His style of fighting in the ring has garnered him a reputation for being more of a brawler than a boxer. His nickname, Popó, was... Brazil	Francisco Osorio Francisco Osorio Francisco Ruben Osorio Gary is a welterweight boxer from Colombia, who won the bronze medal at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Nicknamed Flash he made his professional debut on March 21, 1997, when he was defeated by countryman Roberto Ortega.-References:... Colombia Michael Strange Michael Strange (boxer) Michael V. Strange is a retired boxer from Canada, competing in the light welterweight Michael ("Mike") V. Strange (born August 6, 1970 in Niagara Falls, Ontario) is a retired boxer from Canada, competing in the light welterweight Michael ("Mike") V. Strange (born August 6, 1970 in Niagara Falls,... Canada
Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kilograms)	Walter Crucce Walter Crucce Walter Crucce is a retired male boxer from Argentina, who won the gold medal in the men's light-welterweight category at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata. In the final he defeated Puerto Rico's Luis Deines Pérez... Argentina	Luis Deines Pérez Luis Deines Pérez Luis Deines Pérez is a retired male boxer from Puerto Rico, who won the silver medal in the men's light-welterweight category at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata. In the final he was defeated by Argentina's Walter Crucce... Puerto Rico	Héctor Vinent Héctor Vinent Héctor Vinent Cháron was a Cuban boxer, who won the Light Welterweight Gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics.-External links:**... Cuba Fernando Vargas Fernando Vargas Fernando Vargas is a retired Mexican American boxer and two-time world champion, who won a bronze medal as an amateur at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata. His nicknames include "Ferocious", "The Aztec Warrior" and "El Feroz"... United States
Welterweight (– 67 kilograms)	David Reid David Reid (boxer) David Terrell Reid is a former boxer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Amateur career:Reid had a stellar amateur boxing career, culminating with a come-from-behind, one-punch knock out win to secure a gold medal at the 1996 summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia... United States	Daniel Santos Daniel Santos (boxer) Daniel Santos is a Puerto Rican professional boxer. As an amateur Santos represented Puerto Rico in international events, including the 1990 and 1992 Junior World Championships, Pan American Boxing Tournament, Goodwill Games, 1995 Pan American Games and the 1996 Summer Olympics, where he won a... Puerto Rico	Hercules Kyvelos Hercules Kyvelos Hercules Kyvelos is a Greek-Canadian boxer in the Welterweight division and is the former Canadian Welterweight Champion. He fought at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-Amateur career:... Canada Tomás Leyva Guatemala
Light Middleweight (– 71 kilograms)	Alfredo Duvergel Alfredo Duvergel Alfredo Duvergel is a Cuban boxer. He won the silver medal in the men's light middleweight category at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-Career:... Cuba	Derbys Álvarez Venezuela	Kurt Sinette Kurt Sinette Kurt Sinette is a retired male boxer from Trinidad and Tobago, who won the bronze medal in the men's light middleweight category at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata.-References:*... Trinidad and Tobago Jason Smith Canada
Middleweight (– 75 kilograms)	Ariel Hernández Cuba	Ricardo Araneda Ricardo Araneda Ricardo Anibal Araneda Aviles is a cruiserweight boxer from Chile, who won the silver medal at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where he lost in the first round... Chile	Jhon Arroyo Colombia Ronald Simms United States
Light Heavyweight (– 81 kilograms)	Antonio Tarver Antonio Tarver Antonio Deon Tarver , nicknamed the "Magic Man", is a professional boxer from Orlando, Florida and the former WBC, WBA, IBF, & The Ring light heavyweight champion.... United States	Thompson García Thompson García Thompson García is a former boxer from Ecuador, competing in the heavyweight division. He was born in Esmeraldas.-Amateur:... Ecuador	Edgardo Santos Edgardo Santos Edgardo Santos is a retired Puerto Rican professional boxer. As an amateur, Santos represented Puerto Rico in the light-heavyweight division , winning a bronze medal at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina. He made his professional debut at cruiserweight level in December 2002... Puerto Rico Gabriel Hernández Gabriel Hernández (boxer) Gabriel Hernández Romero was a male boxer from the Dominican Republic, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia... Dominican Republic
Heavyweight (– 91 kilograms)	Félix Savón Félix Savón Félix Savón Fabre is a Cuban heavyweight boxer, a winner of three gold medals at the Olympic Games. Savón is considered a legend in amateur boxing and has won six world titles.... Cuba	Lamon Brewster Lamon Brewster "Relentless" Lamon Tajuan Brewster is a retired American professional heavyweight boxer, and former WBO heavyweight champion. He won the silver medal as an amateur at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata.... United States	Moises Rolón Puerto Rico Santiago Palavecino Santiago Palavecino Santiago Palavecino is a retired male boxer from Argentina, who won the bronze medal in the men's heavyweight category at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata. In the semi finals he lost to Cuba's eventual gold medalist Félix Savón... Argentina
Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kilograms)	Leonardo Martínez Fiz Cuba	Jean-François Bergeron Canada	Romulo Cuarez Venezuela Lance Whitaker Lance Whitaker Lance Whitaker is an American heavyweight boxer, who won the bronze medal as an amateur at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata... United States