Leopoldo Serantes
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Leopoldo Serantes is an amateur boxer
from the Philippines
. He competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics in the Light Flyweight (-48 kg)
division winning the bronze medal in a lost bout in the semifinals.
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...
from the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. He competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics in the Light Flyweight (-48 kg)
Light flyweight
- Professional boxing :The weight limit at light flyweight in professional boxing is 108 pounds . When New York legalized boxing in 1920, the law stipulated a "junior flyweight" class, with a weight limit of 99 pounds. When the National Boxing Association was formed in 1921, it also recognized this...
division winning the bronze medal in a lost bout in the semifinals.
Olympic results
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Hassan Mustafa (Egypt) RSC 2
- Defeated Sammy StewartSammy StewartSamuel Lee "Sammy" Stewart , is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1978-1987. He attended Owen High School in Asheville and Montreat College, and signed his first pro contract with the Baltimore Orioles in 1975...
(Liberia) 5-0 - Defeated Mahjoub Mjirich (Morocco) RSC 3
- Lost to Ivailo Khristov (Bulgaria) 0-5