Liborio Romero
Encyclopedia
Liborio Romero is a boxer
from Mexico
, who represented his native country in the Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) category at the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney, Australia.
There he was stopped in the second round by Lithuania's Ivanas Stapovičius
. Romero, nicknamed Cañas, won the silver medal a year earlier in the same weight division at the Pan American Games
.
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
from Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, who represented his native country in the Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) category at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney, Australia.
There he was stopped in the second round by Lithuania's Ivanas Stapovičius
Ivanas Stapovicius
Ivanas Stapovičius is a retired boxer from Lithuania. He represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where he lost in the quarterfinals of the men's lightflyweight division to North Korea's eventual bronze medalist Kim Un-Chol.-References:*...
. Romero, nicknamed Cañas, won the silver medal a year earlier in the same weight division at the Pan American Games
Pan American Games
The Pan-American or Pan American Games are a major event in the Americas featuring summer and formerly winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Pan American Games are the second largest multi-sport event after the Summer Olympics...
.