Roberto Navarro
Encyclopedia
Roberto Navarro Gonzalez (born April 14, 1988) is a boxer
from the Dominican Republic
. He completed in the 2008 Summer Olympics
in the featherweight division. He lost via tiebreaker (after a 3-3 tie) in the first round to Luis Enrique Porozo
of Ecuador
.
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 the 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...
. He completed in the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in the featherweight division. He lost via tiebreaker (after a 3-3 tie) in the first round to Luis Enrique Porozo
Luis Enrique Porozo
Luis Enrique Porozo Mina is a male amateur boxer from Ecuador who qualified in the men's featherweight division for the 2008 Summer Olympics as a 17-year old....
of 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...
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