Victor Hugo Castro
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Victor Castro is a boxer
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 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...

, who won the gold medal in the Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg) at the 1999 Pan American Games
Boxing at the 1999 Pan American Games
The Men's Boxing Tournament at the 1999 Pan American Games was held in Winnipeg, Canada from July 31 to August 8. It served as a qualification tournament for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The number one and two earned a ticket for the Olympic Tournament.- Medal winners :- Medal...

 in Winnipeg, Canada.

Castro defeated Kelson Pinto
Kelson Pinto
Kelson Carlos Santos Pinto is a Brazilian boxer, best known to win the silver medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada.-Amateur:...

 in the final. He represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The boxing competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held over a period of sixteen days at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour...

 in Sydney, Australia.

Nickname
Nickname
A nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name.", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name....

d "El Negrito" he made his professional debut in 2001, but has shown little power so far and has accumulated four losses.
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