Candelario Duvergel
Candelario Duvergel (2 February 1963 — 17 June 2016) was an amateur boxer from Cuba. Duvergel is better known for winning 2 consecutive Pan American Games gold medals in the light welterweight division. Duvergel was renowned for his counter-attacking prowess. He won 8 Cuban national championships but he had trouble replicating his success in international competitions, despite regularly defeating other Cuban amateur champions like Juan Carlos Lemus. Duvergel defeated Shane Mosley in 1991.[1] Duvergel never competed in the Olympics, as Cuba boycotted 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics.[2]
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Left-to-right: Siegfried Mehnert, Candelario Duvergel, and Angel Espinosa at the awards ceremony of the 1986 Chemistry Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Real name | Candelario Duvergel Odelín | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | El astro de la riposta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Light welterweight Welterweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Cuban | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 February 1963 Niceto Pérez, Cuba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 June 2016 (aged 54) Havana, Cuba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
- "Murió el Astro de la Riposta en el Boxeo Cubano, Candelario Duvergel". 19 June 2016.
- "Murió Candelario Duvergel (+ Video)". 22 June 2016.
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