Alejandro Silva (boxer)

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Alejandro Silva
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NationalityPuerto Rican
Born (1957-11-07) 7 November 1957 (age 61)
Sport
Sport Boxing

Alejandro Silva (born 7 November 1957) is a Puerto Rican boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. [1] At the 1976 Summer Olympics, he lost to Patrick Cowdell of Great Britain. [1]

Boxing combat sport

Boxing is a combat sport and blood sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves, throw punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time in a boxing ring.

The men's bantamweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1976 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 54 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 18 to 31 July 1976. 27 boxers from 27 nations competed.

1976 Summer Olympics Games of the XXI Olympiad, held in Montréal in 1976

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References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Alejandro Silva Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved 20 December 2018.