Antonio Rubio Fernández (born August 20, 1949) is a retired

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from Spain, who twice represented his native country during the 1970s at the

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. He reached the quarterfinals in

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( Munich). Four years later in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Rubio was stopped in his first bout in the second round of the lightweight division (– 60 kg) by Cuba's

Reinaldo Valiente Reinaldo Valiente (born 13 July 1958) is a Cuban boxer. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. In his first fight, he beat Antonio Rubio of Spain, before being eliminated by Ace Rusevski Ace Rusevski (born No ...

1976 Olympic record

Below is the record of Antonio Rubio Fernández, a Spanish lightweight boxer who competed in the 1976 Montreal Olympics: * Round of 64: bye: * Round of 32: lost to

(Cuba) referee stopped contest in the second round

References

Spanish Olympic Committee
1949 births Living people Lightweight boxers Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Spain Spanish male boxers {{Spain-boxing-bio-stub