Candelario Duvergel (2 February 1963 — 17 June 2016) was an

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from

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. Duvergel is better known for winning 2 consecutive

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gold medals in the

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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

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. Duvergel defeated

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in 1991. Duvergel never competed in the Olympics, as Cuba boycotted

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and the

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1963 births 2016 deaths Cuban male boxers Boxers at the 1983 Pan American Games Boxers at the 1987 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Pan American Games medalists in boxing AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Competitors at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Light-welterweight boxers Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in boxing Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games 20th-century Cuban people {{Cuba-boxing-bio-stub