Geovany Oscar Baca (born March 5, 1971) is a retired male
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
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from
Honduras, who competed in the men's
light flyweight
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Professional boxing
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(– 48 kg) division during the 1990s.
He is best known for winning the bronze medal as an amateur in his weight category at the
1995 Pan American Games in
Mar del Plata, Argentina
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. Baca also represented his native country at the
1996 Summer Olympics
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in
Atlanta, Georgia
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, where he was eliminated in the
first round by Madagascar's
Anicet Rasonnaivo (0-12).
References
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1971 births
Living people
Flyweight boxers
Boxers at the 1995 Pan American Games
Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers of Honduras
Pan American Games bronze medalists for Honduras
Honduran male boxers
Pan American Games medalists in boxing
Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games
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