Humberto Curi (June 10, 1905 – August 1981) is an
Argentine
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boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
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who competed in the
1928 Summer Olympics
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He placed 4th in the 1928 Summer Olympics, after being eliminated in the quarter-finals of the
middleweight class after losing his fight to
Fred Mallin
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Boxing career
In 1928, he finished fourth in the Boxin ...
of
Great Britain
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.
After the Olympics, Humberto immigrated to New York where he married Josephine Calabrese and continued to box for nearly 10 years. He and Josephine had one son, Joseph Curi. Joseph Curi married Susannah English and had 4 children, Anne Curi Preisig, Sarah Curi, Katheryn Curi, and Michael Curi. All are avid athletes. After retiring from the United Fruit Company, Humberto Curi moved back to Argentina, remarried, and lived until there until he died.
References
External links
Humberto Curi's profile at Sports Reference.com*
source of some biographical information
1905 births
1981 deaths
Middleweight boxers
Olympic boxers of Argentina
Boxers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Argentine male boxers
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