Isidro Mosquea Rodríguez (born 14 August 1976) is a

boxer Boxer most commonly refers to: * Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing *Boxer (dog), a breed of dog Boxer or boxers may also refer to: Animal kingdom * Boxer crab * Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans * Boxer snipe ee ...

from the

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares wit ...

. He participated in the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

for his native Caribbean country. There he was stopped in the first round of the

Light welterweight (64 kg) Light welterweight, also known as junior welterweight or super lightweight, is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Professional boxing In professional boxing, light welterweight is contested between the lightweight and welterweight divisions, ...

division by Morocco's

Hicham Nafil Hicham Nafil (born 5 June 1975) is a Moroccan former boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly r ...

. Mosquea won the silver medal in the same division one year earlier, at the

Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...

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1976 births Living people Welterweight boxers Boxers at the 2003 Pan American Games Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of the Dominican Republic Dominican Republic male boxers Pan American Games silver medalists for the Dominican Republic Pan American Games medalists in boxing Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for the Dominican Republic Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in boxing Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games 20th-century Dominican Republic people 21st-century Dominican Republic people {{DominicanRepublic-boxing-bio-stub