Miguel Velázquez Torres (born 27 December 1944) is a former Spanish boxer at
Light Welterweight
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, ...
. He competed in the
men's light welterweight event at the
1964 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...
.
Olympic games results
1964 (as a Light welterweight)
*Lost to
Hoji Yonekura (Japan) 2-3
Professional career
Velázquez turned pro in 1966 and captured the WBC light welterweight title in 1976 with a disqualification win over
Saensak Muangsurin
Saensak Muangsurin (แสนศักดิ์ เมืองสุรินทร์) (13 August 1950 – 16 April 2009) was a professional boxer from Phetchabun, Thailand. He was a Muay Thai fighter and professional boxer. He was WBC light w ...
in his 72nd pro fight. He lost the title later that year in his first defense in a rematch to Muangsurin, via 2nd-round TKO. Velasquez retired after the loss, but had a brief comeback in 1979.
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1944 births
Living people
World boxing champions
Spanish male boxers
Olympic boxers of Spain
Boxers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Place of birth missing (living people)
Light-welterweight boxers
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