Orlando Palacios (born 16 March 1954) is a Cuban

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. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the

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. At the 1972 Summer Olympics, he defeated

Joe Cofie Joe Cofie (born 1 January 1946) is a Ghanaian boxer. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 ...

of Ghana, before losing to Gabriel Pometcu of Romania.

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1954 births Living people Cuban male boxers Olympic boxers for Cuba Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Featherweight boxers 20th-century Cuban people Competitors at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in boxing {{Cuba-boxing-bio-stub