Pedro Nolasco (February 2, 1962 – September 15, 1995) was a Dominican

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, who won the bronze medal in the men's bantamweight category at the

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, United States. This was the first Olympic medal of the Dominican Republic. A year earlier he won a silver at the

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. He was born in La Romana, Dominican Republic. Nolasco turned pro in 1986 and had limited success, possibly a result of having moved up the professional ladder too quickly. In 1987 he dropped a pair of fights to future champion Tony Lopez. Later in the year he lost a by first-round knockout to former world champ

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. In 1989 he took on

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for the newly created WBO Featherweight Title, but lost in a 6th-round TKO. Nolasco was shot and killed in an attempted robbery at his home in La Romana on September 15, 1995, at the age of 33.

Results

1979 Pan American Games

*Defeated Antonio Toledo (Brazil) points *Defeated Jorge Rodríguez (Colombia) points *Defeated

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(United States) points *Lost to

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(Puerto Rico) points

1983 Pan American Games

*Lost to

Manuel Vilchez Manuel Vilchez (born October 21, 1961) is a former Venezuelan boxer. At the 1984 Summer Olympics he lost in the first round of the men's bantamweight division (– 54 kg) to Uganda's John Siryakibbe. A year earlier he claimed the gold m ...

(Venezuela) points

1984 Olympic Games

*Defeated Ljubisa Simic (Yugoslavia) points *Defeated John Siryakibbe (Uganda) points *Defeated

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(Puerto Rico) points *Defeated

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(South Korea) TKO 1 *Lost to

(Italy) points

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