Ricardo Delgado Nogales (born 13 July 1947) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1968 to 1975. As an amateur, he won a gold medal at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

in Mexico City in the flyweight division (−51 kg). Delgado turned pro in 1968 and had limited success. After being undefeated in his first ten fights, he lost a decision to

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in 1971, a bout in which Delgado was knocked down once in the 5th and 6th rounds. Delgado's career went downhill after the loss and he retired four years later with a career record of having won 14, lost 12, and drawn 5.

1968 Olympic results

Below is the record of Ricardo Delgado, a Mexican flyweight boxer who competed at the 1968 Mexico Olympics: * Round of 32: bye * Round of 16: defeated

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( Ireland) by decision, 5-0 * Quarterfinal: defeated

Tetsuaki Nakamura is a Japanese boxer. He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpia ...

(

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) by decision, 5-0 * Semifinal: defeated

Servílio de Oliveira Servílio Sebastião de Oliveira (born May 6, 1948 in São Paulo) is a former Brazilian Olympic bronze medalist . In 1968, he became the first Brazilian boxer ever to win an Olympic medal. It occurred at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. An ...

( Brazil) by decision, 5-0 * Final: defeated

Artur Olech Artur Olech (22 June 1940 – 12 August 2010) was a Polish boxer. He was born in Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union and died in Wroclaw, Poland. Olech won two silver medals at the Olympic Games, in 1964 in Tokyo and 1968 in Mexico C ...

( Poland) by decision, 5-0 (won gold medal)

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