Sixto Soria Savigne (born April 27, 1954 in

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) is a

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n boxer, who won the silver medal in the men's Light Heavyweight (81 kg) category at the

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. As the top favourite he lost in a close fight to Leon Spinks of USA.Olympic results
/ref> Two years later he captured the world title at the second

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in Belgrade. He lost in the quarter-finals of the

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to American

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1976 Olympic results

*Round of 32: bye *Round of 16: Defeated José Rosa (Puerto Rico) second-round knockout *Quarterfinal: Defeated Wolfgang Gruber (West Germany) second-round knockout *Semifinal: Defeated

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(Romania) referee stopped contest in first round *Final: Lost to

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(USA) referee stopped contest in third round (was awarded silver medal)

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