Sixto Vera Espínola (born 27 April 1965) is a
Paraguay
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an former professional
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who competed from 1990 to 2007. As an amateur, he represented his country in the
flyweight
Flyweight is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing
Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing above 49 kg (108 lb) and up to 51 kg (112 lb).
Professional boxing
The flyweight division was the last of bo ...
division at the
1988 Summer Olympics
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, where he lost his first bout against
Bishnu Bahadur Singh
Bishnu Bahadur Singh is a Nepalese Olympic boxer. He represented his country in the flyweight division at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He won his first fight against Sixto Vera, but lost his second bout against Arthur Johnson (boxer)
Arthur Anthon ...
.
1988 Olympic results
Below is the record of Sixto Vera, a flyweight boxer from Paraguay who competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics:
* Round of 64: lost to Bishnu Bahadur Singh (Nepal) by decision, 0-5
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1965 births
Living people
Paraguayan male boxers
Olympic boxers for Paraguay
Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Flyweight boxers
Light-flyweight boxers
Mini-flyweight boxers
People from Caaguazú Department
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