Victor Zalazar (14 June 1933 – 30 June 2017) was an Argentine

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, who won the bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics in

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, Australia. He was born in

La Paz, Córdoba La Paz is a small town in the province of Córdoba, Argentina. Its population is 1189 inhabitants (2010 Census) and it is located from Villa Dolores. The town grew around a Catholic church, San Juan de las Tal built there in 1720, during colon ...

. Zalazar was known as "El Cacique", or "The Wild Bullet".

Olympic results

*Defeated

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(Sweden) points *Defeated Dieter Wemhöner (United Team of Germany) points *Lost to Gennadi Schatkov (Soviet Union) KO by 2

Professional career

Zalazar turned pro in 1957 and won his first 15 fights before taking on

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in 1958. He lost two straight decisions to Paret, and his career went downhill following the losses. He also lost, on points, to

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* * 1933 births 2017 deaths Olympic boxers for Argentina Boxers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Argentina Olympic medalists in boxing Argentine male boxers Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Middleweight boxers People from San Javier Department, Santa Fe Sportspeople from Santa Fe Province {{Argentina-boxing-bio-stub