Alfredo Porzio (31 August 1900 – 14 September 1976) was an Argentine heavyweight

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who competed in the 1920s. He was born in

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Amateur career

As an amateur, Porzio won the South American Heavyweight Championship in

, CF, Argentina, in 1923. He won a bronze medal in

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in the heavyweight division, losing against Otto von Porat in the semi-final.

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* 1900 births 1976 deaths Boxers from Buenos Aires Heavyweight boxers Olympic boxers for Argentina Olympic bronze medalists for Argentina Boxers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in boxing Argentine male boxers Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics {{Argentina-boxing-bio-stub