Antonio Roldán Reyna (born 15 June 1946) was a Mexican

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who competed in the

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division (– 57 kg) during his career as an amateur. He was born in

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Amateur career

Roldán was a gold medalist at the

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in the featherweight division. In the final he won a hotly disputed bout over silver medalist

Al Robinson Albert "Al" Robinson (June 18, 1947 – January 24, 1974) was a boxer from Oakland, California who competed in the featherweight division (– 57 kg) during his career. Amateur career Robinson was the featherweight (125 pounds) silver ...

. Robinson was dominating the fight when suddenly the referee gave Robinson a warning, and about a minute later, the referee issued a second violation which resulted in an automatic disqualification.

1968 Olympic results

Below is the record of Antonio Roldán, a Mexican featherweight boxer who competed at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics: * Round of 32: defeated Hwad Absel (Sudan) by decision, 5-0 * Round of 16: defeated Edward Tracey (Ireland) by decision, 4-1 * Quarterfinal: defeated Valery Plotnikov (Soviet Union) by decision, 4-1 * Semifinal: defeated Philip Wairunge (Kenya) by decision, 3-2 * Final: defeated Al Robinson (United States) by disqualification (won gold medal)

Professional career

Roldán had a brief pro career, retiring in 1973 after a KO loss to Armando Muñiz having won 3 and lost 2.

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