The
Men's Boxing Tournament at the
1995 Pan American Games
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was held in
Mar del Plata
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,
Argentina
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from March 11 to March 27. It served as a qualification tournament for the
1996 Summer Olympics
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in
Atlanta, Georgia
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. First and second place qualified for the Olympic tournament.
Medal winners
Results
Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Flyweight (– 51 kg)
Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Featherweight (– 57 kg)
Lightweight (– 60 kg)
Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)
Welterweight (– 67 kg)
Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
Middleweight (– 75 kg)
Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
Heavyweight (– 91 kg)
Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)
Super heavyweight event of the 1995 Pan American Games was tarnished by the absence of Cuban legend
Roberto Balado
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A natural heavyweight, h ...
, the
1992 Olympic champion, who was winning only gold medals at all events since October 1990, and was one of the most probable finalists if participated, but died in a car crash a year prior to the event. He was substituted by Leonardo Martínez Fiz.
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Medal table
See also
*Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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References
External links
Results
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Events at the 1995 Pan American Games
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