Darwin Angeles Discua (born 22 October 1968) is a retired male
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
* Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing
*Boxer (dog), a breed of dog
Boxer or boxers may also refer to:
Animal kingdom
* Boxer crab
* Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans
* Boxer snipe ee ...
from
Honduras, who competed in the men's
light flyweight
Light flyweight, also known as junior flyweight or super strawweight, is a weight class in boxing.
Professional boxing
The weight limit at light flyweight in professional boxing is 108 pounds (49 kilograms). When New York legalized boxing in 1920, ...
(– 48 kg) and
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 b ...
(– 51 kg) division during his career. He twice competed for his native country at the
Summer Olympics (1988 and 1996). Angeles carried the flag for Honduras at the opening ceremony of the
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...
in
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,7 ...
. At the competition he was defeated in the first round of the men's flyweight competition by Ukraine's
Serhiy Kovganko on points: 6-12.
References
External links
sports-referenceDarwin Angeles at Olympic.org
1968 births
Living people
Flyweight boxers
Boxers at the 1995 Pan American Games
Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers for Honduras
Pan American Games competitors for Honduras
Honduran male boxers
Place of birth missing (living people)
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