Laureano Ramírez Padilla (born December 24, 1965 in

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) is a retired Dominican

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, who represented his native country at the

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in the Men's Flyweight division. Ramírez won the silver medal in the same weight category a year earlier at the

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. In the final he was defeated by Cuba's

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1984 Olympic results

Below are the results of Laureano Ramirez, a flyweight boxer from the Dominican Republic, who competed at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics: * Round of 32: defeated Oscar Carballo (Argentina) referee stopped contest in second round * Round of 16: defeated Jose Rodriguez (Puerto Rico) by decision, 5-0 * Quarterfinal: lost to Ibrahim Bilali (Kenya) by decision, 0-5

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1965 births Living people Flyweight boxers Olympic boxers of the Dominican Republic Boxers at the 1983 Pan American Games Boxers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Dominican Republic male boxers Pan American Games silver medalists for the Dominican Republic Pan American Games medalists in boxing Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for the Dominican Republic Competitors at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in boxing Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games {{DominicanRepublic-boxing-bio-stub