Ramón Duvalón (born August 31, 1954) is a retired boxer from

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, who represented his native country at the

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, Canada. There he won the silver medal in the

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division (– 51 kg) after being defeated in the final by

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-boxer Leo Randolph. A year earlier he captured the gold at the

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Olympic results

*1st round bye *Defeated Souley Hancaradu (Nigeria) walk-over, country boycotted over New Zealand *Defeated Toshinori Koga (Japan) 5-0 *Defeated

Ian Clyde Ian Clyde (born May 15, 1956 in Verdun, Quebec) is a retired boxer from Canada, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics. After defeating Charlie Magri of Great Britain, he was defeated in the quarterfinals of the men's fl ...

(Canada) 5-0 *Defeated David Torosyan (Soviet Union) DQ 2 *Lost to Leo Randolph (United States) 2-3

References

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