Francisco Cabañas Pardo (22 January 1912 – 26 January 2002) was a Mexican boxer. He competed in the flyweight class during the

1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932, in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held du ...

and, although he lost the final against Hungarian István Énekes, he became the first Mexican athlete to ever win an individual Olympic medal.Francisco Cabañas, Sports-Reference / Olympic Sports
Retrieved 2019-03-19.

1932 Olympic results

Below are the results of Francisco Cabanas, a flyweight boxer from Mexico, who competed at the 1932 Olympic boxing tournament in Los Angeles: * Round of 16: bye * Quarterfinal: defeated Ivan Duke (South Africa) on points * Semifinal: defeated Thomas Pardoe (Great Britain) on points * Final: lost to István Énekes (Hungary) on points (was awarded the silver medal)

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