Antonio Roldán
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Real name | Antonio Roldán Reyna | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
Nationality | Mexican | |||||||||||||
Born | Mexico City[2] | 15 June 1946|||||||||||||
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Total fights | 6[1] | |||||||||||||
Wins | 3 | |||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 2 | |||||||||||||
Losses | 2 | |||||||||||||
Draws | 1 | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Antonio Roldán Reyna[a] (born 15 June 1946)[2] was a Mexican boxer who competed in the featherweight division (– 57 kg) during his career as an amateur. He was born in Mexico City.[2]
Amateur career[]
Roldán was a gold medalist at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the featherweight division. In the final he won a hotly disputed bout over silver medalist Al Robinson.[2] Robinson was dominating the fight when suddenly the referee gave Robinson a warning, and about a minute later, the referee issued a second violation which resulted in an automatic disqualification.
1968 Olympic results[]
Below is the record of Antonio Roldán, a Mexican featherweight boxer who competed at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics:
- Round of 32: defeated Hwad Absel (Sudan) by decision, 5-0
- Round of 16: defeated Edward Tracey (Ireland) by decision, 4-1
- Quarterfinal: defeated Valery Plotnikov (Soviet Union) by decision, 4-1
- Semifinal: defeated Philip Waruninge (Kenya) by decision, 3-2
- Final: defeated Al Robinson (United States) by disqualification (won gold medal)
Professional career[]
Roldán had a brief pro career, retiring in 1973 after a KO loss to Armando Muñiz having won 3 and lost 2.[1]
Notes[]
- ^ This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Roldán and the second or maternal family name is Reyna.
References[]
- ^ a b c "Antonio Roldán". BoxRec. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- ^ a b c d Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Antonio Roldán". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- 1946 births
- Living people
- Boxers from Mexico City
- Featherweight boxers
- Olympic boxers of Mexico
- Boxers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Mexico
- Olympic medalists in boxing
- Mexican male boxers
- Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Mexican boxing biography stubs
- Mexican Olympic medalist stubs