Sixto Soria
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Representing  Cuba
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1976 Montreal | Light Heavyweight |
| World Amateur Championships | ||
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1978 Belgrade | Light Heavyweight |
Sixto Soria Savigne (born April 27, 1954 in Santiago de Cuba) is a Cuban boxer, who won the silver medal in the men's Light Heavyweight (81 kg) category at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. As the top favourite he lost in a close fight to Leon Spinks of USA.[1] Two years later he captured the world title at the second World Championships in Belgrade. He lost in the quarter-finals of the 1979 Pan American Games to American Tony Tucker.
1976 Olympic results
[edit]- Round of 32: bye
- Round of 16: Defeated José Rosa (Puerto Rico) second-round knockout
- Quarterfinal: Defeated Wolfgang Gruber (West Germany) second-round knockout
- Semifinal: Defeated Costică Dafinoiu (Romania) referee stopped contest in first round
- Final: Lost to Leon Spinks (USA) referee stopped contest in third round (was awarded silver medal)
References
[edit]- ^ "Sixto Soria Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. 2020-04-18. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
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