The Men's Boxing Tournament at the 1995 Pan American Games was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina from March 11 to March 27. It served as a qualification tournament for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. First and second place qualified for the Olympic tournament.
Medal winners
Light Flyweight(– 48 kilograms) Edgar Velásquez Juan Ramírez Geovany Baca Albert Guardado Flyweight(– 51 kilograms) Joan Guzmán Raúl González Sánchez José Luis López José Juan Cotto Bantamweight(– 54 kilograms) Juan Despaigne José Miguel Cotto John Nolasco Claude Lambert Featherweight(– 57 kilograms) Arnaldo Mesa Alex Trujillo Luis Ernesto José Cristian Rodríguez Lightweight(– 60 kilograms) Julio González Acelino Freitas Francisco Osorio Michael Strange Light Welterweight(– 63.5 kilograms) Walter Crucce Luis Deines Pérez Héctor Vinent Fernando Vargas Welterweight(– 67 kilograms) David Reid Daniel Santos Hercules Kyvelos Tomás Leyva Light Middleweight(– 71 kilograms) Alfredo Duvergel Derbys Álvarez Kurt Sinette Jason Smith Middleweight(– 75 kilograms) Ariel Hernández Ricardo Araneda Jhon Arroyo Ronald Simms Light Heavyweight(– 81 kilograms) Antonio Tarver Thompson García Edgardo Santos Gabriel Hernández Heavyweight(– 91 kilograms) Félix Savón Lamon Brewster Moises Rolón Santiago Palavecino Super Heavyweight(+ 91 kilograms) Leonardo Martínez Fiz Jean-François Bergeron Romulo Cuarez Lance Whitaker
Results
Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Flyweight (– 51 kg)
Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Featherweight (– 57 kg)
Lightweight (– 60 kg)
Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)
Welterweight (– 67 kg)
Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
Middleweight (– 75 kg)
Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
Heavyweight (– 91 kg)
Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)
Super heavyweight event of the 1995 Pan American Games was tarnished by the absence of Cuban legend Roberto Balado, the 1992 Olympic champion, who was winning only gold medals at all events since October 1990, and was one of the most probable finalists if participated, but died in a car crash a year prior to the event. He was substituted by Leonardo Martínez Fiz.PAN AMERICAN GAMES; Young Boxer Finds More Fights In Daily Life, The New York Times
Medal table Place Nation Total 1 7 2 1 10 2 2 1 4 7 3 1 1 2 4 4 1 0 3 4 5 1 0 2 3 6 0 4 3 7 7 0 1 4 5 8 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 11 0 0 2 2 12 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 Total 12 12 2448
See also Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
References
External links Results Amateur Boxing