Victor Hugo Castro
Victor Castro (born July 21, 1975) is a boxer from Argentina, who won the gold medal in the Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg) at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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Full name | Víctor Hugo Castro | ||||||||
Nickname(s) | "El Negrito" | ||||||||
Nationality | Argentina | ||||||||
Born | Suardi, Santa Fe | July 21, 1975||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||
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Sport | Boxing | ||||||||
Weight class | Light Welterweight | ||||||||
Medal record
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Castro defeated Kelson Pinto in the final. He represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Nicknamed El Negrito, he made his professional debut in 2001, but has shown little power so far and has accumulated four losses.
References
- Boxing record for Victor Hugo Castro from BoxRec (registration required)
- Víctor Hugo Castro at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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