Sixto Soria
Cuban boxer (born 1954)
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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
- 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
- ^ "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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- 1974–2019: up to 81 kg
- 2021–present: up to 80 kg
- 1974: Mate Parlov (YUG)
- 1978: Sixto Soria (CUB)
- 1982: Pablo Romero (CUB)
- 1986: Pablo Romero (CUB)
- 1989: Henry Maske (GDR)
- 1991: Torsten May (GER)
- 1993: Ramón Garbey (CUB)
- 1995: Antonio Tarver (USA)
- 1997: Aleksandr Lebziak (RUS)
- 1999: Michael Simms (USA)
- 2001: Yevgeniy Makarenko (RUS)
- 2003: Yevgeniy Makarenko (RUS)
- 2005: Yerdos Zhanabergenov (KAZ)
- 2007: Abbos Atoev (UZB)
- 2009: Artur Beterbiyev (RUS)
- 2011: Julio César La Cruz (CUB)
- 2013: Julio César La Cruz (CUB)
- 2015: Julio César La Cruz (CUB)
- 2017: Julio César La Cruz (CUB)
- 2019: Bekzad Nurdauletov (KAZ)
- 2021: Robby Gonzales (USA)
- 2023: Nurbek Oralbay (KAZ)
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