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Luis Pizarro

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Luis Pizarro
Personal information
Born (1962-10-26) October 26, 1962 (age 62)
Río Grande, Puerto Rico
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Puerto Rico
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1979 San Juan Bantamweight

Luis Pizarro (born October 26, 1962) in Río Grande, Puerto Rico is a retired boxer from Puerto Rico, who competed in the men's bantamweight (– 54 kg) and featherweight division (- 57 kg) during the late 1970s and early 1980s.

He represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, alongside two other boxers: Alberto Mercado and José Angel Molina. Pizarro captured the silver medal in the bantamweight category at the 1979 Pan American Games.

1980 Olympic results

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Below is the record of Luis Pizarro, a Puerto Rican featherweight boxer who competed at the 1980 Moscow Olympics:

  • Round of 64: bye
  • Round of 32: defeated Jean-Pierre Mbereke-Baban (Cameroon) referee stopped contest
  • Round of 16: defeated Fitzroy Brown (Guyana) by decision, 5-0
  • Quarterfinal: lost to Adolfo Horta (Cuba) by decision, 0-5

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