Calixto Pérez (October 10, 1949 – July 28, 2018) was a boxer from Colombia, who won a silver medal at the 1971 Pan American Games. At the 1972 Olympics he was eliminated in the flyweight quarterfinals by the eventual gold medalist Georgi Kostadinov. In 1973 Pérez turned professional, and retired in 1978 after 19 bouts.[3]
Calixto Pérez | ||||||||||||
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 Pérez (left) vs. Tim Dement at the 1972 Olympics | ||||||||||||
| Born | October 10, 1949 | |||||||||||
| Died | July 28, 2018 (aged 68)[2] | |||||||||||
| Statistics | ||||||||||||
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||
| Boxing record | ||||||||||||
| Total fights | 19 | |||||||||||
| Wins | 7 | |||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 1 | |||||||||||
| Losses | 10 | |||||||||||
| Draws | 2 | |||||||||||
Medal record
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References
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