Antonio Roldán

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Olympic medal record
Men’s Boxing
Gold 1968 Mexico City Featherweight

Antonio Roldan (born June 15, 1946) was a boxer from Mexico, who competed in the featherweight division (– 57 kg) during his career as an amateur.

[edit] Amateur career

Roldan was a Gold medalist at the 1968 Olympics in the Featherweight division. Roldan won a disputed bout over silver medalist Albert Robinson. Robinson was dominating the fight when suddenly the referee gave Robinson a warning, and about a minute later, the referee issued a second violation, an automatic disqualification. [1]

[edit] Pro career

Roldan had an unsuccessful pro career, retiring in 1973 after a KO loss to Armando Muniz having won 2 and lost 2.

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