Pablo Romero
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Medal record | |||
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Men’s Boxing | |||
Competitor for Cuba | |||
World Amateur Championships | |||
Gold | Munich 1982 | Light Heavyweight | |
Gold | 1986 Reno | Light Heavyweight | |
Silver | 1989 | Light Heavyweight | |
Pan American Games | |||
Gold | Caracas 1983 | Light Heavyweight | |
Gold | Indianapolis 1987 | Light Heavyweight |
Pablo Romero Hernandez (b. ?) is a former Cuban amateur boxer best known to win the light-heavyweight gold medal at the World Championships.
[edit] Career
At the 1982 World Amateur Boxing Championships he won his first title.
He won the PanAm Games 1983 in Caracas beating Evander Holyfield in the finals.
At the 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships he once again finished first.
He won the PanAm Games in 1987 in Indianiapolis.
Cuba boycotted the Olympics in 1984 and 1988.
At the 1989 World Amateur Boxing Championships he lost to Olympic middleweight Gold medallist Henry Maske and settled for silver.