Pablo Romero

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Medal record
Men’s Boxing
Competitor for Flag of Cuba 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.

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