Carlos Barreto

Carlos Barreto
Personal information
Full name Carlos Augusto Barreto Hernández
Nationality  Venezuela
Born July 25, 1976
Died October 12, 1999(1999-10-12) (aged 23)
Caracas, Distrito Capital
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 54 kilograms (120 lb)
Sport
Sport Boxing
Rated at Bantamweight

Carlos Barreto (July 25, 1976 – October 12, 1999) was a bantamweight boxer from Venezuela, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

Olympic results

Pro career

He made his professional debut on September 21, 1996. He died on October 12, 1999, three days after a bout against José Luis Valbuena in Caracas, where he collapsed after the fight and was removed on a stretcher. He died due to brain injuries sustained in the match.

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