Calixto Pérez

Calixto Pérez
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Born October 10, 1949

Calixto Pérez (born October 10, 1949 in Cartagena) is a retired boxer from Colombia, who represented his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics. There he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the men's flyweight division ( 51 kg) by eventual gold medalist Georgi Kostadinov from Bulgaria.

His best performance as an amateur was winning the silver medal in the bantamweight division ( 54 kg) at the 1971 Pan American Games. Pérez turned pro on June 15, 1973, and retired in 1977 after 15 bouts (6 wins, 7 losses and 2 draws).

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