José Aguilar (boxer)

José Aguilar Pulsar (19 December 1959 – 4 April 2014) was a Cuban boxer. He won the Light Welterweight bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Aguilar and the second or maternal family name is Pulsar.
José Aguilar
Serik Konakbayev and Jose Aguilar (1980)
Personal information
Full nameJosé Aguilar Pulsar
NationalityCuban
Born(1959-12-19)19 December 1959
Died4 April 2014(2014-04-04) (aged 55)
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classLight Welterweight
Medal record
Olympic Games
1980 Moscow Light Welterweight

He died in Guantánamo on 4 April 2014 from a cerebral infarction.[1]

1980 Olympic results
  • Round of 32: Defeated Martin Brerton (Ireland) by TKO 1
  • Round of 16: Defeated Ryu Bun-Hwa (North Korea) by decision, 4-1
  • Quarterfinal: Defeated Farouk Jawad (Iraq) by TKO 3
  • Semifinal: Lost to Serik Konakbayev (USSR) by decision, 1-4 (was awarded bronze medal)

References
  1. Fallece exboxeador cubano medallista olímpico de Moscú-1980 Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine(in Spanish)


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