Argentino Rafael Iglesias (25 May 1924 – 1 January 1999) was an Argentine heavyweight boxer. He won a gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England by knocking out Gunnar Nilsson in the final.[1] Iglesias was knocked out himself in his only bout as a professional, in 1952.[2]
Rafael Iglesias
Iglesias (left) vs. Gunnar Nilsson in the 1948 Olympic final
Rafael Iglesias' results from the heavyweight division at the 1948 Olympic boxing tournament in London:
Round of 16: defeated Jose Arturo Rubio of Spain by decision
Quarterfinal: defeated Uber Baccilieri of Italy by decision
Semifinal: defeated John Arthur of South Africa by decision
Final: defeated Gunnar Nilsson of Sweden by a second-round knockout
Referencesedit
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
^Boxing record for Rafael Iglesias from BoxRec(registration required)
External linksedit
Media related to Rafael Iglesias (boxer) at Wikimedia Commons
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