José Aguilar (boxer)

Cuban boxer (1958–2014)
José Aguilar
Serik Konakbayev and Jose Aguilar (1980)
Personal information
Full nameJosé Aguilar Pulsar
NationalityCuban
Born(1958-12-19)19 December 1958[1]
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
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Moscow Light Welterweight
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Caracas Light Welterweight
Silver medal – second place 1983 Caracas Welterweight

José Aguilar Pulsar (19 December 1958 – 4 April 2014) was a Cuban boxer. He won the Light Welterweight bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He died in Guantánamo on 4 April 2014 from a cerebral infarction.[2]

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. ^ José Aguilar's obituary (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Fallece exboxeador cubano medallista olímpico de Moscú-1980 Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine(in Spanish)
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