Héctor Velásquez

Boxing, Boxer

1952 – 2010

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Who was Héctor Velásquez?

Héctor "Joto" Velásquez Verga was a boxer from Chile. He represented his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.

Velásquez won the silver medal in the Men's Light-Flyweight division at the 1971 Pan American Games, where the weight division was included for the first time. In the final, he was defeated by Cuba's Rafael Carbonell.

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Born
Feb 9, 1952
Chile
Also known as
  • Hector Velasquez
Died
2010

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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