Lorenzo Delgado

Lorenzo Delgado
Born(1916-08-10)10 August 1916[2]
Mexico
NationalityMexican
Boxing record
Total fights5[1]
Wins1
Wins by KO1
Losses3
Draws1

Lorenzo Delgado (born 10 August 1916) is a Mexican boxer that competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany.[3]

Amateur career

Delgado was selected into the four-member boxing team that represented Mexico in the 1936 Summer Olympics, and he trained under former medalist Francisco Cabañas at the YMCA Gymnasium in Mexico City.[3] They left for Veracruz with the Olympic delegation on 29 June 1936, traveled to Hamburg by ship, and finally arrived by train to the German capital city.[3]

His participation in the Olympic games, however, was short-lived. On 10 August 1936, Delgado was eliminated in the first round of the lightweight class after losing his fight to Erik Ågren, the upcoming bronze medalist from Sweden.[2]

Professional career

He debuted professionally on 20 March 1937 at Arena Jalisco, in Guadalajara. In his first bout, Delgado drew after ten rounds with fellow Mexican Frankie Zavalza.[1] He won the next match against Isidro Muñoz in the same city, but ended up losing the next three bouts held in Mexico City; first against Carlos Miranda and Jorge Morelia at Arena México, and finally against Luis Argüelles at Arena Coliseo.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Lorenzo Delgado". BoxRec. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Lorenzo Delgado". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Fidel Oriz Tovar". Red ILCE (in Spanish). January 2004. Retrieved 15 September 2014.

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