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The following is a list of deaths due to injuries sustained in boxing. In February 1995, it was estimated that "approximately 500 boxers have died in the ring or as a result of boxing since the Marquess of Queensberry Rules were introduced in 1884." [1] 22 boxers died in 1953 alone. [1]
In 2018, Oliveira competed in the Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he won a bronze medal in the boys' flyweight division. [3]Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, international boxing events were halted, preventing Oliveira from earning world ranking points and ultimately disqualifying him from the 2020 Olympic Games.
In addition, another 16 participants have died at the Olympics from other causes; 11 of these deaths were from the Munich massacre. Several incidents related to the Olympics have caused the death of non-participants. Large numbers were killed during the Lima football riot of 1964 and the Tlatelolco massacre in Mexico City in 1968
At the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan, he reached the quarterfinals, being eliminated by cuban Andy Cruz, who ended up as 2020 Olympic champion. [ 8 ] At the 2021 World Military Boxing Championship held in Moscow, Russia, Wanderson de Oliveira reached the semifinals of the -64 kg category, where he was defeated by Belarusian Dzmitry ...
Salvador "Sal" Sánchez Narváez (January 26, 1959 – August 12, 1982) was a Mexican professional boxer born in the town of Santiago Tianguistenco, Estado de México. Sanchez was the WBC and The Ring featherweight champion from 1980 to 1982.
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (Reuters) -Less than three months from the Olympic Games in Paris, Brazilian athletes from the devastated southern state of Rio Grande do Sul are giving up their dreams to ...
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At the 2023 IBA Men's World Boxing Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, he won a silver medal in the Middleweight category. [4] At the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile, he won a silver medal in the 80 kg category. [5] With this, he qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. [6]