Candelario Duvergel
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Born
2 February 1963
Candelario Duvergel Odelín
2 February 1963
Niceto Pérez, Cuba
Died17 June 2016 (aged 54)
Havana, Cuba
OthernamesEl astro de la riposta
Weight(s)Light welterweight
Welterweight
Welterweight
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Left-to-right: Siegfried Mehnert, Candelario Duvergel, and Angel Espinosa at the awards ceremony of the 1986 Chemistry Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Candelario Duvergel Odelín 2 February 1963 Niceto Pérez, Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 June 2016 (aged 54) Havana, Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | El astro de la riposta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Light welterweight Welterweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Candelario Duvergel (2 February 1963 — 17 June 2016) was an amateur boxer from Cuba. Duvergel is better known for winning 2 consecutive Pan American Games gold medals in the light welterweight division. Duvergel was renowned for his counter-attacking prowess. He won 8 Cuban national championships but he had trouble replicating his success in international competitions, despite regularly defeating other Cuban amateur champions like Juan Carlos Lemus. Duvergel defeated Shane Mosley in 1991.[1] Duvergel never competed in the Olympics, as Cuba boycotted 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics.[2]
