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]
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![]() Left-to-right: Siegfried Mehnert, Candelario Duvergel, and Angel Espinosa at the awards ceremony of the 1986 Chemistry Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Real name | Candelario Duvergel Odelín | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | El astro de la riposta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight(s) | Light welterweight Welterweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Cuban | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1963-02-02)2 February 1963 Niceto Pérez, Cuba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 17 June 2016(2016-06-17) (aged 54) Havana, Cuba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Pan American Champions in Boxing – Men's Light Welterweight | |
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63,5 kg (1955–1999) · 64 kg (2003–) | |
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