Pedro Nolasco (February 2, 1962 – September 15, 1995) was a Dominican boxer, who won the bronze medal in the men's bantamweight category at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States.
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Full name | Pedro Julio Nolasco | ||||||||||||||||
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Born | February 20, 1962 La Romana | ||||||||||||||||
Died | September 15, 1995(1995-09-15) (aged 33) La Romana | ||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||
Weight class | Bantamweight | ||||||||||||||||
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This was the first Olympic medal of the Dominican Republic. A year earlier he won a silver at the 1983 Pan American Games. He was born in La Romana, Dominican Republic.
Nolasco turned pro in 1986 and had limited success, possibly a result of having moved up the professional ladder too quickly. In 1987 he dropped a pair of fights to future champion Tony Lopez. Later in the year he lost a by first-round knockout[1] to former world champ Victor Callejas. In 1989 he took on Maurizio Stecca for the newly created WBO Featherweight Title, but lost in a 6th-round TKO.
Nolasco was shot and killed in an attempted robbery at his home in La Romana on September 15, 1995 at the age of 33.[citation needed]
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