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Alberto Santiago Lovell (23 April 1912–17 March 1966), known as Alberto Lovell, was an Argentine heavyweight boxer, who won the gold medal in the Olympic Games in Los Angeles 1932. In his career as a professional boxer he had 88 fights winning 76 (55 by KO) losing 8 (2 by KO) with 3 draws, He won both the Argentine and South American championships.

Santiago Lovell

Santiago Lovell
Personal information
Full name	Santiago Alberto Lovell Sr.
Nationality	Argentina
Born	(1912-04-23)23 April 1912 Dock Sud, Argentina
Died	17 March 1966(1966-03-17) (aged 53)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Weight class	Heavyweight
Medal record Olympic Games 1932 Los Angeles Heavyweight

Gold Medal in 1932

Alberto Lovell, age 20, won the gold medal in the heavyweight category at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles 1932 . There were only six competitors in the heavyweight division. In the first round (a quarterfinal), Lovell eliminated the Finn Gunnar Barlund, and then Canadian George Maughan in the semifinals by TKO.

The final was held on 13 August with Lovell defeating the Italian Luigi Rovati, winning by knockout. Alberto Lovell's brother, William, attained the heavyweight silver medal in 1936. His son, Alberto Santiago, reached the heavyweight quarterfinals in Tokyo in 1964 also in the heavyweight classification.

Career

After becoming professional, he became the Argentine and South American heavyweight champion on 19 November 1938. The title was taken off of him by the Asociación Argentina de Box on 7 July 1953 as he had not defended it since 1944.

His first professional fight was against Eduardo Primo on 20 January 1934, losing by technical knockout. Santiago Lovell also beat Red Burman and Maxie Rosenbloom. His last fight was against Archie Moore in the Luna Park in Buenos Aires on 7 July 1951.

Personal life

His brother and son were also heavyweight boxers. Guillermo Lovell, his brother, won the silver medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Santiago Alberto Lovell Jr, reached the quarter-finals in Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games.

See also

• Sport in Argentina
• Boxing
• Argentina at the Olympics

External links

• profile
• Santiago Lovell at BoxRec
• Santiago Lovell at Olympedia
• CBZ page
• sports-reference
• Photo of Lovell & trainer
• Santiago Lovell at Olympedia

На других языках

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[de] Santiago Lovell

Santiago Alberto Lovell, Sr. (* 23. April 1912 in Buenos Aires; † 17. März 1966) war ein argentinischer Boxer.

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- [en] Santiago Lovell

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[fr] Santiago Lovell

Santiago Lovell est un boxeur argentin né le 23 avril 1912 à Buenos Aires et mort le 17 mars 1966. Il est le frère du boxeur Guillermo Lovell.

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[it] Santiago Lovell

Alberto Santiago Lovell (Avellaneda, 23 aprile 1912 – 17 marzo 1966) è stato un pugile argentino.

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[ru] Ловель, Сантьяго

Сантьяго Альберто Ловель-старший (исп. Santiago Alberto Lovell, Sr., 23 апреля 1912 года, Буэнос-Айрес, Аргентина — 17 марта 1966 года, Буэнос-Айрес, Аргентина) — аргентинский боксёр. На Олимпийских играх 1932 года в Лос-Анджелесе завоевал золотую медаль в тяжелом весе. Старший брат Гильермо Ловеля  (англ.) (рус., завоевавшего серебряную медаль в боксе в тяжелом весе на Олимпийских играх 1936 года в Берлине. Отец Сантьяго Ловеля-младшего, который также представлял Аргентину на Олимпийских играх 1964 года в Токио. С 1934 по 1951 год выступал в профессионалах.

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