Antonio Pacenza was a boxer

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

 from Argentina

Argentina

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, who competed in the Light Heavyweight

Light heavyweight

In boxing, the light heavyweight is a weight division above 168 pounds [12 Stone or 76.204 kilograms] and up to 175 pounds [12.5 stone or 79.38 kilograms]), falling between super middleweight and cruiserweight...

 division during his career as an amateur.

He was born in Buenos Aires

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Amateur career

Pacenza was the Light Heavyweight Olympic Silver Medalist in 1952.

Pro career

Pacenza turned pro in 1953 and spent most of his career fighting in Argentina. In late 1953 he was knocked out by Atilio Natalio Caraune, in a fight for the vacant Argentine (FAB) light heavyweight title, which was vacated by Amado Azar

Amado Azar

Amado Azar was an Argentine boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.In 1932 he won the silver medal in the middleweight class after losing the final against Carmen Barth....

. Caraune relinquished title without defending it on August 1, 1956. Pacenza retired in 1956, having won 14, lost 4, and drawn 1.