Boxing at the 1955 Pan American Games
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at the 1955 Pan American Games
1955 Pan American Games
The 2nd Pan American Games opened on March 12, 1955 in the University Stadium in Mexico City, Mexico, in front of a capacity crowd of 100,000 spectators....
was held in Mexico City
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, Mexico
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, from March 12 to March 26, with the inclusion of two new weight divisions (Light Welterweight
Light welterweight
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and Light Middleweight
Light middleweight
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) to the existing eight.
Medal winners
| Flyweight (– 51 kilograms) |
 Hilario CorreaMexico |
 Manuel Lugo VegaChile |
 Ramón AriasRamón Arias Ramón Gines Arias Quinteros is a Uruguayan footballer who plays for Defensor Sporting and the Uruguay U20 national team.-National:... Venezuela |
| Bantamweight (– 54 kilograms) |
Salvador Enriquez Venezuela |
 Wardy YeeUnited States |
Roberto Lobos Chile |
| Featherweight (– 57 kilograms) |
 Oswaldo CañeteArgentina |
Claudio Barrientos Claudio Barrientos Claudio "Tripa" Barrientos was a Chilean boxer, who won the bronze medal in the bantamweight division at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. A year earlier he won the silver medal at the Pan American Games. His nickname was Tripa... Chile |
Marcial Galicia Mexico |
| Lightweight (– 60 kilograms) |
Miguel Angel Péndola Argentina |
 Gerardo ClementeGerardo Clemente Gerardo Clemente is a Swiss football player, who currently plays for USV Eschen/Mauren.-Career:Clemente began his career in the youthside for FC St. Gallen and joined 2000 alongside teammember Davide Chiumento to the Primavera team from Juventus F.C.... Puerto Rico |
Ricardo Orta Venezuela |
| Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kilograms) |
Juan Carlos Rivero Argentina |
William Morton United States |
 Celestino PintoBrazil |
| Welterweight (– 67 kilograms) |
James Dorando United States |
Antonio Nigri Argentina |
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| Light Middleweight (– 71 kilograms) |
Paul Wright United States |
Raul Tovar Venezuela |
Alberto Sáenz Argentina |
| Middleweight (– 75 kilograms) |
Orville Pitts United States |
Miguel Safatle Chile |
Arnaldo Serra Argentina |
| Light Heavyweight (– 81 kilograms) |
Luis Ingnacio Brazil |
Antonio Escalante Antonio Escalante Antonio Escalante is a Mexican professional boxer in the Featherweight division.-Pro career:... Argentina |
John Stewart United States |
| Heavyweight (+ 81 kilograms) |
Pablo Alexis Miteff Argentina |
Adão Waldemar Brazil |
Norvel Lee Norvel Lee Norvel LaFollette Ray Lee was a boxer from the United States, who competed in the Light Heavyweight division during his career as an amateur.-Amateur career:... United States |
Medal table
| Place | Nation |  |
 |
 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | 10 | 9 | 29 | |