Harold Arroyo
Encyclopedia
Harold Arroyo is a retired boxer
from Puerto Rico
. He won the silver medal in the Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg) division at the 1991 Pan American Games
. Arroyo also represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics
, where he was defeated in the second round by Poland's Janusz Zarenkiewicz
.
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 Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
. He won the silver medal in the Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg) division at the 1991 Pan American Games
1991 Pan American Games
The 11th Pan American Games were held in Havana, Cuba from August 2 to August 18, 1991. There were a total number of 4,519 athletes from 39 countries of the PASO community, with events held in 32 different sports...
. Arroyo also represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
, where he was defeated in the second round by Poland's Janusz Zarenkiewicz
Janusz Zarenkiewicz
Janusz Zarenkiewicz was a bronze medalist in heavyweight boxing at 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he forfeited his semi-final fight to Lennox Lewis...
.