Luis Franco
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Luis Franco Vazquez is a Cuban pro boxer best known for participating at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in the featherweight division (– 57 kg).
He lost the 2003 national bantamweight final to Guillermo Rigondeaux and went up to featherweight.
In 2004 he lost the national featherweight final to Exer Rodriguez but was sent to the Olympics anyway where he lost to Vitali Tajbert
. He qualified for the Olympic Games by ending up in first place at the 1st AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
in Tijuana, Mexico. Prior to the Athens Games he won the 2004 Acropolis Boxing Cup
in Athens, Greece by defeating Turkey's Sedat Tasci in the final of the featherweight division.
In 2005 he became national featherweight champion, in 2006 he defeated a young Cuban boxer but lost the final to Yuriolkis Gamboa, in 2007 he lost early to Iván Onate.
In 2008 he went up to lightweight where he lost the quarterfinal to world star Yordenis Ugas
.
His most recent win was on December 3 2010 when he defeated Eric Hunter by disqualification to win the vacant WBO Inter-Continental Super Featherweight title.
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in the featherweight division (– 57 kg).
Amateur
Franco won the junior world championships in 2000 at the age of 14.He lost the 2003 national bantamweight final to Guillermo Rigondeaux and went up to featherweight.
In 2004 he lost the national featherweight final to Exer Rodriguez but was sent to the Olympics anyway where he lost to Vitali Tajbert
Vitali Tajbert
Vitali Tajbert is a German boxer, who won a Featherweight Bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.His family migrated from Kazakhstan as ethnic Germans to Stuttgart in 1992.-Amateur results:...
. He qualified for the Olympic Games by ending up in first place at the 1st AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
1st AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The 1st AIBA American 2004 Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament was held in Tijuana, Mexico from March 12 to March 20, 2004. It was the first chance for amateur boxers from North-, Central- and South America to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics after the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo,...
in Tijuana, Mexico. Prior to the Athens Games he won the 2004 Acropolis Boxing Cup
2004 Acropolis Boxing Cup
The 25th Acropolis Boxing Cup was an amateur boxing tournament held by the The 25th [[Acropolis Boxing Cup]] was an [[amateur boxing]] tournament held by the...
in Athens, Greece by defeating Turkey's Sedat Tasci in the final of the featherweight division.
In 2005 he became national featherweight champion, in 2006 he defeated a young Cuban boxer but lost the final to Yuriolkis Gamboa, in 2007 he lost early to Iván Onate.
In 2008 he went up to lightweight where he lost the quarterfinal to world star Yordenis Ugas
Yordenis Ugas
Yordenis Ugás Hernández is a Cuban amateur boxer best known to win the lightweight 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships at age 19 following Mario Kindelan.-Career:...
.
Pro
He defected in 2009 and has turned pro.His most recent win was on December 3 2010 when he defeated Eric Hunter by disqualification to win the vacant WBO Inter-Continental Super Featherweight title.