Luis Gonzalez (boxer)
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Luis Alberto González Hurtado (born August 6, 1984) is a Venezuela
n boxer who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics
in the men's light-heavyweight division.
At the World Championships 2007 he lost his first bout to Jahon Qurbonov
.
At the Olympic qualifier he upset Julio Castillo
and Christopher Downs
by RSCO (20:0), and then lost the meaningless final to Carlos Negron
.
At his Olympic debut he suffered a first round KO to Hungarian Imre Szellő
, see also Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight
.
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
n boxer who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in the men's light-heavyweight division.
At the World Championships 2007 he lost his first bout to Jahon Qurbonov
Jahon Qurbonov
Jahon Qurbonov , also transliterated from Russian as Dzhakhon Kurbanov, is an amateur boxer from Tajikistan, who competed in the 2006 Asian Games in the Light Heavyweight division...
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At the Olympic qualifier he upset Julio Castillo
Julio Castillo
Julio Castillo is an amateur boxer from Ecuador best known to win bronze in the men's light-heavyweight division at the 2007 Pan American Games and Silver in 2011.-Career:...
and Christopher Downs
Christopher Downs
Christopher Downs is a US-American amateur boxer best known to win bronze at the Pan American Games 2007 at light heavyweight.-Career:A member of the U.S...
by RSCO (20:0), and then lost the meaningless final to Carlos Negron
Carlos Negron
Carlos Negrón Colón is a professional boxer who competes in the cruiserweight division. As an amateur, he represented Puerto Rico at numerous international events...
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At his Olympic debut he suffered a first round KO to Hungarian Imre Szellő
Imre Szello
Imre Szellő is a Hungarian amateur boxer who has qualified for the 2008 Olympics.-2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships:...
, see also Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight
Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight
The light heavyweight competition was the third-highest weight class featured in amateur boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and was held at the Workers Indoor Arena. Light heavyweights were limited to a maximum of 81 kilograms in body mass....
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