Ray Cillien
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Ray Cillien was a boxer
from Luxembourg
. He was born in Esch-sur-Alzette
. Cillien was member of the Luxembourgish Olympic team at the 1960 Summer Olympics
in Rome
. After a bye in the first round of the light-heavyweight division, he was eliminated in the second round by Russian Gennadiy Shatkov
.
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 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
. He was born in Esch-sur-Alzette
Esch-sur-Alzette
Esch-sur-Alzette is a commune with city status, in south-western Luxembourg. It is the country's second city, and its second-most populous commune, with a population of 29,853 people...
. Cillien was member of the Luxembourgish Olympic team at the 1960 Summer Olympics
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held from August 25 to September 11, 1960 in Rome, Italy...
in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
. After a bye in the first round of the light-heavyweight division, he was eliminated in the second round by Russian Gennadiy Shatkov
Gennadiy Shatkov
Gennadi Ivanovich Shatkov was a boxer from the USSR, who competed in the Middleweight division during the major part of his career.-Biography:...
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