Francisco Rodríguez (boxer, born 1945)

This article is about the Venezuelan boxer. For the Mexican boxer, see Francisco Rodriguez (boxer, born 1984).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Brito.

Francisco Rodríguez

Personal information
Full name	Francisco Antonio Rodríguez Brito
Nickname(s)	Morochito
Nationality	Venezuelan
Born	September 20, 1945 (1945-09-20) Cumaná, Sucre
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	132 pounds (60 kg)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Rated at	Light Flyweight and Flyweight
Medal record Men's boxing Competitor for Venezuela Olympic Games Gold 1968 Mexico City Light flyweight Pan American Games Gold 1967 Winnipeg Flyweight Gold 1971 Cali Flyweight

Francisco Antonio Rodríguez Brito (born September 20, 1945) is a Venezuelan boxer. At the 1968 Summer Olympics he won the gold medal in the inaugural men's light flyweight (– 48 kg) division, after having claimed the gold as well at the 1967 and 1971 Pan American Games. He carried the flag for his native country at the opening ceremony at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.

Amateur career

Rodriguez, nicknamed "Morochito", was Venezuela's first, and as of 2008 only, Olympic gold medalist, winning gold in the light flyweight division in its inaugural year of competition, 1968. His amateur record stood at 266 wins, 4 losses.

Olympic results

1968

• 1st round bye
• Defeated Rafael Carbonell (Cuba) 5-0
• Defeated Khata Karunatarne (Ceylon) TKO 2
• Defeated Harlan Marbley (United States) 4-1
• Defeated Jee Yong-Ju (South Korea) 3-2

1972

• Lost to Dennis Talbot (Australia) KO 2

Honors

He was inducted into the Venezuelan Sports Hall of Fame in 1988.

References

• sports-reference