Paul Gonzales
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Paul Garza Gonzales (born April 18, 1964 in East Los Angeles, California) was a Mexican American boxer, who won the light flyweight gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
[edit] Amateur career
Gonzales was the winner of the Val Barker Trophy for Outstanding Boxer at those Games, after having won a silver medal the previous year at the 1983 Pan American Games.
[edit] Amateur Highlights
- 1983 United States Amateur Light Flyweight Champion
- 1984 Olympic Light-Flyweight Gold Medalist at Los Angeles Games. Results were:
[edit] Professional career
Gonzales began his professional career in 1985 and went on to challenge Bantamweight legend Orlando Canizales for the IBF Bantamweight title in 1990 in a rematch of a 1986 bout in which Gonzales won by unanimous decision. In the rematch, Gonzales was stopped by TKO in the 2nd due to cuts. After two more losses against lackluster competition, Gonzales hung up his gloves in 1991.
[edit] External links
|
|
|
|
Awarded to the outstanding and most stylistic boxer of each Olympic Games
|
|
|
|
|
[edit] References
| Persondata |
| Name |
Gonzales, Paul |
| Alternative names |
|
| Short description |
Boxer |
| Date of birth |
April 18, 1964 |
| Place of birth |
|
| Date of death |
|
| Place of death |
|
United States
