Victor Hugo Castro
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| Full name | Víctor Hugo Castro | ||||||||
| Nickname | "El Negrito" | ||||||||
| Nationality |  Argentina | ||||||||
| Born | July 21, 1975 Suardi, Santa Fe | ||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||
| Weight class | Light Welterweight | ||||||||
Medal record
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Victor Castro (born July 21, 1975 in Suardi, Santa Fe) is a boxer from Argentina, who won the gold medal in the Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg) at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Castro defeated Kelson Pinto in the final. He represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Nicknamed El Negrito, he made his professional debut in 2001, but has shown little power so far and has accumulated four losses.
Professional boxing record
References
- Boxing record for Victor Hugo Castro from BoxRec (registration required)
- Víctor Hugo Castro at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
63,5 kg (1955–1999) · 64 kg (2003–) | |
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- People from San Cristóbal Department
- Welterweight boxers
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- Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic boxers of Argentina
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- Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina
- Pan American Games medalists in boxing
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