Walter Crucce
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Walter Crucce is a retired male boxer
from Argentina
, who won the gold medal in the men's light-welterweight (– 63.5 kg
) category at the 1995 Pan American Games
in Mar del Plata
. In the final he defeated Puerto Rico's Luis Deines Pérez
. Crucce made his professional debut on 1995-07-08 defeating Sandro Ramon Sosa on knock-out.
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 Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, who won the gold medal in the men's light-welterweight (– 63.5 kg
Kilogram
The kilogram or kilogramme , also known as the kilo, is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units and is defined as being equal to the mass of the International Prototype Kilogram , which is almost exactly equal to the mass of one liter of water...
) category at the 1995 Pan American Games
1995 Pan American Games
The 12th Pan American Games were held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, from March 12 to March 26, 1995. After 44 years, this was the Pan American Games first return to the country that hosted the first Games, in 1951.-Overview:...
in Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, south of Buenos Aires. Mar del Plata is the second largest city of Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" had apparently the sense of "sea of the Río de la Plata region" or "adjoining sea to the Río de la Plata"...
. In the final he defeated Puerto Rico's Luis Deines Pérez
Luis Deines Pérez
Luis Deines Pérez is a retired male boxer from Puerto Rico, who won the silver medal in the men's light-welterweight category at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata. In the final he was defeated by Argentina's Walter Crucce...
. Crucce made his professional debut on 1995-07-08 defeating Sandro Ramon Sosa on knock-out.