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Juan VENEGAS
Male
"Veneguitas"
(Juan Evangelista Venegas)
(Juan Evangelista Venegas Trinidad)
Bantamweight, Puerto Rico, Río Piedras
Born: June 2, 1929, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico
Died: April 16, 1987, San Juan, Puerto Rico
(died when he suffered a fall at his home which caused a skull fracture)
Puerto Rican-American
as an amateur:
1948 New York Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions bantamweight winner
1948 Intercity Golden Gloves bantamweight winner
1948 London, England, Olympic Games bantamweight bronze medal
First Puerto Rican to win an Olympic medal
1948 London, England, Olympic Games bronze medal, 53,500 kg
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Amateur results| Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | 1948 | |
| London, England, Olympic Games bronze medal, 53,500 kg | + Aug. 7 | Louis Calebout | London, England | WPTS | | + Aug. 10 | Babu Lall | London, England | WPTS | | + Aug. 11 | Albert Perera | London, England | WPTS | | - Aug. 12 | Tibor Csik | London, England | LPTS | | + Aug. 13 | Alvaro Vicente Domenech | London, England | WPTS |
Professional record| Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | 1948 | | + Oct. 20 | Abelardo Alejandro | San Juan, Puerto Rico | TKO 3 | | 1949 | | - Apr. 4 | Noel Gagnon | Holyoke, United States | L 6 | | - Apr. 21 | Asuncion Llanos | Sunnyside, United States | L 6 | | - May 6 | Eddie Chavez | New York, United States | KO by 4 | | 1950 | | + Apr. 29 | Marcelino Almestica | San Juan, Puerto Rico | TKO 5 | | = May 26 | Abelardo Alejandro | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Draw 6 | | + June 9 | Jerry Kortright | San Juan, Puerto Rico | W 10 | | + June 23 | Kid Loyola | San Juan, Puerto Rico | W 8 | | + July 28 | Juan Vega Melendez | San Juan, Puerto Rico | W 10 | | - Aug. 11 | Max Morales | San Juan, Puerto Rico | L 10 | | - Aug. 31 | William Hernandez
| San Juan, Puerto Rico | TKO by 10 | | + Oct. 9 | William Hernandez
| San Juan, Puerto Rico | TKO 2 | | 1951 | | + Mar. 27 | Jose Colon Garcia | San Juan, Puerto Rico | TKO 6 | | - Apr. 17 | Miguel Berrios | San Juan, Puerto Rico | L 10 | | + May 1 | Jose Colon Garcia | San Juan, Puerto Rico | TKO 10 | | + June 6 | Asuncion Llanos | San Juan, Puerto Rico | W 10 | | + June 7 | Ramon Hernandez | San Juan, Puerto Rico | W 10 | | + June 26 | Asuncion Llanos | San Juan, Puerto Rico | W 10 | | + Aug. 14 | Asuncion Llanos | San Juan, Puerto Rico | TKO 10 | | + Aug. 21 | Rafael Pichardo | San Juan, Puerto Rico | TKO 7 | | + Sept. 25 | Rafael Pichardo | San Juan, Puerto Rico | W 10 | 1952-1953
Inactive | | 1954 | | + May 7 | George Seabrook | San Juan, Puerto Rico | W 10 | | + Sept. 11 | Joe Quezada | San Juan, Puerto Rico | W 8 | | 1955 | | + Feb. 19 | Black Pico | San Juan, Puerto Rico | W 10 | | = Apr. 30 | Black Pico | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Draw 10 | | - May 14 | Joe Wilkinson | San Juan, Puerto Rico | L 10 | | - June 3 | Joe Wilkinson | San Juan, Puerto Rico | L 10 | 1956
Inactive | | 1957 | | + Dec. 2 | Al Tisi | New York, United States | W 4 | | + Dec. 30 | Iggy Maldonado | New York, United States | W 6 | | 1958 | | + Jan. 10 | Wally Livingston | New York, United States | W 6 | | - Mar. 1 | Harvey Charles | Brooklyn, United States | L 6 | | - Mar. 21 | Al Tisi | New York, United States | L 6 |
Summary
Total bouts: 32, Won: 20 (7 inside the limit), Lost: 10 (2 inside the limit), Draw: 2, NC: 0
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