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Pablo Lugo

Puerto Rican boxer (1932–2024)

Born
28 September 1932
Died
22 January 2024
Citizenship
United States
Sport
boxing
Discipline
flyweight
Occupation
boxer

Pablo Raul Lugo Cruz (September 28, 1932 – January 22, 2024) was a Puerto Rican boxer, who competed for his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.

There he was defeated in the first round of the Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) division by Austria's Alfred Zima. Cruz won the gold medal in the same weight division at the 1959 Central American and Caribbean Games in Caracas, Venezuela.

Lugo died on January 22, 2024, at the age of 91. He was buried at the Morovis National Cemetery.

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
1952 Summer Olympics1952

External links

Facts from Wikidata Q7121667 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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