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Pascual Pérez

Boxer (1926-1977)

帕斯夸爾·佩雷茲 · · 파스쿠알 페레스 (권투 선수)

Born
4 May 1926, Rodeo del Medio
Died
22 January 1977, Buenos Aires
Citizenship
Argentina
Sport
boxing
Discipline
flyweight
Occupation
boxer
Height
152 cm (5 ft 0 in)
Recorded fight record
84 wins, 7 losses

Pascual Nicolás Pérez (May 4, 1926 – January 22, 1977) was an Argentine flyweight boxer. Pérez was born in Tupungato in the Mendoza Province of Argentina, he went on to make history by becoming Argentina's first world boxing champion.

Pérez usually did poor at the ticket gates in Argentina after he became world champion, forcing him to defend his world title on the road many times and to become known as a world-traveling champion. His first international success was a gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in United Kingdom.

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – flyweight

Awards and honours

External links

Facts from Wikidata Q467350 (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.