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• 08 / 22 / 2008

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Neither Venezuelan Alfonso Blanco nor Ecuadorian Carlos Gongora made it to the round of medals. Blanco lost to Irish Darren Sutherland 1-11 and Gongora to Indian Vijender Kumar 4-9, so Latin America lost three medals in this weight.

British James Degale (75 kg) was the big surprise in defeating 8-3 Kazak Bakhtiar Artayev, gold medallist and winner of the Val Barker Cup to the best boxer in Athens 2004.

(PL)