Francisco Cabañas

Francisco Cabañas Pardo
Statistics
Nationality Mexican
Born 22 January 1912
Mexico City, Mexico[1]
Died 26 January 2002
Mexico City, Mexico[2]
Boxing record
Total fights 2[3]
Wins by KO 1
Losses 1

Francisco Cabañas Pardo (22 January 1912 26 January 2002) was a Mexican boxer. He competed in the flyweight class during the 1932 Summer Olympics and, although he lost the final against Hungarian István Énekes, he became the first Mexican athlete to ever win an individual Olympic medal.[1][2][4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Francisco Cabañas Pardo" (in Spanish). Televisa Deportes. Retrieved 13 September 2014. Francisco Cabañas nació en la Ciudad de México el 22 de enero de 1912. El boxeador se convirtió en el primer medallista mexicano de forma individual en Juegos Olímpicos al conquistar la plata en peso mosca, en Los Ángeles 1932, cita a la que acudió financiando él mismo su viaje y estadía.
  2. 1 2 Ortiz, Francisco (27 January 2002). "Un vale para la eternidad" (in Spanish). El Universal. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  3. "Francisco Cabanas". BoxRec. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  4. "Cabañas, el primero de 76 medallistas para México" (in Spanish). El Siglo de Torreón. 27 June 2012.
  5. Villanueva, Rosalía A (27 January 2002). "Murió Francisco Cabañas, primer medallista olímpico de boxeo" (in Spanish). La Jornada. Retrieved 13 September 2014.


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