# Boxing at the 1995 Pan American Games

The Men's Boxing Tournament at the 1995 Pan American Games was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina from March 11 to March 27. It served as a qualification tournament for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. First and second place qualified for the Olympic tournament.

## Medal winners

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Light Flyweight (– 48 kilograms) | Edgar Velásquez Venezuela | Juan Ramírez Cuba | Geovany Baca Honduras Albert Guardado United States |
| Flyweight (– 51 kilograms) | Joan Guzmán Dominican Republic | Raúl González Sánchez Cuba | José Luis López Venezuela José Juan Cotto Puerto Rico |
| Bantamweight (– 54 kilograms) | Juan Despaigne Cuba | José Miguel Cotto Puerto Rico | John Nolasco Dominican Republic Claude Lambert Canada |
| Featherweight (– 57 kilograms) | Arnaldo Mesa Cuba | Alex Trujillo Puerto Rico | Luis Ernesto José Dominican Republic Cristian Rodríguez Argentina |
| Lightweight (– 60 kilograms) | Julio González Cuba | Acelino Freitas Brazil | Francisco Osorio Colombia Michael Strange Canada |
| Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kilograms) | Walter Crucce Argentina | Luis Deines Pérez Puerto Rico | Héctor Vinent Cuba Fernando Vargas United States |
| Welterweight (– 67 kilograms) | David Reid United States | Daniel Santos Puerto Rico | Hercules Kyvelos Canada Tomás Leyva Guatemala |
| Light Middleweight (– 71 kilograms) | Alfredo Duvergel Cuba | Derbys Álvarez Venezuela | Kurt Sinette Trinidad and Tobago Jason Smith Canada |
| Middleweight (– 75 kilograms) | Ariel Hernández Cuba | Ricardo Araneda Chile | Jhon Arroyo Colombia Ronald Simms United States |
| Light Heavyweight (– 81 kilograms) | Antonio Tarver United States | Thompson García Ecuador | Edgardo Santos Puerto Rico Gabriel Hernández Dominican Republic |
| Heavyweight (– 91 kilograms) | Félix Savón Cuba | Lamon Brewster United States | Moises Rolón Puerto Rico Santiago Palavecino Argentina |
| Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kilograms) | Leonardo Martínez Fiz Cuba | Jean-François Bergeron Canada | Romulo Cuarez Venezuela Lance Whitaker United States |

## Results
### Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Figliomeni (CAN) | Figliomeni (CAN) | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | Baca (HON) | Baca (HON) | 10 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Baca (HON) | Baca (HON) | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | Velasquez (VEN) | Velasquez (VEN) | 28 | | | |
| | | | Martínez Tejada (MEX) | Martínez Tejada (MEX) | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | Velasquez (VEN) | Velasquez (VEN) | 12 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Velasquez (VEN) | Velasquez (VEN) | 11 |
| Guardado (USA) | Guardado (USA) | 9 | | | | | | | Ramírez (CUB) | Ramírez (CUB) | 6 |
| Guimarães (BRA) | Guimarães (BRA) | 5 | Guardado (USA) | Guardado (USA) | 11 | | | | | | |
| Lazarte (ARG) | Lazarte (ARG) | 7 | Reyes (COL) | Reyes (COL) | 6 | | | | | | |
| Reyes (COL) | Reyes (COL) | 13 | | | | Guardado (USA) | Guardado (USA) | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | Ramírez (CUB) | Ramírez (CUB) | 5 | | | |
| | | | Laureano (PUR) | Laureano (PUR) | 13 | | | | | | |
| | | | Ramírez (CUB) | Ramírez (CUB) | 18 | | | | | | |

### Flyweight (– 51 kg)

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Cotto (PUR) | Cotto (PUR) | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| Angeles (HON) | Angeles (HON) | 11 | Cotto (PUR) | Cotto (PUR) | 20 | | | | | | |
| Rivas (NCA) | Rivas (NCA) | 11 | Rossel (PER) | Rossel (PER) | 9 | | | | | | |
| Rossel (PER) | Rossel (PER) | 17 | | | | Cotto (PUR) | Cotto (PUR) | 0 | | | |
| Morel (USA) | Morel (USA) | 22 | | | | González (CUB) | González (CUB) | 11 | | | |
| Roldán (COL) | Roldán (COL) | 2 | Morel (USA) | Morel (USA) | wo | | | | | | |
| González (CUB) | González (CUB) | ab | González (CUB) | González (CUB) | wo | | | | | | |
| Scott (CAN) | Scott (CAN) | ab | | | | | | | González (CUB) | González (CUB) | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | | Guzmán (DOM) | Guzmán (DOM) | 16 |
| | | | López (VEN) | López (VEN) | 16 | | | | | | |
| | | | Rivero (ARG) | Rivero (ARG) | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | López (VEN) | López (VEN) | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | Guzmán (DOM) | Guzmán (DOM) | 27 | | | |
| | | | Castillo (MEX) | Castillo (MEX) | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Guzmán (DOM) | Guzmán (DOM) | 21 | | | | | | |

### Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Nolasco (DOM) | Nolasco (DOM) | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | | Jiménez (MEX) | Jiménez (MEX) | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Nolasco (DOM) | Nolasco (DOM) | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | Cotto (PUR) | Cotto (PUR) | 11 | | | |
| | | | Verbel (COL) | Verbel (COL) | 20 | | | | | | |
| | | | Cotto (PUR) | Cotto (PUR) | 25 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Cotto (PUR) | Cotto (PUR) | 8 |
| | | | | | | | | | Despaigne (CUB) | Despaigne (CUB) | 20 |
| | | | Lambert (CAN) | Lambert (CAN) | 14 | | | | | | |
| | | | Cardenas (PER) | Cardenas (PER) | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Lambert (CAN) | Lambert (CAN) | 2 | | | |
| Navarro (USA) | Navarro (USA) | 10 | | | | Despaigne (CUB) | Despaigne (CUB) | 9 | | | |
| Chacón (ARG) | Chacón (ARG) | 5 | Navarro (USA) | Navarro (USA) | 9 | | | | | | |
| Despaigne (CUB) | Despaigne (CUB) | 21 | Despaigne (CUB) | Despaigne (CUB) | 11 | | | | | | |
| Martínez (PAN) | Martínez (PAN) | 8 | | | | | | | | | |

### Featherweight (– 57 kg)

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | José (DOM) | José (DOM) | 10 | | | | | | |
| | | | Williams (CAN) | Williams (CAN) | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | José (DOM) | José (DOM) | RSC-2 | | | |
| | | | | | | Trujillo (PUR) | Trujillo (PUR) | RSC-2 | | | |
| | | | Thomas (BAR) | Thomas (BAR) | RSC-2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Trujillo (PUR) | Trujillo (PUR) | RSC-2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Trujillo (PUR) | Trujillo (PUR) | 2 |
| Rodríguez (ARG) | Rodríguez (ARG) | 11 | | | | | | | Mesa (CUB) | Mesa (CUB) | 12 |
| Vargas (MEX) | Vargas (MEX) | 4 | Rodríguez (ARG) | Rodríguez (ARG) | 10 | | | | | | |
| Vazquez (PAN) | Vazquez (PAN) | 15 | Vazquez (PAN) | Vazquez (PAN) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Léon (COL) | Léon (COL) | 6 | | | | Rodríguez (ARG) | Rodríguez (ARG) | 3 | | | |
| Valbuena (VEN) | Valbuena (VEN) | RSC-1 | | | | Mesa (CUB) | Mesa (CUB) | 8 | | | |
| Nieves (ISV) | Nieves (ISV) | RSC-1 | Valbuena (VEN) | Valbuena (VEN) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Mesa (CUB) | Mesa (CUB) | 18 | Mesa (CUB) | Mesa (CUB) | 7 | | | | | | |
| Corrales (USA) | Corrales (USA) | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

### Lightweight (– 60 kg)

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Freitas (BRA) | Freitas (BRA) | 8 | | | |
| Osorio (COL) | Osorio (COL) | 3 | | | |
| | | | Freitas (BRA) | Freitas (BRA) | 4 |
| | | | González (CUB) | González (CUB) | 6 |
| Mike Strange (CAN) | Mike Strange (CAN) | 2 | | | |
| González (CUB) | González (CUB) | 13 | | | |

### Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | | | | | | | Crucce (ARG) | Crucce (ARG) | 13 |
| | | | | | | | | | Deines Pérez (PUR) | Deines Pérez (PUR) | 7 |

### Welterweight (– 67 kg)

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | | | | | | | Reid (USA) | Reid (USA) | +9 |
| | | | | | | | | | Santos (PUR) | Santos (PUR) | 9 |

### Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | | | | | | | Álvarez (VEN) | Álvarez (VEN) | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | Duvergel (CUB) | Duvergel (CUB) | 19 |

### Middleweight (– 75 kg)

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | | | | | | | Araneda (CHI) | Araneda (CHI) | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | Hernández (CUB) | Hernández (CUB) | 13 |

### Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Tarver (USA) | Tarver (USA) | RSC-2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Amador (MEX) | Amador (MEX) | — | Tarver (USA) | Tarver (USA) | 11 | | | | | | |
| Vega (CUB) | Vega (CUB) | RSC-1 | Vega (CUB) | Vega (CUB) | 10 | | | | | | |
| Amador (NCA) | Amador (NCA) | — | | | | Tarver (USA) | Tarver (USA) | RSC-1 | | | |
| | | | | | | Hernández (DOM) | Hernández (DOM) | — | | | |
| | | | Hernández (DOM) | Hernández (DOM) | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | | Sotelo (ARG) | Sotelo (ARG) | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Tarver (USA) | Tarver (USA) | RSCH-2 |
| | | | | | | | | | García (ECU) | García (ECU) | — |
| | | | García (ECU) | García (ECU) | 11 | | | | | | |
| | | | Mosquera (COL) | Mosquera (COL) | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | García (ECU) | García (ECU) | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | Santos (PUR) | Santos (PUR) | 2 | | | |
| | | | Santos (PUR) | Santos (PUR) | AB-1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Heit (CAN) | Heit (CAN) | — | | | | | | |

### Heavyweight (– 91 kg)

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Savón (CUB) | Savón (CUB) | KO-1 | | | | | | |
| Lewis (ISV) | Lewis (ISV) | — | | | | | | |
| | | | Savón (CUB) | Savón (CUB) | RSCH-2 | | | |
| | | | Palavecino (ARG) | Palavecino (ARG) | — | | | |
| Alcántara (DOM) | Alcántara (DOM) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Palavecino (ARG) | Palavecino (ARG) | 13 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Savón (CUB) | Savón (CUB) | AB-2 |
| | | | | | | Brewster (USA) | Brewster (USA) | — |
| Brewster (USA) | Brewster (USA) | 12 | | | | | | |
| Hinton (CAN) | Hinton (CAN) | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Brewster (USA) | Brewster (USA) | RSCH-2 | | | |
| | | | Rolón (PUR) | Rolón (PUR) | — | | | |
| Novaes (BRA) | Novaes (BRA) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Rolón (PUR) | Rolón (PUR) | 20 | | | | | | |

### Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Whitaker (USA) | Whitaker (USA) | wo | | | | | | |
| Stewart (GRN) | Stewart (GRN) | wo | Whitaker (USA) | Whitaker (USA) | KO-1 | | | |
| Arganaraz (ARG) | Arganaraz (ARG) | RSC-1 | Martínez Fiz (CUB) | Martínez Fiz (CUB) | KO-1 | | | |
| Martínez Fiz (CUB) | Martínez Fiz (CUB) | RSC-1 | | | | Martínez Fiz (CUB) | Martínez Fiz (CUB) | RSCH-2 |
| | | | | | | Bergeron (CAN) | Bergeron (CAN) | RSCH-2 |
| | | | Suarez (VEN) | Suarez (VEN) | RSC-2 | | | |
| | | | Bergeron (CAN) | Bergeron (CAN) | RSC-2 | | | |
Super heavyweight event of the 1995 Pan American Games was tarnished by the absence of Cuban legend Roberto Balado, the 1992 Olympic champion, who was winning only gold medals at all events since October 1990, and was one of the most probable finalists if participated, but died in a car crash a year prior to the event. He was substituted by Leonardo Martínez Fiz.

## Medal table

| Place | Nation | | | | Total |
| 1 | Cuba | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | United States | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Venezuela | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Argentina | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | Brazil | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Ecuador | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Chile | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Colombia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Guatemala | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Honduras | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 12 | 12 | 24 | 48 |