Santiago Lovell
 Santiago Lovell | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Santiago Alberto Lovell Sr. |
| Nationality |  Argentina |
| Born | 23 April 1912 Dock Sud, Argentina |
| Died | 17 March 1966 (aged 53) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
| Weight class | Heavyweight |
Medal record | |
Santiago Alberto Lovell (23 April 1912–17 March 1966), known as Alberto Lovell, was an Argentine heavyweight boxer, who won the gold medal in the Olympic Games in Los Angeles 1932. In his career as a professional boxer he had 88 fights winning 76 (55 by KO) losing 8 (2 by KO) with 3 draws, He won both the Argentine and South American championships.
Gold Medal in 1932
[edit]Alberto Lovell, age 20, won the gold medal in the heavyweight category at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles 1932 . There were only six competitors in the heavyweight division. In the first round (a quarterfinal), Lovell eliminated the Finn Gunnar Barlund, and then Canadian George Maughan in the semifinals by TKO.
The final was held on 13 August with Lovell defeating the Italian Luigi Rovati, winning by knockout. Alberto Lovell's brother, William, attained the heavyweight silver medal in 1936. His son, Alberto Santiago, reached the heavyweight quarterfinals in Tokyo in 1964 also in the heavyweight classification.
Career
[edit]After becoming professional, he became the Argentine and South American heavyweight champion on 19 November 1938. The title was taken off of him by the Asociación Argentina de Box on 7 July 1953 as he had not defended it since 1944.
His first professional fight was against Eduardo Primo on 20 January 1934, losing by technical knockout. Santiago Lovell also beat Red Burman and Maxie Rosenbloom. His last fight was against Archie Moore in the Luna Park in Buenos Aires on 7 July 1951.
Personal life
[edit]His brother and son were also heavyweight boxers. Guillermo Lovell, his brother, won the silver medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Santiago Alberto Lovell Jr, reached the quarter-finals in Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games.
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- Santiago Lovell at BoxRec (registration required)
- Santiago Lovell at Olympedia
- Santiago Lovell at databaseOlympics.com
- Santiago Lovell at Sports-Reference.com
- CBZ page
- Photo of Lovell & trainer
1904–1908: +158 lb (71.7 kg) · 1920–1936: +175 lb (79.4 kg) · 1948: +80 kg · 1952–1980: +81 kg · 1984–2012: 81–91 kg · 2016–2020: 82–91 kg · 2024–: 81–92 kg | |
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- 1912 births
- 1966 deaths
- Heavyweight boxers
- Olympic boxers for Argentina
- Boxers at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Argentina
- Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- Afro-Argentine sportspeople
- Argentine people of Barbadian descent
- Argentine people of English descent
- Boxers from Buenos Aires Province
- People from Avellaneda Partido
- Olympic medalists in boxing
- Argentine male boxers