Antonio Roldán

Antonio Roldán Reyna ( born June 15, 1946 in Mexico City; † 24 January 1974) was a Mexican boxer and Olympic champion featherweight of 1968.

The 1.70 m wide Mexicans began at the age of 15 years with the competition boxes. Having already won the international panel, pre-Olympic test event in Mexico City, he took shortly after Participate in the discharged in the same city 19 Summer Olympics. He defeated in the first round Ibrahim Hamid from Sudan 5-0 in the second round Edward Tracey from Ireland 4-1, in the quarterfinals Valery Plotnikov from the Soviet Union 4-1 in the semifinals and Philip Waruinge from Kenya 3-2. In the final he met the American Albert Robinson, who was disqualified in the second round due to head impacts and Roldán thus won the Olympic gold medal in the featherweight. By the end joints however, he had suffered a serious facial injury that nearly cost him his left eye light.

From 1969 to 1973 he played six pro fights in Mexico and California, including three wins and a draw. After a serious knockout loss in the second round against the four-time world title challenger Armando Muñíz, he finished his career. He died just five months later at the age of only 27 years.