Luis Rolón
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Name: Luis Rolon
Birth Name: Luis Roman Rolon
Hometown: Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
Birthplace: Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
Died: 2021-10-22 (Age:53)
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record
Rolon represented Puerto Rico as a Light flyweight at the 1988 Seoul Olympic games. His results were:
- 1st round bye
- Lost to Chatchai Sasakul (Thailand) 2-3
Rolon was also the Light flyweight silver medalist at the 1986 World amateur championships. Rolon also won the Light flyweight gold medal at the 1987 PanAmerican games.
World amateur championships results
1986 (as a Light flyweight)
- Defeated Nshan Munchyan (Soviet Union) 4-1
- Defeated Ramazan Gul (Turkey) 5-0
- Defeated Oh Kwang-Soo (South Korea) 4-1
- Lost to Juan Torres Odelin (Cuba) 0-5 (final)
PanAmerican games results
1987 (as a Light flyweight)
- Defeated Julio Cera (Colombia) RSC 2
- Defeated Jesus Herrera (Dominican Republic) 4-1
- Defeated Michael Carbajal (United States) 5-0 (won gold medal)