Ángel Leyes Explained

Ángel Leyes
Nickname:Payuca
Realname:Ángel Leonides Leyes
Weight:Featherweight
Nationality: Argentina
Birth Date:22 April 1930
Birth Place:Talita, San Luis Province
Death Place:Buenos Aires
Style:Orthodox
Total:91
Wins:59
Ko:30
Losses:23
Draws:9
No Contests:0

Ángel Leonides Leyes (22 April 1930, in Talita, San Luis Province – 24 June 1996, in Buenos Aires) was an Argentine boxer who was Latin American featherweight champion in 1948 and 1952. He also wins Argentine featherweight championship in 1948, 1949 and two times in 1952. He participated in the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.[1]

He was one of the most popular Argentine boxers in the early fifties in Argentina.

Notes and References

  1. Ángel Leyes Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418091404/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/le/angel-leyes-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 14 November 2018.