Francisco Cabañas Explained
| Francisco Cabañas Pardo |
| Birth Date: | 22 January 1912 |
| Birth Place: | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Death Place: | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Total: | 2[1] |
| Ko: | 1 |
| Losses: | 1 |
Francisco Cabañas Pardo (22 January 1912 - 26 January 2002) was a Mexican boxer. He competed in the flyweight class during the 1932 Summer Olympics and, although he lost the final against Hungarian István Énekes, he became the first Mexican athlete to ever win an individual Olympic medal.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
1932 Olympic results
Below are the results of Francisco Cabanas, a flyweight boxer from Mexico, who competed at the 1932 Olympic boxing tournament in Los Angeles:
- Round of 16: bye
- Quarterfinal: defeated Ivan Duke (South Africa) on points
- Semifinal: defeated Thomas Pardoe (Great Britain) on points
- Final: lost to István Énekes (Hungary) on points (was awarded the silver medal)
Notes and References
- Web site: Francisco Cabanas. BoxRec. 13 September 2014. https://archive.today/20140913181822/http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=542529&cat=boxer. 13 September 2014. dead.
- News: Francisco Cabañas Pardo. 13 September 2014. Televisa Deportes. Spanish. Francisco Cabañas nació en la Ciudad de México el 22 de enero de 1912. El boxeador se convirtió en el primer medallista mexicano de forma individual en Juegos Olímpicos al conquistar la plata en peso mosca, en Los Ángeles 1932, cita a la que acudió financiando él mismo su viaje y estadía..
- News: Ortiz. Francisco. Un vale para la eternidad. 13 September 2014. 27 January 2002. El Universal. Spanish. 13 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140913235821/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/deportes/44737.html. dead.
- News: Cabañas, el primero de 76 medallistas para México. El Siglo de Torreón. 27 June 2012. Spanish.
- News: Villanueva. Rosalía A. Murió Francisco Cabañas, primer medallista olímpico de boxeo. 13 September 2014. La Jornada. 27 January 2002. Spanish.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20161203002330/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/francisco-cabanas-1.html Francisco Cabañas, Sports-Reference / Olympic Sports
