Samuel Lagonia Explained

Samuel Joseph Lagonia (April 19, 1898 – November 15, 1968) was an American boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1] He was born in Westchester, New York and died in Flushing, New York. In 1920, he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the middleweight class after losing his fight to Harry Mallin who went on to win the Gold Medal.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Samuel Lagonia . Olympedia . 7 August 2021.
  2. Samuel Lagonia Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418050851/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/samuel-lagonia-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 5 November 2018.