Luis Román Rolón

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Luis Rolón
Personal information
Full nameLuis Román Rolón
NationalityPuerto Rican
Born (1968-07-13) July 13, 1968 (age 55)
Light Flyweight
Medal record
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1987 Indianapolis Light Flyweight

Luis Román Rolón (born July 13, 1968 in

Vega Baja) is a retired boxer from Puerto Rico, who competed in the bantamweight (– 54 kg) division. As an amateur he won the silver medal at the 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Reno. Later he was disqualified after failing a drug test
.

After having won the gold medal at the

Seoul, South Korea, where he was defeated in the second round of the light flyweight
division (– 48 kg). In his professional career he retired in 2000, with a record of nineteen wins (12 ko's), four losses and one draw.

See also

  • List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences

References

  • Boxing record for Luis Rolón from BoxRec (registration required)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Luis Rolón". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.