Antonio Roldan

Antonio Roldán Reyna (born June 15, 1946 in Mexico City ) is a Mexican boxer and Olympic featherweight champion from 1968.

The 1.70 m tall Mexican started competitive boxing at the age of 15. After he had already won the international pre-Olympic test tournament in Mexico City , shortly afterwards he took part in the 19th Summer Olympic Games held in the same city . He defeated Ibrahim Hamid from Sudan 5-0 in the preliminary round, Edward Tracey from Ireland 4-1 in the round of 16 , Valeri Plotnikow from the Soviet Union 4-1 in the quarter-finals and Philip Waruinge from Kenya 3-2 in the semi-finals . In the final, he met the American Albert Robinson, who was disqualified due to head butts in the second round and Roldán thus won the Olympic gold medal in the featherweight division. However, one of the headbuttings left him with a severe facial injury that nearly lost his left eyesight.

From 1969 to 1973 he played six professional fights in Mexico and California , including three wins and one draw. After a heavy knockout defeat in the second round against the four-time World Cup challenger Armando Muñíz, he ended his career.