Record details

Francisco Rodriguez

"Morochito"

Light-Flyweight

Male, Amateur

(Francisco Antonio Rodríguez Brito)
Venezuela,
Born: 20 September 1945, Cumaná, Sucre, Venezuela
Died: 23 April 2024, Caracas, Venezuela
Height: 5ft 9in, mt 1,74
Weight: 48-51 kg
Stance: Orthodox

as an amateur:

1967 Winnipeg, Canada, Pan American Games flyweight gold medal
1968 Mexico City, Mexico, Olympic Games Light-flyweight gold medal
1971 Cali, Colombia, Pan American Games flyweight gold medal

Rodriguez was Venezuela's first Olympic gold medalist

Amateur Results


1968
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Mexico City, Mexico, Olympic Games gold medal, 48 kg
+ Oct. 18	Rafael Carbonell (CUB)	Mexico City, Mexico	WPTS 5:0
+ Oct. 20	Hatha Karunaratne	Mexico City, Mexico	WTKO 2
+ Oct. 24	Harlan Marbley (USA)	Mexico City, Mexico	WPTS 4:1
+ Oct. 26	Jee Yong-Ju	Mexico City, Mexico	WPTS 3:2

No professional record

Summary