About Diógenes Luna
Born 1977. Diógenes Luna is a Cuban boxer.
Diógenes Luna Martínez (born May 1, 1977) is a boxer from Cuba, who won the bronze medal in the light welterweight division (– 63.5 kg) at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. In the semifinals he was defeated by eventual runner-up Ricardo Williams from the United States. A year later he won the world title at the 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Results 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games 1st round bye Defeated Kevin Placide (Trinidad) RSC-3 Defeated Julio Jean (Haiti) RSC-1 Defeated José Luis Zertuche (Mexico) +26:26
1999 Pan American Games 1st round bye Defeated Gibeon Gonzalez (Virgin Islands) RSC-1 Lost to Victor Hugo Castro (Argentina) 3:6
2000 Olympic Games 1st round bye Defeated Willy Blain (France) 25:14 Defeated Saleh Abdelbary Maksoud (Egypt) RSC-2 Lost to Ricardo Williams, Jr. (United States) 41:42
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Who is Diógenes Luna?
boxer
When was Diógenes Luna born?
Diógenes Luna was born on 1 May 1977 in Cuba.
What is Diógenes Luna's occupation?
Diógenes Luna is a boxer.
What nationality is Diógenes Luna?
Diógenes Luna is Cuban.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Diógenes Luna. https://biography.guide/diogenes-luna/
MLA: "Diógenes Luna." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/diogenes-luna/.
Chicago: "Diógenes Luna." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/diogenes-luna/.
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