Pedro Nolasco, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pedro Nolasco

boxer

Date of Birth: 02-Feb-1962

Place of Birth: La Romana, La Romana, La Romana Province, Dominican Republic

Date of Death: 15-Sep-1995

Profession: boxer

Nationality: Dominican Republic

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

For the saint, see Peter Nolasco.Pedro Nolasco (February 2, 1962 – September 15, 1995) was a Dominican boxer, who won the bronze medal in the men's bantamweight category at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. This was the first Olympic medal of the Dominican Republic.
A year earlier he won a silver at the 1983 Pan American Games.
He was born in La Romana, Dominican Republic. Nolasco turned pro in 1986 and had limited success, possibly a result of having moved up the professional ladder too quickly.
In 1987 he dropped a pair of fights to future champion Tony Lopez.
Later in the year he lost a by first round knockout to former world champ Victor Callejas.
In 1989 he took on Maurizio Stecca for the newly created WBO Featherweight Title, but lost in a 6th-round TKO. Nolasco was shot and killed in an attempted robbery at his home in La Romana on September 15, 1995 at the age of 33.