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Nationality | Filipino | ||||||||||||||
Born | Quezon City, Philippines | 16 August 1928||||||||||||||
Died | 5 February 1973 Quezon City, Philippines | (aged 44)||||||||||||||
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Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ernesto Porto (16 August 1928 – 5 February 1973) was a Filipino boxer.[1] He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics.[2] At the 1948 Summer Olympics, he lost in his first fight to Gerald Dreyer of South Africa, the eventual gold medalist.[2] He also won the gold medal in the lightweight division of the 1954 Asian Games.[3]