Leopoldo Cantancio was a Filipino boxer who competed for his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics and 1988 Summer Olympics.
13 Facts About Leopoldo Cantancio
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Leopoldo Cantancio won a silver medal at the 1986 Asian Games and a bronze medal at the 1990 Asian Games.
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Leopoldo Cantancio participated at the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi as a featherweight and was knocked out by North Korean Jo Rion-sik in the quarterfinals.
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Leopoldo Cantancio finally tasted success at the 1983 Southeast Asian Games in Singapore when he won the gold medal in the featherweight division.
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Leopoldo Cantancio next beat Pakistan's Asif Dar to reach the last 16 of the lightweight division.
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Against Chun, Leopoldo Cantancio dictated the tempo of the fight before being knocked down by a left hook on the jaw and was counted out halfway through the third and final round.
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Leopoldo Cantancio resumed his career after his heartbreaking Olympic stint in Los Angeles and won a gold medal in the lightweight division at the 1985 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships in Bangkok where he was named Best Boxer of the tournament.
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At the 1986 Asian Games, Leopoldo Cantancio secured a silver medal after losing to hometown bet Kwon Hyun-kyu in the final.
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Leopoldo Cantancio again represented the country at the 1988 Summer Olympics but could not duplicate his quarterfinal finish in Los Angeles.
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In one of his last major tournaments, Leopoldo Cantancio bagged a bronze medal at the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing.
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Leopoldo Cantancio became a full-time police officer after hanging up his gloves and later became a local coach.
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Leopoldo Cantancio was rushed to the Bago Hospital where he was declared dead on arrival due to severe head injuries.
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Leopoldo Cantancio had just filed his certificate of candidacy as kagawad at the time of the accident.