Sixto Soria

{{Short description|Cuban boxer (born 1954)}}

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{{MedalSport | Men's Boxing}}

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{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalSilver| 1976 Montreal | Light Heavyweight}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Amateur Championships}}

{{MedalGold| 1978 Belgrade | Light Heavyweight}}

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Sixto Soria Savigne (born April 27, 1954 in Santiago de Cuba) is a Cuban boxer, who won the silver medal in the men's Light Heavyweight (81 kg) category at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. As the top favourite he lost in a close fight to Leon Spinks of USA.{{Cite web |date=2020-04-18 |title=Sixto Soria Bio, Stats, and Results {{!}} Olympics at Sports-Reference.com |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/so/sixto-soria-1.html |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=sports-reference.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418103414/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/so/sixto-soria-1.html |archive-date=2020-04-18 }} Two years later he captured the world title at the second World Championships in Belgrade. He lost in the quarter-finals of the 1979 Pan American Games to American Tony Tucker.