Pedro Ruben Decima

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Pedro Ruben Decima (born 1964-03-10 in Benjamín Aráoz, Tucuman) is a former professional boxer from Argentina.

[edit] Amateur Career

As an amateur Decima represented Argentina as a bantamweight at the 1984 Olympic Games. His results were:

1st round bye
Defeated Tshoza Mukuta (Zaire) 5-0
Defeated Çemal Öner (Turkey) 4-1
Lost to Dale Walters (Canada) 0-5

[edit] Pro Boxing Career

Decima turned pro in 1984 and captured the WBC super bantamweight title with an upset TKO win over Paul Banke in 1990, a fight in which Banke was knocked down three times in the 4th round. He lost the belt in his first defense to Kiyoshi Hatanaka in 1991 and retired in 1993.