Santiago Alberto Lovell Birnes (23 April 1912 – 17 March 1966), known as Alberto Lovell, was an Argentine heavyweight boxer, who won the gold medal in the Olympic Games in Los Angeles 1932. In his career as a professional boxer he had 88 fights winning 76 (55 by KO) losing 8 (2 by KO) with 3 draws, He won both the Argentine and South American championships.

Gold Medal in 1932 Alberto Lovell, age 20, won the gold medal in the heavyweight category at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles 1932 . There were only six competitors in the heavyweight division. In the first round (a quarterfinal), Lovell eliminated the Finn Gunnar Barlund, and then Canadian George Maughan in the semifinals by TKO.

The final was held on 13 August with Lovell defeating the Italian Luigi Rovati, winning by knockout. Alberto Lovell's brother, William, attained the heavyweight silver medal in 1936. His son, Alberto Santiago, reached the heavyweight quarterfinals in Tokyo in 1964 also in the heavyweight classification.

Career After becoming professional, he became the Argentine and South American heavyweight champion on 19 November 1938. The title was taken off of him by the Asociación Argentina de Box on 7 July 1953 as he had not defended it since 1944.

His first professional fight was against Eduardo Primo on 20 January 1934, losing by technical knockout. Santiago Lovell also beat Red Burman and Maxie Rosenbloom. His last fight was against Archie Moore in the Luna Park in Buenos Aires on 7 July 1951.

Personal life His brother and son were also heavyweight boxers. Guillermo Lovell, his brother, won the silver medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Santiago Alberto Lovell Jr, reached the quarter-finals in Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes88LossArchie MooreKO1 (12), 7 Jul 195187Win76–7–3 Américo CapitanelliKO3 (10)7 Apr 195186Win75–7–3 Américo CapitanelliTKO49 Apr 194985Win74–7–3 Américo CapitanelliTKO2 (4)7 Apr 194984Wi73–7–3 Juan UrlichTKO10 (10)26 Mar 194983Win72–7–3 Alfredo LagayPTS1011 Feb 194982Win71–7–3 Américo CapitanelliKO216 Oct 194881Win70–7–3 Juan UrlichKO73 Apr 194880Win69–7–3 Abelardo AcostaTKO4 (8)16 Nov 194779Win68–7–3 Carl NielsenTKO6 (10)5 Oct 194778Win67–7–3 António SoaresKO8 (10)30 Nov 194677Win66–7–3 Alfredo LagayKO7 (10)16 Nov 194676Loss65–7–3 Alfredo LagayDQ5 (10)19 Oct 194675Win65–6–3 Ángel SotilloPTS1028 Sep 194674Win64–6–3 Irineo CalderaKO3 (10)14 Sep 194673Win63–6–3 Juan UrlichKO7 (10)9 Sep 194672Win62–6–3 Irineo CalderaKO2 (10)17 Aug 194671Win61–6–3 Ángel SotilloPTS1028 Dec 194570Win60–6–3 Américo CapitanelliKO28 Sep 194569Win59–6–3 Eusebio RamírezKO218 Aug 194568Win58–6–3 Pablo RamírezTKO311 Aug 194567Win57–6–3 Eusebio RamírezKO228 Mar 194566Win56–6–3 Eusebio RamírezKO415 Mar 194565Win55–6–3 Américo CapitanelliKO21 Mar 19456454–6–3 Arturo GodoyNC11 (12)15 Apr 194463Win54–6–3Eduardo PrimoKO916 Feb 194462Win53–6–3Ángel SotilloKO9 (12)26 Jan 194461Win52–6–3Américo CapitanelliKO31 Oct 194360Win51–6–3Juan UrlichKO71 Sep 194359Win50–6–3Antonio FranciaKO87 Aug 194358Win49–6–3Antonio FranciaPTS1031 Jul 194357Win48–6–3Eduardo PrimoPTS1224 Jul 194356Win47–6–3Eduardo PrimoPTS123 Jul 194355Win46–6–3Eduardo PrimoPTS125 Jun 194354Win45–6–3Francisco RisiglioneKO5 (12)29 May 194353Win44–6–3Irineo CalderaKO419 May 194352Win43–6–3Antonio FranciaPTS1021 Mar 194351Win42–6–3Pablo RamírezPTS1213 Mar 194350Loss41–6–3Arturo GodoyPTS1228 Feb 194349Draw41–5–3Francisco RisiglionePTS103 Feb 194348Win41–5–2Eusebio RamírezTKO321 Jan 194347Win40–5–2Eusebio RamírezKO317 Dec 194246Win39–5–2Eusebio RamírezTKO68 Jul 194245Win38–5–2Fernando MenichelliRTD7 (12)4 Jul 194244Loss37–5–2Roscoe TolesPTS1223 May 194243Draw37–4–2Roscoe TolesPTS1221 Mar 194242Win37–4–1Arturo GodoyUD1217 Jan 194241Loss36–4–1Roscoe TolesPTS1222 Nov 194140Win36–3–1Eusebio RamírezKO4 (10)8 Nov 194139Win35–3–1Arturo GodoyUD1217 May 194138Win34–3–1Eusebio RamírezTKO5 (10)3 Jan 194137Win33–3–1Ernesto CarneseKO3 (12)21 Dec 194036Win32–3–1Fernando CenturiónTKO3 (10)5 Dec 194035Win31–3–1Eusebio RamírezKO41 Oct 194034Win30–3–1Américo CapitanelliTKO21 Sep 194033Win29–3–1Ernesto CarneseKO5 (12)15 Jun 194032Win28–3–1Valentín CampoloTKO9 (12)21 Oct 193931Win27–3–1Eduardo PrimoUD1223 Sep 193930Loss26–3–1Arturo GodoyPTS128 Apr 193929Win26–2–1Italo MotelliTKO2 (10)11 Feb 193928Win25–2–1Fernando CenturiónTKO24 Feb 193927Win24–2–1Julio Di PauliTKO328 Jan 193926Win23–2–1Valentín CampoloUD1219 Nov 193825Win22–2–1Hans HavlíčekTKO4 (12)10 Sep 193824Win21–2–1Arturo GodoyUD1223 Jul 193823Win20–2–1Eduardo PrimoPTS125 May 193822Draw19–2–1André LangletPTS1019 Mar 193821Loss19–2Gunnar BärlundPTS1029 Dec 193720Win19–1Tom BeaupreKO1 (6), 26 Nov 193719Win18–1Eddie BluntUD1012 Nov 193718Win17–1Mickey McAvoyKO3 (10), 13 Aug 193717Win16–1Red BurmanPTS1026 Jul 193716Win15–1Eddie SimmsPTS1013 Jul 193715Win14–1Hank HankinsonKO3 (10), 7 May 193714Win13–1Maxie RosenbloomPTS1027 Apr 193713Win12–1André LangletPTS1030 Mar 193712Win11–1Moose IrwinTKO4 (10), 19 Mar 193711Win10–1Siska HabartaTKO1 (10)29 Aug 193610Win9–1Esteban SenestraroKO1 (10)28 Mar 19369Win8–1Gino CalabressiKO11 Feb 19368Win7–1Esteban SenestraroKO11 Jan 19367Win6–1Mauro GalussoKO1 (12)6 Jul 19356Win5–1Vicente ParrileKO125 May 19355Win4–1Mauro GalussoKO3 (10)4 May 19354Win3–1Peter JohnsonKO11 Mar 19353Win2–1Justo PrietoDQ21 Jun 19342Win1–1Siska HabartaTKO4 (8)28 Apr 19341Loss0–1Eduardo PrimoTKO7 (12)20 Jan 1934

See also Sport in Argentina Boxing Argentina at the Olympics

References

External links

Santiago Lovell at databaseOlympics.com Santiago Lovell at Sports-Reference.com CBZ page Photo of Lovell & trainer