Risto Luukkonen

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Risto Luukkonen (31 July 1931 – 12 August 1967) was a Finnish boxer. He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.^[1] As a professional, he was the EBU's flyweight champion after defeating Spain's Young Martin by a 15 rounds decision on 4 September 1959.^[2]

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Nationality	Finnish
Born	(1931-07-31)31 July 1931 Tuusula, Finland
Died	12 August 1967(1967-08-12) (aged 36) Helsinki, Finland
Sport
Sport	Boxing
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