in the bantamweight and featherweight division for a total of 32 fights, compiling a record of 20-10-2. His last fight was in 1958 against Al Tisi. Death and legacy On April 16, 1987, Juan Evangelista Venegas died when he suffered a fall at his home which caused a skull fracture. A week before his death, he was honored by the College of Engineers and Surveyors of Puerto Rico. In honor of his memory, the Puerto Rican Boxing Commission sponsors the Juan Evangelista Venegas boxing tournament, which serves as a tune-up to future Olympic boxing prospects. There is a Juan Evangelista Venegas Olympic Cup which is given in other sports with Olympic orientation. Notes See also Black history in Puerto Rico List of Puerto Ricans References External links History of Puerto Rico databaseOlympics Certificate of Death: Juan Evangelista Venegas Trinidad. Filed 17 April 1987. Puerto Rico, Dept. of Health, Div. of Vital Statistics, Reg. Dist. No. 152, File No. 0274 (326). Informant: Mrs. Nayda Venegas [daughter of deceased], Río Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico. 1929 births 1987 deaths Olympic boxers of Puerto Rico Boxers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Puerto Rico People from Río Piedras, Puerto Rico Bantamweight boxers Olympic medalists in boxing Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Puerto Rican male boxers