WBA’s Aurelio Fiengo Passes
By Gabriel F. Cordero
Panamanian boxing is in mourning following the death of Aurelio Fiengo, a prominent figure in the local and Latin American boxing community, on Wednesday, March 25. He passed away after a long battle with a debilitating illness, just days after celebrating his 84th birthday on March 22.
Fiengo joined the Colón Professional Boxing Commission in the mid-1960s and later became its president. He also served as an executive for FEDELATIN, the Latin American Boxing Federation of the World Boxing Association, for over 30 years. This dedication earned him the title of President Emeritus of FEDELATIN and lifetime membership in the WBA, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to regional boxing from 1993 until his recent illness.
Aurelio Ernesto Fiengo Martínez was a member of the WBA’s rankings committee and was closely involved in the administration of the organization during the tenures of Gilberto Mendoza and later Gilberto Mendoza Jr.
He was part of the celebration of the first world championship fight held in Colón in 2001, where Panamanian Ana Pascal made history as the country’s first female world champion.
He worked closely with amateur boxing, organizing frequent events and securing support from private companies.
Fiengo was the main driving force behind acquiring land in 1998 in the Arco Iris community of Colón to build the never-finished “Ismael Laguna Boxing Academy,” which is currently undergoing renovations and awaiting completion by successive governments.
During his tenure as president of FEDELATIN beginning in 1993, nearly 100 Latin American FEDELATIN champions went on to become world champions.
He supervised nearly 50 world championship fights in different parts of the world.
Fiengo lived in Colón, where he worked for many years, championed boxing in the city, and dedicated his life to the sport. He passed away in his beloved hometown, formerly known as “La Tacita de Oro” (“The Little Golden Cup”).
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