Juan Paredes (boxer)
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Juan Paredes Miranda (born January 29, 1953) is a retired boxer from Mexico, who won the bronze medal in the men's featherweight division (– 57 kg) at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There he was defeated in the semifinals by eventual gold medalist Ángel Herrera of Cuba. Miranda was born in Azcapotzalco.
Olympic results
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Raimundo Alves (Brazil) 5-0
- Defeated Yukio Odagiri (Japan) 3-2
- Defeated Choon Gil-Choi (South Korea) 4-1
- Lost to Ángel Herrera (Cuba) 0-5
Professional career
Paredes turned pro in 1977 and had limited success. He never challenged for a major title and retired in 1988 with a career record of 23-12-0 with 19 KO's.
References
- databaseOlympics
- Boxing record for Juan Paredes from BoxRec (registration required)
Categories:
- 1953 births
- Living people
- Boxers from Mexico City
- Featherweight boxers
- Boxers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Olympic boxers of Mexico
- Olympic bronze medalists for Mexico
- Olympic medalists in boxing
- Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Mexican male boxers
- Mexican boxing biography stubs
- Mexican Olympic medalist stubs