Juan Francisco Rodríguez
Juan Francisco Rodríguez Márquez (12 September 1950 – 16 April 2019) was a Spanish boxer. As an amateur he won the 1971 European flyweight title and reached the quarterfinals at the 1972 Summer Olympics. At the 1976 Games he was stopped in the second bout by the eventual silver medalist Charles Mooney.[2]
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| Weight(s) | Bantamweight | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 September 1950 Almería, Spain | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 April 2019 (aged 68)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 34 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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After the 1976 Olympics Rodríguez turned professional and fought until 1982. He challenged Carlos Zárate Serna for the Mexican's WBC world bantamweight title in a 1977 fight held at Madrid, but lost by technical knockout. Next year he won the European title.[3]
1976 Olympic record
Below are the results of Juan Francisco Rodriguez, a Spanish bantamweight boxer, who competed at the 1976 Montreal Olympics:
- Round of 64: defeated Anthony Abacheng (Ghana) on points, 5-0
- Round of 32: lost to Charles Mooney (United States) on points, 1-4
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References
- Juan Francisco Rodríguez's obituary (in Spanish)
- Juan Francisco Rodríguez. sports-reference.com
- Boxing record for Juan Francisco Rodríguez from BoxRec
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