Alexander Espinoza Hernández (born December 27, 1980) is a

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from

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, who represented his native country at the

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. He qualified for the Olympic Games by ending up in second place at the

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. He won the bronze medal in the men's bantamweight division (– 54 kg) at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games in

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. In 2016 in a professional boxing bout, Espinoza was defeated by Filipino prospect

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in Japan.

Amateur results

2002 South American Games

*Defeated

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(Argentina) 20:10

2002 Central American and Caribbean Games

*1st round bye *Defeated Carlos Guevara (Nicaragua) 24:15 *Lost to Johnny Perez (Colombia) 19:23

2004 Summer Olympics

*1st round bye *Lost to

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(Canada) 20:37

Pro career

Espinoza made his professional debut on 2005-03-05.

References

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