Jonas Matheus (born 29 July 1986) is a

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n boxer. He began boxing in 2010 and competed at the

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as a

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boxer, where he was defeated by Italian

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1986 births Living people Olympic boxers for Namibia Bantamweight boxers Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Namibian male boxers 21st-century Namibian sportsmen {{Namibia-boxing-bio-stub