Jorge Washington Quiñónez Tenorio (born 21 September 1984) is an Ecuadorian boxer best known to win heavyweight bronze at the

2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games () and commonly known as Rio 2007, were a major Americas, continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of ...

Career

At the Pan American Games he lost a razor-thin countback decision to Jose Julio Payares in the semifinal. On 15 March 2008 at the First Americas Qualifier tournament in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Quiñónez lost a countback decision, to

Deontay Wilder Deontay Leshun Wilder (; born October 22, 1985) is an American professional boxer. He held the World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight title from 2015 to 2020. By winning the title, Wilder became the first American world heavyweight champion si ...

. At the second qualifier he had moved up a class and lost to Jose Julio Payares, counting him out of the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

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PanAm Games 2007
* 1984 births Sportspeople from Quito Living people Heavyweight boxers Ecuadorian male boxers Pan American Games bronze medalists for Ecuador Pan American Games bronze medalists in boxing South American Games silver medalists for Ecuador South American Games medalists in boxing Boxers at the 2007 Pan American Games Competitors at the 2010 South American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games 21st-century Ecuadorian sportsmen {{Ecuador-boxing-bio-stub