Juan Paredes Miranda (born January 29, 1953) is a Mexican former

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who won the bronze medal in the men's

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division (– 57 kg) at the

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, Canada. There he was defeated in the semifinals by eventual gold medalist Ángel Herrera of

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. Miranda was born in

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1976 Olympic results

Below are the results of Juan Paredes, a Mexican featherweight boxer who competed at the 1976 Montreal Olympics: * Round of 64: bye * Round of 32: Defeated Raimundo Alves (Brazil) by decision, 5-0 * Round of 16: Defeated

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(Japan) by decision, 3-2 * Quarterfinal: Defeated Choon Gil-Choi (South Korea) by decision, 4-1 * Semifinal: Lost to Ángel Herrera (Cuba) by decision, 0-5 (was awarded a bronze medal)

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

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