José Marcelino Bolivar (born July 14, 1964) is a Venezuelan former

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who competed from 1989 to 1994. He challenged for the IBF

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title in 1994. As an amateur, he won the bronze medal in the

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division at the

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as well as the

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Olympic results

1984 *Defeated Nelson Jamili (Philippines) 5-0 *Defeated

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(Spain) 4-1 *Defeated Carlos Motta (Guatemala) 5-0 *Lost to

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(United States) 5-0 1988 *1st round bye *Lost to

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(Dominican Republic) 4-1

Professional career

Bolivar made his professional debut on July 28, 1989, and ran into his first defeat after ten consecutive wins against countryman

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in the fight for the WBA Fedelatin light flyweight title. Bolivar ended his professional career in 1994, after 21 fights (seventeen wins, four defeats).

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