Juan Francisco Rodríguez

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Juan Francisco Rodríguez
Born12 November 1949[1]
Almería, Spain
Died16 April 2019(2019-04-16) (aged 69)[2]
Statistics
Weight(s)Bantamweight
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Boxing record
Total fights34
Wins20
Wins by KO9
Losses9
Draws4
Medal record
Representing  Spain
European Amateur Boxing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1971 Madrid -51 kg
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Izmir -54 kg

Juan Francisco Rodríguez Márquez (12 November 1949 – 16 April 2019) was a Spanish boxer. As an amateur he won the 1971 European flyweight title and reached the quarterfinals at the 1972 Summer Olympics. At the 1976 Games he was stopped in the second bout by the eventual silver medalist Charles Mooney.[3]

After the 1976 Olympics Rodríguez turned professional and fought until 1982. He challenged

European title.[4]

1976 Olympic record

Below are the results of Juan Francisco Rodriguez, a Spanish bantamweight boxer, who competed at the 1976 Montreal Olympics:

  • Round of 64: defeated Anthony Abacheng (Ghana) on points, 5-0
  • Round of 32: lost to Charles Mooney (United States) on points, 1-4

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