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Manuel Vilchez
Venezuelan boxer (born 1961) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Manuel Vilchez (born October 21, 1961) is a former Venezuelan boxer. At the 1984 Summer Olympics he lost in the first round of the men's bantamweight division (– 54 kg) to Uganda's John Siryakibbe. A year earlier he claimed the gold medal in the same division at the Pan American Games by defeating Pedro Nolasco of the Dominican Republic in the final.
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Frank Rauschning and Manuel Vilchez (right) at the awards ceremony of the 1983 Chemistry Cup | |
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Full name | Manuel Vilchez Suárez |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | (1961-10-21) October 21, 1961 (age 62) |
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) |
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Sport | Boxing |
Weight class | Bantamweight |
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Vilchez challenged Louie Espinoza for the World Boxing Association super-bantamweight title at Phoenix, Arizona, United States in 1987, but he lost by a 15th-round knockout.