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Miguel Jiménez (boxer)

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Nickname(s)
  
The Russian

Sport
  
Boxing

Height
  
1.8 m

Other name
  
The Russian

Nationality
  
Puerto Rico

Club
  
Arecibo Boxing club

Martial art
  
Boxing

Rated at
  
Light middleweight

Full name
  
Miguel Ángel Jiménez Cedres

Born
  
June 18, 1970 (age 46) (
1970-06-18
)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Miguel Ángel Jiménez Cedres (born June 18, 1970 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a retired male boxer from Puerto Rico.

He won the silver medal in the men's light-middleweight (– 71 kg) category at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. In the final, Jiménez was defeated by Cuba's Juan Carlos Lemus. He also represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, falling in the first round to Iraqi Furas Hashim.

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Miguel Jiménez (boxer) Wikipedia