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Juan Camilo Novoa

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Juan Camilo Novoa
Personal information
BornOctober 5, 1981 (1981-10-05) (age 43)
Santa Fé, Antioquia, Colombia
Sport
SportBoxing
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  Colombia
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 San Salvador Light middleweight

Juan Camilo Novoa Aguinaga (born October 5, 1981) is Colombian professional boxer. As an amateur, he won a gold medal at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games at junior middleweight vs Juan Ubaldo. He is nicknamed "La Boa".

Amateur career

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He qualified for the Olympic Games by ending up in first place at the 2nd AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He moved down to welterweight to participate in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native country. There he was beaten in the quarterfinals of the welterweight (69 kg) division by Korea's Kim Jung Joo.

Professional career

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He turned professional at middleweight and is 12–1, the loss being a stoppage defeat in the first round.

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