José Navarro (boxer)
1981 births | american boxers | boxers at the 2000 summer olympics | flyweights | living people | olympic boxers of the united states
José Navarro (born 1981-06-07 in Los Angeles, CA) is a boxer who competes in the flyweight (– 51kg) division.
He represented his native country at the Summer Olympics in 2000 in Sydney, Australia.
Amateur Career
Member of the 2000 USA Olympic Team boxing in the Flyweight class. His results were:- Defeated Hermensen Ballo (Indonesia) 16-10
- Defeated Hicham Mesbahi (Morocco) 12-9
- Lost to Jerome Thomas (France) 12-23
Pro Career
Navarro turned pro in 2001 and has been unsuccessful in his three attempts at world titles. In 2005 at 21-0 he lost a close decision to Katsushige Kawashima for the WBC super flyweight title in Japan. In 2006 he traveled to Japan again to challenge Masamori Tokuyama for the WBC super flyweight title and lost a decision. In 2007 Navarro took on Dimitri Kirilov for the vacant IBF super flyweight title, but was knocked down in 3rd and lost a decision.References
Category: 1981 births Category: Living people Category: American boxers Category: Flyweights Category: Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Category: Olympic boxers of the United States
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