Carlos Velasquez
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| Image:Carlos Velázquez Carlos Velasquez |
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Competitor for  Puerto Rico |
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| Central American and Caribbean Games | |||
| Gold | 2006 Cartagena | Featherweight | |
Carlos Ivan Velásquez (b. August 04,1984 in Catano) is a Puerto Rican amateur boxer best known as winning the featherweight title at the 20.Central American and Caribbean Games 2006 in Cartagena. He is the twin brother of Juan Carlos Velasquez.
[edit] Amateur
Velásquez participated in the 2004 Olympics at the age of 20 at featherweight but lost his first match to Edvaldo Oliveira of Brazil, by decision (43-43;countback).
At the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games he defeated Marlon Almagro (Venezuela), upset Olympic champion Yuriorkis Gamboa 10:7 in the semis and won Gold against Ronald de la Rosa (Dominican Republic).
[edit] Pro
He turned pro for promoter Luis de Cubas and Shelly Finkel and won his first 7 fights.
