Marcelino Bolívar

José Marcelino Bolivar (born July 14, 1964) is a Venezuelan former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 1994. He challenged for the IBF mini flyweight title in 1994. As an amateur, he won the bronze medal in the flyweight division at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles as well as the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

Marcelino Bolívar
Personal information
BornJuly 14, 1964
Medal record
Men’s Boxing
Representing  Venezuela
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles Light Flyweight
Central American and Caribbean Games
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Santiago Light Flyweight

Olympic results

1984

1988

Professional career

Bolivar made his professional debut on July 28, 1989, and ran into his first defeat after ten consecutive wins against countryman Juan Antonio Torres in the fight for the WBA Fedelatin light flyweight title. Bolivar ended his professional career in 1994, after 21 fights (seventeen wins, four defeats).


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