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Ángel Chacón (born December 1, 1972) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer. He's the former WBC FECARBOX super bantamweight, WBC Continental Americas super bantamweight, and the IBA featherweight Champion.

Ángel Chacón
Statistics
Real name	Ángel Chacón
Nickname(s)	Avispa
Weight(s)	Lightweight Super Featherweight Featherweight Super Bantamweight
Height	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Reach	72 in (183 cm)
Nationality	Puerto Rican
Born	(1973-01-12) January 12, 1973 (age 49) Vega Alta, Puerto Rico
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	46
Wins	37
Wins by KO	16
Losses	9
Draws	0
No contests	0

Amateur career

Chacón was born in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico. He had a very good amateur career and represented Puerto Rico at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games.[1][2]

Professional career

WBC Super Bantamweight Championship

In February 1999, Chacón was knocked out in just two rounds by WBC Super Bantamweight Champion, Érik Morales at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.[3]

IBA Featherweight Championship

On October 27, 2002 Chacón upset the American John Michael Johnson to win the IBA Featherweight title. The bout was the main event of ESPN's Friday Night Fights.[4]

References

External links

• Boxing record for Ángel Chacón from BoxRec (registration required)

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