Fabian Velardes (born March 6, 1984 in La Calera, Córdoba Province) is a male

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. As an amateur Velardes competed for his native country at the

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, where he was stopped in the quarterfinals of the men's welterweight division (– 69 kg) by Cuba's eventual gold medalist

Lorenzo Aragón Lorenzo Aragón Armenteros (born April 28, 1974) is a former amateur boxer from Cuba, who was a two-time world champion in the welterweight category. Amateur career Aragón took up boxing at the age of 12. In 1991, a 17-year old Aragón won a ...

. Velardes made his professional debut on February 5, 2005 against Alberto Gustavo Torres.

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