Jantony Ortiz Marcano (born July 21, 1994) is a Puerto Rican

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in the

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division. As an

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he represented

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as a

Amateur career

Considered a boxing prodigy, he became the youngest member in the history of the Puerto Rico national boxing team by winning the national championship at the age of 16. While still a youth competitor, Ortiz entered open class tournaments and became the bronze medallist at the

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. In May 2012, Ortiz qualified for the

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by winning the gold medal at the

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. During the olympics, he was defeated in the 'Round of 16' by former European champion David Ayrapetyan. The judges scored the first round 4-4, the second 5–3 in favor of Ayrapetyan, while the third round was scored a highly controversial 6-6. Ortiz qualified to the

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, the first in over two decades to rely on the 10 point scoring system. In his opening fight, he defeated Severian Chiladze of

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by unanimous decision. To advance in the second round, Ortiz defeated the tenth seed of the tournament, Dominican Geraldo Pérez.

Professional boxing record

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* 1994 births Living people People from Humacao, Puerto Rico Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of Puerto Rico Puerto Rican male boxers Pan American Games bronze medalists for Puerto Rico Pan American Games medalists in boxing Boxers at the 2011 Pan American Games Bantamweight boxers Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games {{PuertoRico-boxing-bio-stub