José Antonio Jiménez Jiménez (11 November 1952 – 19 January 2024), better known as Gitano Jiménez, was a Spanish

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of the featherweight category.

Professional boxing career

In a 60-fight professional career, he won 41 (14 by knockout), lost 12 (5 by knockout) and had 7 draws (ties). Among others, he faced

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, whom he beat by a 15-round unanimous decision on Saturday, 12 May 1973 to win the EBU featherweight title which was vacant prior to this contest,

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José Bisbal (father of international singer David Bisbal, an eight-round decision win for Jiménez on Saturday, 6 December 1975) and hard-hitting, two-division world champion and International Boxing Hall of Fame member

Éder Jofre Eder Jofre (; 26 March 1936 – 2 October 2022)

, to whom Jimenez lost by a ten-round unanimous decision on Friday, 2 July 1976 at São Paulo, Brazil.

Personal life

He was born in Pumarín,

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on 11 November 1952, and died in Oviedo on 19 January 2024, at the age of 71.

Titles

* European featherweight champion (1973-1975) * Spanish featherweight champion (1972) * Spanish junior lightweight champion (1971)

References

External links

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Interview on the program "El Escaque" on Radio QK
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