Marcelino Novaes Rodrigues Fil (born July 9, 1967 in São Paulo) is a retired

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from Brazil, who won the bronze medal in the

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division at the

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, together with Jamaica's

Kerron Speid Kerron Speid (born May 25, 1972) is a retired male boxer from Jamaica, who won the bronze medal in the heavyweight division at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, together with Brazil's Marcelino Novaes. Speid was a thre ...

. Nicknamed, ''Robocop'', he made his professional debut in 2001. Novaes has recently relocated to Las Vegas. He soon met Max Wynn with whom he has worked several special security assignments and is now a full-time professional

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in Las Vegas.

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* 1967 births Living people Heavyweight boxers Sportspeople from São Paulo Boxers at the 1995 Pan American Games Boxers at the 1999 Pan American Games Brazilian male boxers Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil Pan American Games medalists in boxing Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games 20th-century Brazilian people 21st-century Brazilian people {{Brazil-boxing-bio-stub