Ricardo Anibal Araneda Aviles (born 3 January 1971 in
Valdivia
Valdivia (; Mapuche: Ainil) is a city and commune in southern Chile, administered by the Municipality of Valdivia. The city is named after its founder Pedro de Valdivia and is located at the confluence of the Calle-Calle, Valdivia, and Cau-Cau R ...
,
Los Ríos Region
The Los Ríos Region (Spanish: ''Región de Los Ríos'', , ''Region of the Rivers'') is one of Chile's 16 regions, the country's first-order administrative divisions. Its capital is Valdivia. It began to operate as a region on October 2, 2007 ...
) is a Chilean former
professional boxer
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...
who competed from 2004 to 2005. As an amateur, he won a silver medal at the
1995 Pan American Games in
Mar del Plata, Argentina
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and represented his native country at the
1996 Summer Olympics
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, where he lost in the first round. Araneda made his professional debut on May 7, 2004 in
Santiago de Chile
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose ...
, defeating countryman Juan Reyes.
References
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1971 births
Living people
Cruiserweight boxers
Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Boxers at the 1995 Pan American Games
Olympic boxers for Chile
People from Valdivia
Sportspeople from Valdivia
Chilean male boxers
Pan American Games silver medalists for Chile
Pan American Games medalists in boxing
Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games
20th-century Chilean people
21st-century Chilean people
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