Ronald Chavez (born ) is a retired Filipino amateur boxer who competed at the

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and is currently one of the coaches of the Philippine national boxing team.

Career

Chavez started out as a featherweight, winning a bronze medal at the

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. He eventually moved up to lightweight and captured a gold medal in his division at the

1991 Southeast Asian Games The 1991 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 16th Southeast Asian Games, was a multi-sport event held in Manila, the Philippines from 24 November to 3 December 1991, with 28 sports featured in the games. This was the second time that ...

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''The Philippine Star''. 10 September 2001. Retrieved 01 June 2020. Chavez achieved the biggest win of his boxing career at the 1992 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships in

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when he captured the gold medal in the lightweight division after defeating North Korean

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. Chavez was among six Filipino boxers who competed in

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. He defeated Egypt’s Emil Rizk and Canada’s William Irwin to reach the quarterfinals of the lightweight division where he was knocked out by South Korean Hong Sung-sik. Chavez eventually moved up to light welterweight and won a bronze medal at the

1993 Southeast Asian Games The 1993 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 17th Southeast Asian Games were held in Singapore from 12 to 19 June 1993 with 29 sports in 440 events featured in this edition. This was the third time Singapore hosted the games after 1 ...

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. He retired after failing to qualify for the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

. Chavez eventually joined the Philippine national boxing team coaching staff after hanging up his gloves.

Results

Personal life

Ronald Chavez is married to former volleyball player Zenaida Ybanez, with whom he has at least three children. Chavez's brother,

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as well as his son Ronald Jr. were also boxers.

References

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