Félix Machado (born August 22, 1972 in Guyana) is a

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

featherweight Featherweight is a weight class in the combat sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and Greco-Roman wrestling. Boxing Professional boxing History A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of . In the early days of the division, t ...

boxer. He currently resides in Bolívar,

. He is a former IBF super flyweight champion, defeating Julio Gamboa on July 22, 2000 for the vacant title. Machado successfully defended the title three times before losing to Luis Alberto Pérez by a split decision on January 4, 2003.Edgard Rodríguez Centeno Un día perfecto - 2006 Page 160 "Luis Pérez tiene en su historial una corona mundial de boxeo, se mueve en un Mustang deportivo de seis cilindros, ... del 2003 en Washington, Estados Unidos, tras vencer al venezolano Félix Machado mediante una decisión unánime."

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