Ángel Chacón (born December 1, 1972) is a Puerto Rican former

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. He's the former WBC FECARBOX

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, WBC Continental Americas super bantamweight, and IBA former

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Champion. The IBA is a minor boxing organization which is generally not considered a world championship organization by fans, experts and boxers alike.

Amateur career

Chacón was born in

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. He had a very good amateur career and represented

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at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games.

Professional career

WBC Super Bantamweight Championship

In February 1999, Chacón was knocked out in just two rounds by WBC

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Champion,

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at the

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IBA Featherweight Championship

On October 27, 2002 Chacón upset the American John Michael Johnson to win the IBA

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title. The bout was the main event of

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's Friday Night Fights.

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* 1973 births Living people People from Vega Alta, Puerto Rico Lightweight boxers Puerto Rican male boxers Olympic boxers for Puerto Rico Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics 20th-century American sportsmen {{PuertoRico-boxing-bio-stub