Edgar Velásquez (born 3 April 1974 in

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) is a retired

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. He competed in the men's light flyweight (– 48 kg) division during the early 1990s.Edgar Velásquez no pudo con Asloum
2005 Velasquez is best known for having won the gold medal as an amateur in his weight category at the

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. He made his professional debut on November 27, 1996, defeating

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* 1974 births Living people Flyweight boxers Boxers at the 1995 Pan American Games Venezuelan male boxers Pan American Games gold medalists for Venezuela Pan American Games boxers for Venezuela Pan American Games gold medalists in boxing Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games People from Tucupita 20th-century Venezuelan people 21st-century Venezuelan people {{Venezuela-boxing-bio-stub