Jayson Vélez Jiménez (born March 9, 1988) is a Puerto Rican
professional boxer
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who challenged for the
IBF
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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, this ...
title in 2014.
Professional career
WBC Silver Featherweight Championship
Velez beat
Salvador Sánchez II
Salvador Sánchez Castro (born 20 September 1985) is a Mexican professional boxer and nephew of boxing legend Salvador Sánchez.
Professional career
His first two fights were losses to undefeated boxers but has won 30 of his next 38 since then, ...
for the vacant
WBC Silver
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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, this ...
Championship.
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Professional boxing record
References
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1988 births
Living people
People from Caguas, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican male boxers
Super-featherweight boxers