José Angel Molina (born October 19, 1958) is a retired boxer from

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, who competed in the men's

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division (– 71 kg) during the late 1970s and early 1980s. He represented his native country at the

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, alongside two other boxers:

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and Luis Pizarro. Molina captured the gold medal in the light-middleweight category at the

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, defeating USA's James Shuler in the final.

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