José de la Cruz Guzmán (born March 5, 1963) is a former

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competing in the welterweight division. Guzman competed for his native country at the

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, where he was defeated in the first round of the Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg) by Kenya's

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. A year earlier he captured the bronze medal in the same division at the

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