Marcelo Quiñonez (born March 24, 1949, in

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) is a Peruvian former

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who competed from 1971 to 1983. He was one of South America's top ranked middleweights during the 1970s. He also represented Peru at the

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Professional career

Quiñones began his professional career as a boxer on September 27, 1971. In his debut Quiñones defeated Carlos Bazán by knockout in

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. He added the South American middleweight title with a knockout in twelve rounds victory over

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, on August 9, 1976, in Lima. Over his professional career Quiñones won 31 bouts, losing 8 and drawing 1, with 18 wins coming via knockout.

Professional boxing record

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, SD , 12 , 09/05/1977 , align=left, Lima, Peru , align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Juárez De Lima , KO , 10 , 01/04/1977 , align=left, Lima, Peru , align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Carlos Marks , UD , 10 , 22/10/1976 , align=left, Lima, Peru , align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Luiz Carlos Fabre , TKO , 10 , 09/08/1976 , align=left, Lima, Peru , align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Manuel Fierro , KO , 8 , 21/05/1976 , align=left, Lima, Peru , align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Luis Vinales , TKO , 5 , 14/02/1976 , align=left,

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Quinones, Marcelo 1949 births Living people Middleweight boxers Peruvian male boxers Olympic boxers for Peru Boxers at the 1968 Summer Olympics 20th-century Peruvian sportsmen 21st-century Peruvian people Martial artists from Lima