- Daniel Reyes (boxer)
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This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Reyes and the second or maternal family name is Torres.
Daniel Reyes Personal information Full name Daniel Antonio Reyes Torres Nickname(s) El Olímpico Nationality Colombia Born May 5, 1972
Cartagena de Chairá, BolívarHeight 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) Weight 51 kilograms (110 lb) Sport Sport Boxing Rated at Flyweight Daniel Antonio Reyes Torres (born 1972-05-05 in Cartagena de Chairá, Bolívar) is a professional boxer from Colombia.
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Amateur career
Reyes represented Colombia as a Flyweight at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. His results were:
- Defeated Tebebu Behonebn (Ethiopia) 16-2
- Defeated Khaled Falah (Syria) 15-13
- Lost to Albert Pakeyev (Russia) 13-13
Pro career
Reyes, known as "El Olímpico", turned professional in 1996 and won the IBF World Strawweight Championship by a TKO over Edgar Cardenas in 2003. He lost his belt in 2004 by split decision to Muhammad Rachman.
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Preceded by
Edgar CardenasIBF Minimumweight Champion
2003 Oct 4 – 2004 Sep 14Succeeded by
Muhammad RachmanCategories:- 1972 births
- Colombian boxers
- Living people
- World minimumweight boxing champions
- International Boxing Federation Champions
- Boxers at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic boxers of Colombia
- Colombian sportspeople stubs
- South American boxing biography stubs
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