Juan Medina Herrad
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| Full name | Juan Gabriel Medina Herrad | ||||||||||||||||||
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 Dominican Republic
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October 16, 1992 La Romana, La Romana Province, Dominican Republic |
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rated at | Light flyweight | ||||||||||||||||||
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Juan Gabriel Medina Herrad (born 16 October 1992 in La Romana, La Romana) is a Dominican boxer who competes as a 48 kg light flyweight. He won the bronze medal at the 2010 World Combat Games and the 2011 Pan American Games.
Medina started boxing under the guidance of coach Severino Aquino at the age of 10. He is a military athlete in the Dominican Air Force, with the rank of private.
He won the gold medal at the Pan American Junior Championship for under 15-16 held in Ecuador.
Medina competed at the 2010 Youth World Amateur Boxing Championships, being defeated by Indian boxer Devendro Laishram 17–8 in his first fight. He also boxed in the 2010 World Combat Games in Beijing, China, where he won the bronze medal after losing to Zou Shiming of China. He represented La Romana at the 2010 Romana Cup, winning the gold medal in the 49 kg light flyweight category by defeating Luis Díaz of the Dominican Republic National Team.
Medina boxed at Pan American Games Qualifier 1 in Cumaná, Venezuela, winning the gold medal and thus qualifying for the Pan American Games. At the games he lost to Joselito Velázquez in the semifinal to finish with the bronze medal in the light flyweight category.
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