Juan Camilo Novoa

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Novoa and the second or maternal family name is Aguinaga.
Juan Camilo Novoa
Personal information
Born October 5, 1981

Juan Camilo Novoa Aguinaga (born October 5, 1981 in Santa Fé, Antioquia) is a boxer from Colombia, best known for winning the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games at junior middleweight vs Juan Ubaldo. He is nicknamed "La Boa".

Amateur

He qualified for the Olympic Games by ending up in first place at the 2nd AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He moved down to welterweight to participate in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native country. There he was beaten in the quarterfinals of the welterweight (69 kg) division by Korea's Kim Jung Joo.

Professional

He turned professional at middleweight and is 12-1, the loss being a stoppage defeat in the first round.


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