Age |
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31 years |
Birth date |
May 19, 1993 |
Zodiac sign |
Taurus |
Place of Birth |
Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico |
Occupation |
Boxer |
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Félix Verdejo Sánchez (born May 19, 1993) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer who competes as a lightweight. As of June 2017, he is ranked as the world #1 lightweight by the WBO and the world's seventh and ninth respectively best lightweight by The Ring magazine and Boxrec. As an amateur he represented Puerto Rico at the 2012 Olympics.
Verdejo was the winner at lightweight at the 2012 American Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament. Qualification was assured when Verdejo defeated a Mexican rival in the quarter-finals since the top-4 finishers qualified for the 2012 Olympics in his weight class.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Verdejo defeated Panamanian José Huertas in the first round with a score of 11–5. Then he defeated Tunisian Ahmed Mejri with a 16–7 score before losing to Vasyl Lomachenko of Ukraine in the quarterfinals 14–9.
Verdejo was also a Panamerican Youth Champion.
Height | 5 ft 9 in / 175 cm |
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Weight | 141 lb / 64 kg |
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Hair Color | Dark brown |
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Eye Color | Dark brown |
Nationality | Puerto Rican |
Race / ethnicity | Latino |