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| Full name | Albert Guardado, Jr. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1973-07-11) July 11, 1973 (age 51) Redlands, California | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | Light Flyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Albert Guardado Jr. (born July 11, 1973) is a retired boxer from the United States, who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he was defeated in the quarterfinals of the light flyweight division (– 48 kg) by Ukraine's eventual bronze medalist Oleg Kiryukhin.
Guardado was trained by his father, Albert Guardado Sr. and grew up in Topeka, Kansas. After retiring from boxing, Guardado Jr. moved to Lenexa, Kansas where he lives with his wife and three children.
1996 Olympic results
- Defeated Healer Modiradilo (Botswana) 11-9
- Defeated Anicet Rasoanaivo (Madagascar) 9-4
- Lost to Oleg Kiryukhin (Ukraine) 14-19
Notable results
- 1993 – Bronze Medal at the World Championships in Tampere, Finland
- 1995 – Bronze Medal at the Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina
References
- ^ Adame, Tony (July 1, 2016). "A generation later, Albert Guardado Jr. watches another Kansan head to the Olympics". The Witchita Eagle.
- writer, Ed Schuyler Jr , Associated Press. "U.S. team fighting for gold". New Bedford Standard-Times. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Haskin, Kevin. "KO delivered to Topeka Golden Gloves location". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- "Article clipped from The Palm Beach Post". The Palm Beach Post. 1993-03-05. p. 39. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
External links
- Boxing record for Albert Guardado from BoxRec (registration required)
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