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Juan Francisco Rodríguez
Born	12 November 1949 Almería, Spain
Died	16 April 2019(2019-04-16) (aged 69)
Statistics
Weight(s)	Bantamweight
Height	1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Boxing record
Total fights	34
Wins	20
Wins by KO	9
Losses	9
Draws	4
Medal record Representing  Spain European Amateur Boxing Championships 1971 Madrid -51 kg Mediterranean Games 1971 Izmir -54 kg

Juan Francisco Rodríguez Márquez (12 November 1949 – 16 April 2019) was a Spanish boxer. As an amateur he won the 1971 European flyweight title and reached the quarterfinals at the 1972 Summer Olympics. At the 1976 Games he was stopped in the second bout by the eventual silver medalist Charles Mooney.

After the 1976 Olympics Rodríguez turned professional and fought until 1982. He challenged Carlos Zárate Serna for the Mexican's WBC world bantamweight title in a 1977 fight held at Madrid, but lost by technical knockout. Next year he won the European title.

1976 Olympic record

Below are the results of Juan Francisco Rodriguez, a Spanish bantamweight boxer, who competed at the 1976 Montreal Olympics:

• Round of 64: defeated Anthony Abacheng (Ghana) on points, 5-0
• Round of 32: lost to Charles Mooney (United States) on points, 1-4

References

1. Juan Francisco Rodríguez at Olympedia (archive)
2. Juan Francisco Rodríguez's obituary (in Spanish)
3. Juan Francisco Rodríguez. sports-reference.com
4. Boxing record for Juan Francisco Rodríguez from BoxRec (registration required)

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