Francisco de Jesus
Francisco de Jesus (born May 9, 1956 in São Paulo) is a retired boxer from Brazil, who competed in the men's light-middleweight division (– 71 kg) during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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Nicknamed "Chiquinho" he represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1976. In 1980 (Moscow) he was one out of four boxers; the other ones being Sidnei dal Rovere, Jaime Franco and Carlos Fonseca. De Jesus captured the bronze medal in the light-middleweight category at the 1979 Pan American Games.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Francisco de Jesus (full name: Francisco Carlos de Jesus)". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08.
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