Juan Paredes Miranda is a retired boxer

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

 from Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

, who won the bronze medal in the men's featherweight

Featherweight

Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations and in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Professional boxing:...

 division (– 57 kg) at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

There were eleven boxing events at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Light Flyweight :-First Round:* Armando Guevara def. Eduardo Baltar , 5:0* Li Byong-Uk def. Sidney McKnight , KO-1...

 in Montreal, Canada. There he was defeated in the semifinals by eventual gold medalist Ángel Herrera of Cuba

Cuba

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Olympic results

• 1st round bye
• Defeated Raimundo Alves (Brazil) 5-0
• Defeated Yukio Odagiri (Japan) 3-2
• Defeated Choon Gil-Choi (South Korea) 4-1
• Lost to Ángel Herrera (Cuba) 0-5

Professional career

Paredes turned pro in 1977 and had limited success. He never challenged for a major title and retired in 1988 with a career record of 23-12-0 with 19 KO's.