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| Born | Alejandro Claro Fiz 27 February 2001 Sancti Spíritus, Cuba | ||||||||||||||
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Alejandro Claro Fiz (born 27 February 2001) [1] is a Cuban boxer. [2] [3] [4] He competed at the 2023 IBA World Boxing Championships, winning the bronze medal in the minimumweight event. [5] He also competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the men's 51 kg event, but was defeated in the quarter-final by Billal Bennama. [6]
Claro was born in Sancti Spíritus. [7]
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