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Full name | Garth Felix |
Born | December 8, 1966 53) | (age
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) |
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Sport | Boxing |
Garth Felix (born December 8, 1966) is retired boxer from Grenada, who fought at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the men's light middleweight division. [1] [2] He also represented Grenada at the 1987 Pan American Games. [3]
Below is the record of Garth Felix, a Grenadian light middleweight boxer who competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics:
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