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Victor Schelstraete is a Belgian boxer. [1] [2] [3] He participated at the 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships, being awarded the bronze medal in the cruiserweight event. [4] Schelstraete was the first and only person of his country to win a medal. [4]
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