José Navarro is a professional 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...

 who competes in the Flyweight

Flyweight

Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing less than 112 lb but above 108 lb .-Professional boxing:...

 division. Navarro participated at the Summer Olympics in 2000

Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

The boxing competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held over a period of sixteen days at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour...

 in Sydney, Australia. He is of Mexican

Mexican people

Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....

 descent.

Amateur career

Member of the 2000 USA Olympic Team boxing in the Flyweight class. His results were:

• Defeated Hermensen Ballo
  Hermensen Ballo
  Hermensen Ballo Ballo is a retired male boxer from Indonesia. He twice represented his native South East Asian country at the Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2000. In Atlanta, Georgia he was stopped in the second round of the men's flyweight division by eventual bronze medalist Zoltan Lunka from...
  
   (Indonesia) 16-10
• Defeated Hicham Mesbahi
  Hicham Mesbahi
  Hicham Mesbahi is a boxer from Morocco who, as of 2008, has participated in three Olympics. He was born in Casablanca.In 2000, when Sydney hosted the Summer Olympics, he fell in the second round...
  
   (Morocco) 12-9
• Lost to Jérôme Thomas
  Jérôme Thomas
  Jérôme Thomas is a boxer from France, competing in the flyweight division....
  
   (France) 12-23

Pro career

Navarro turned pro in 2001 and has been unsuccessful in his three attempts at world titles. In 2005 at 21-0 he lost a close decision to Katsushige Kawashima

Katsushige Kawashima

is a retired professional boxer who fought in the super flyweight division. He is a former WBC super flyweight champion.- Biography :Kawashima joined the boxing gym of former WBC and WBA minimumweight champion Hideyuki Ohashi in 1995, and made his professional debut on February 20, 1997, with a 2nd...

 for the WBC super flyweight title in Japan. In 2006 he traveled to Japan again to challenge Masamori Tokuyama

Masamori Tokuyama

is a retired professional boxer in the super flyweight division. His professional record was 32-3-1 . He is a former WBC world super flyweight champion....

 for the WBC super flyweight title and lost a decision. In 2007 Navarro took on Dimitri Kirilov

Dimitri Kirilov

Dimitri Kirilov is a Russian professional boxer. Nicknamed "The Baby", he was former IBF super flyweight champion. He has a record of 29-3-1, with 9 wins by knockout....

for the vacant IBF super flyweight title, but was knocked down in 3rd and lost a decision.

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