Israel Héctor Enrique Perez (born April 21, 1979 in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

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) is a featherweight

Featherweight

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 boxer

Boxing

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 from Argentina

Argentina

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, who represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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 in Sydney, Australia. Nickname

Nickname

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d "Cachito" he made his professional debut in 2003. He won eight professional bouts in a row, before being losing by split decision John Nolasco

John Nolasco

John Nolasco Hughes is a featherweight boxer from the Dominican Republic, who won the bronze medal at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina. A year later he represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Nolasco made his professional debut on March 17,...

 of the Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

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. As of November 2006, Perez had compiled a record of 17-2 (10 KO).

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