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Yudel Johnson Cedeno

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Yudel Johnson Cedeno was born on June 6, 1981. He is a Cuban Light-Welterweight Boxer. Yudel won silver at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the Light-Welterweight Boxing division losing to Manus Boonjumnong in the final.

Yudel Johnson Cedeno with all his dedication and devotion in his play achieved many goals in his overall athletic career. He had the ability of defeating the opponent easily by just giving some extra hard work and efforts. He never lost hope in himself and always fought hard to achieve his goal. He is still remembered as one of the best athletes in the history of Olympics.

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