Jonathan Oquendo
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Jonathan Oquendo (born August 8, 1983) is a professional boxer from Puerto Rico. He is trained by the well known Puerto Rican boxing trainer, Dennis Pantoja.
Oquendo had a successful amateur career, in which he won various international events, and he almost participated at the 2004 summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, but he lost during the try-outs to form the Puerto Rican national boxing team for those games.
Oquendo took some time off to decide what road to take next, eventually deciding to go ahead and become a professional boxer.
On June 25, the Vega Alta native made his debut, knocking out Yuniel Ramos in two rounds at Kissimmee.
He followed his first win with another victory, on February 4, 2005 at Jacksonville. He outpointed Robert DaLuz unanimously that night.
His third fight is scheduled for March 11, at Kissimmee. It was reported on the February 10 edition of El Vocero that Oscar de la Hoya will be at hand to observe Oquendo; if Oquendo wins this fight, he could become the first Puerto Rican to be signed by de la Hoya's promotional company, "Golden Boy Promotions".
