Fidel Maldonado

• Home: Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Birthdate: July 23, 1991

Weight Class: Lightweight/132 pounds
Height:  5-5
Weight:  132 pounds
Birth date:  July 23, 1991
Hometown:  Albuquerque, New Mexico
Coach's Name:  Fidel Maldonado, Sr.
Club Name:  Atrisco Boxing Club
Began Boxing:  2000
Career Highlight: The 2008 U.S. Future Stars National Championship.
Who has been your biggest influence and why:  My Dad, because he always pushes me.
How did you get involved in boxing:  My Uncle
What is your greatest strength in the ring: My Mind
What do you love most about boxing: Boxing using my mind
What are your goals in and out of the ring:  To finish school and go to college and to become a World Champion.
What is your favorite movie:  300
What is your favorite TV show:  The Simpsons   
What is your favorite song: Fireman - Lil wayne
What is something different about you that most people don't know:  I like to run and make people proud of me

2008
U.S. Future Stars National Championships: dec. Edgar Ramirez, Camp LeJeune, N.C., 14-13, in the preliminary round; 132  dec Brett Simmons, East Cleveland, Ohio, +12-12, in the quarter finals;  dec. Shemuel Pagan, Brooklyn, N.Y., 16-15, in the semifinals; lost by disqualification to Miguel Gonzales, Cleveland, Ohio, DSQ-4, 1:48, in the finals