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===Adult competition, Olympics===
After winning a bronze medal at the Continental Championship, the Federation began considering him and Carlos de León as top priority for the upcoming Olympic trials, integrating both to the training sessions of the senior national team despite neither being 18 years old at the moment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elvocero.com/deportes/juanmita-de-jes-s-y-carlos-de-le-n-j-venes-apuestas-de-puerto-rico/article_859674ea-8253-11ee-ac1f-fb1c0aae2d38.amp.html|title=Juanmita De Jesús y Carlos De León, jóvenes apuestas de Puerto Rico para los Juegos Olímpicos|author=Giovanny Vega|publisher=El Vocero|language=Spanish|date=November 16, 2023|accessdate=July 2, 2024}}</ref> In December 2023, López won the adult Puerto Rico National Championship at the Juan Evangelista Venegas Tournament, winning the opportunity to fight for a berth at Paris 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.noticel.com/deportes/boxeo/20231218/juanmita-lopez-y-eliezer-brito-entre-los-campeones-nacionales-del-evangelista-venegas/ |title= Juanmita López y Eliezer Brito entre los campeones nacionales del Evangelista Venegas|author=|publisher=NotiCel|language=Spanish|date= December 18, 2023|accessdate=July 2, 2024}}</ref> In his senior debut he bested former national flyweight champion Yadiel Díaz (3:2). López, who had gathered an amateur record of 55-10 (5 Kos), joined the adult national team despite not meeting the minimum age requirement until the last week of that month. In February 2024March2024, López entered the [[2024 World Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament 1]], receiving a bye for the first round. He was then matched against [[Dmytro Zamotayev]] of Ukraine, winning with scores of 4:1. In Round 3, López outpointed [[Ramón Quiroga (boxer)|Ramón Quiroga]] of Argentina (4:1).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elvocero.com/deportes/juanma-l-pez-de-jes-s-clasifica-a-los-juegos-ol-mpicos-par-s-2024/article_c54c398c-dfda-11ee-8c40-573eedf6efb2.html|title=Juanma López De Jesús clasifica a los Juegos Olímpicos París 2024|author=Giovanny Vega| publisher=El Vocero|language=Spanish|date=March 11, 2024|accessdate=July 2, 2024}}</ref> In the final, he defeated Kim Inkyu of South Korea (3:2), to secure his classification.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/es/noticias/juanma-lopez-de-jesus-pasos-padre-boxeo-olimpico-cuota-paris-2024|title=JUANMA LÓPEZ DE JESÚS SIGUE LOS PASOS DE SU PADRE EN EL BOXEO OLÍMPICO| author=Marta Martín |publisher=Olympics.com|language=Spanish|date=March 11, 2024|accessdate=July 2, 2024}}</ref> By winning this berth, López established several records within the Puerto Rico National Boxing Program, becoming the youngest boxer (at age 18) to join the Olympic boxing delegation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lasemanapr.com/post/pabellón-de-la-fama-celebra-clasificación-ol%C3%ADmpica-de-juanmita-lópez|title=Pabellón de La Fama celebra clasificación olímpica de Juanmita López| author=|publisher=La Semana|language=Spanish|date= March 21, 2024|accessdate=July 2, 2024}}</ref> Along López Sr., he is also part of the first father-son Olympic duo in the program.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/deportes/boxeo/notas/el-boxeador-juanma-lopez-hijo-se-suma-a-la-delegacion-de-puerto-rico-para-los-juegos-olimpicos-de-paris-2024/?utm_campaign=Deportes&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter|title=El boxeador Juanma López, hijo, se suma a la delegación de Puerto Rico para los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024|author= Sara Del Valle Hernández |publisher=El Nuevo Día|language=Spanish|date=March 11, 2024|accessdate=July 2, 2024}}</ref> Immediately after classifying, López began an intensive five-month training.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elvocero.com/deportes/video-juanma-l-pez-de-jes-s-afronta-cinco-meses-intensos-previo-a-los-juegos/article_9e4661d0-e6f3-11ee-b467-1b128a2ded64.html|title=Juanma López De Jesús afronta cinco meses intensos previo a los Juegos Olímpicos|author=Giovanny Vega|publisher=El Vocero|language=Spanish|date=March 21, 2024|accessdate=July 2, 2024}}</ref> Due to his age, he is considering staying for another Olympic cycle, something that the COPUR wholly expects as he is a cornersytone of its boxing program.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.primerahora.com/deportes/boxeo/notas/sara-rosario-sobre-juanma-lopez-hijo-nos-puede-dar-un-ciclo-completo-mas/|title=Sara Rosario sobre Juanma López, hijo: “Nos puede dar un ciclo completo más”| author=Fernando Ribas Reyes|publisher=Primera Hora|language=Spanish|date=March 13, 2024 |accessdate=July 2, 2024}}</ref>
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