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Campeonato Nacional De Boxeo Playa Girón
The Campeonato Nacional de Boxeo Playa Girón or Torneo Playa Girón is the yearly Cuban amateur boxing championship. A group of boxers represent each Cuban province, with the winner in each weight class being declared the national champion. The province whose boxers obtain the best results wins the tournament as well.. The first edition took place in March of 1962. Currently, the tournament is held every December and it is recognized by AIBA. The tournament is held at the Playa Girón beach, in Matanzas. 5-time champions The following is a list of boxers who have won the tournament 5 or more times. Boldface denotes active boxers. See also *Amateur boxing *Boxing in Cuba Boxing is a popular sport in Cuba. As of 1992, there were over 16,000 boxers on the island. Across Cuba today there are 494 boxing coaches and 185 facilities. Of the 99,000 athletes in Cuba currently, 19,000 are boxers, including 81 of Olympic compe ... References Boxing competitions Boxing in Cuba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic Ocean meet. Cuba is located east of the Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico), south of both the American state of Florida and the Bahamas, west of Hispaniola ( Haiti/Dominican Republic), and north of both Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Havana is the largest city and capital; other major cities include Santiago de Cuba and Camagüey. The official area of the Republic of Cuba is (without the territorial waters) but a total of 350,730 km² (135,418 sq mi) including the exclusive economic zone. Cuba is the second-most populous country in the Caribbean after Haiti, with over 11 million inhabitants. The territory that is now Cuba was inhabited by the Ciboney people from the 4th millennium BC with the Gua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariel Hernández (boxer)
Ariel Hernández Azcuy (born May 3, 1970 or April 8, 1972 2009-10-25) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlando Martínez
Orlando Martínez (September 2, 1944 – September 22, 2021 ) was a Cuban bantamweight boxing, boxer, who won the gold medal at the Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics, 1972 Summer Olympics. Three years later he captured the gold at the Boxing at the 1975 Pan American Games, 1975 Pan American Games. Orlando was awarded a hotly disputed 3–2 split decision over Great Britain's George Turpin in the 1972 Munich Olympics semifinal before coasting to a comfortable points win over future professional world bantamweight champion Alfonso Zamora in the final to win the division's gold medal. 1968 Olympic results Below are the results of Orlando Martinez of Cuba, a boxer who competed in the flyweight division ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arlen López
Arlen López Cardona (born 21 February 1993) is a Cuban professional boxer. López was a highly accomplished amateur, winning gold medals at both the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. López also won gold medals at both the 2015 and 2019 Pan American Games, the 2014 and 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games and the 2015 World Championships. Amateur career Olympic results Rio 2016 *Round of 16: Defeated Zoltán Harcsa (Hungary) TKO *Quarter-finals: Defeated Christian M'billi (France) 3–0 *Semi-finals: Defeated Kamran Shakhsuvarly (Azerbaijan) 3–0 *Final: Defeated Bektemir Melikuziev (Uzbekistan) 3–0 Tokyo 2020 *Round of 16: Defeated Mohammed Houmri (Algeria) 5–0 *Quarter-finals: Defeated Rogelio Romero (Mexico) 5–0 *Semi-finals: Defeated Loren Alfonso (Azerbaijan) 5–0 *Final: Defeated Benjamin Whittaker (Great Britain) 4–1 World Championship results Doha 2015 *Round of 16: Defeated Aljaz Venko (Slovenia) 3–0 *Quarter-finals: Defeated Marlo Delgado (Ecuado ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erislandy Savón
Erislandy Savón Cotilla (born July 21, 1990) is a Cuban heavyweight amateur boxer. He won the 91 kg/201 lbs title at the 2008 Youth World Amateur Boxing Championships, the 2009 Pan American Championships at Super Heavyweight and also the AIBA World Boxing Championships 2015 and 2017 in Heavyweight. Career Savón who hails from Guantánamo is a nephew of Félix Savón and also a big puncher. He won the Youth World Championships 2008. At the National Championships he lost the 91 kg/201 lbs semifinal 2008 to Osmay Acosta 3:6 and was disqualified in 2009. Savon won his first senior title at the 2009 PanAmerican Championships against Juan Hiracheta He was sent to the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships at Super Heavyweight instead of national champion Robert Alfonso, beat two unknowns but lost to the eventual runner-up Roman Kapitonenko in his third bout. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maikro Romero
Maikro Romero (born December 9, 1972) is a Cuban boxer, who won the gold medal in the Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) category at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Later he changed weight class to Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) and won the 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships. Trying to defend his title in 1999, he lost to Brian Viloria in the final and won a silver medal. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney he won a bronze medal together with Kim Un-Chol of North Korea. Amateur highlights *Two time gold medalist at the Pan American Games (1997, 1999) *Gold medalist at the 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Budapest *Four time Cuban National Champion (1992–1995) Olympic results 1996 *Defeated Eric Morel (United States) 24-12 *Defeated Lernik Papyan (Armenia) 22-6 *Defeated Elias Recaido (Philippines) 18-3 *Defeated Albert Pakeyev (Russia) 12-6 *Defeated Bulat Jumadilov (Kazakhstan) 12-11 2000 *Defeated José Luis Varela (Venezuela) 15-1 *Defe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Héctor Vinent
Héctor Vinent Cháron (born July 25, 1972, in Santiago de Cuba) was a Cuban amateur boxer, who won the Light Welterweight Gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... Hector appears in Brin-Jonathan Butler's forthcoming documentary Split Decision. He currently trains athletes at the Istanbul-based gym Mugenhous in Turkey. Accomplishments *World Junior Champion (Lima 1990) *Cuban National Champion (1992) *Olympic Gold Medalist (Barcelona 1992) *Cuban National Champion (1993) *World Champion (Tampere 1993) *Cuban National Champion (1994) *World Champion (Berlin 1995) *Cuban National Champion (1995) *Olympic Gold Medalist (Atlanta 1996) *Cuban National Champion (1996) *Cuban National Champion (1997) *Cuban Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Orlando Reyes
Pedro Orlando Reyes (born 23 February 1959) is a retired Cuban amateur boxer. He won gold medals at the 1983 Pan American Games and 1986 World Championships, placing second in 1989. He could not compete in the 1984 and 1988 Olympics due to their boycott by Cuba. His son Rudy became a baseball player. References 1959 births Living people Boxers from Havana Cuban male boxers Boxers at the 1983 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Pan American Games medalists in boxing Competitors at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Flyweight boxers Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in boxing Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games 20th-century Cuban people {{Cuba-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pablo Romero
Pablo Romero (January 15, 1961) is a retired Cuban amateur boxer best known for winning two light-heavyweight gold medals at World Championships. The dominant light heavyweight boxer of the eighties he never participated in Olympics as his country boycotted both the 1984 and 1988 games. He was a tall boxer-puncher with a strong jab. Career At the 1982 World Amateur Boxing Championships he won his first title. He won the PanAm Games 1983 in Caracas beating Evander Holyfield in the finals. At the 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships he once again finished first. He won the PanAm Games in 1987 in Indianiapolis. At the semis he was outboxed on the inside by future Olympic gold medalist Andrew Maynard but knocked Maynard down who quit with a twisted ankle. Cuba boycotted the Olympics in 1984 and 1988. At the 1989 World Amateur Boxing Championships he lost to reigning Olympic middleweight champion Henry Maske Henry Maske (, ; born 6 January 1964) is a Ger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ángel Herrera Vera
Ángel Herrera Vera (born August 2, 1957 in Guantánamo) is a Cuban amateur boxer, who won two Olympic gold medals, and the world title at the second World Championships in Belgrade. First competing in the featherweight (– 57 kg) category, he won the 1976 Olympics as well as the 1978 World Amateur Boxing Championships. He then competed in lightweight (– 60 kg) to win another Olympic gold in 1980, and his second World Title in Munich, West Germany. In 1983 he won a silver medal at the Pan American Games. Results 1976 Summer Olympics - Montreal * Round of 64: bye * Round of 32: Defeated Rai Sik (India) KO 1 * Round of 16: Defeated Angel Pacheco (Venezuela) 5-0 * Quarterfinal: Defeated Davey Lee Armstrong (United States) 3-2 * Semifinal: Defeated Juan Paredes (Mexico) 5-0 * Final: Defeated Richard Nowakowski (East Germany) KO 2 1978 World Amateur Championships *Defeated Hirochi Ganobe (Japan) RSC-3 *Defeated Viorel Ioana (Romania) walkover *Defeated Rom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alejandro Montoya
Alejandro Montoya Vera (born 3 May 1952) is a Cuban boxer. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He lost in the quarter-finals of the tournament to Marvin Johnson of the United States, after defeating Alec Nastac and Bill Knight William George Knight (born October 24, 1947) is a former senior executive and Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of Canada. Knight was born in Estevan, Saskatchewan. A teacher by profession, Knight was first elected as a New Dem ... in previous rounds. References External links * 1952 births Living people Cuban male boxers Olympic boxers of Cuba Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1975 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in boxing Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Place of birth missing (living people) Middleweight boxers Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games 20th-century Cuban people {{Cuba-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emilio Correa (boxer Born 1953)
Emilio Correa (born May 21, 1953) is a Cuban former amateur boxer who won welterweight gold at the Olympics 1972. He is not to be confused with his middleweight namesake, who is actually his son. Inspired by his compatriots Roberto Caminero "Chocolatico" Pérez, Enrique Regüeiferos, Félix Betancourt and Rolando Garbey who also hail from Santiago de Cuba, he started boxing in 1966. At the PanAm Games in Cali, Colombia (1971) he won gold against American Larry Carlisle, but it was not until he beat Betancourt at the national championships in 1972 that he was able to secure his ticket to the Olympics. There he knocked out defending champion Manfred Wolke and beat the rest on points to win the first Cuban welterweight gold. 1972 Olympic results Below is the record of Emilio Correa, a Cuban welterweight boxer who competed at the 1972 Munich Olympics: *Round of 64: bye *Round of 32: Defeated Damiano Lassandro (Italy) by decision, 5-0 *Round of 16: Defeated Manfred Wolke (East G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |