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Wilmer Vásquez
Wilmer José Vásquez Torres (born August 30, 1981) is a Venezuelan heavyweight boxer best known for having participated in the 2004 Olympic tournament. He qualified for the Olympic Games by ending up in first place at the 2nd AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Amateur Aggressive left hooker Vasquez had a distinct puncher reputation as an amateur at heavyweights with 201 lbs limit. In the Olympic qualifiers he KOd Rafael Lima and Gerardo Bisbal and outpointed Canada's 2002 Commonwealth Champion Jason Douglas. At the Olympics he beat Ertugrul Ergezen by disqualification, but ran into top favorite and eventual winner Odlanier Solis and was soundly outpointed. Pro He turned pro in Florida for DRL ( Dan Wise, Roberto Durán Roberto Durán Samaniego (born June 16, 1951) is a Panamanian former professional boxer who competed from 1968 to 2001. He held world championships in four weight classes: lightweight, welterweight, light mid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing At The 2004 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight
The heavyweight boxing competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens was held from 18 to 28 August at Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. This is limited to those boxers weighing between 81 and 91 kilograms. Competition format Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. This event consisted of 28 boxers who have qualified for the competition through various tournaments held in 2003 and 2004. The competition began with a preliminary round on 18 August, where the number of competitors was reduced to eight, and concluded with the final on 28 August. All bouts consisted of four rounds of two minutes each, with one-minute breaks between rounds. Punches scored only if the white area on the front of the glove made full contact with the front of the head or torso of the opponent. Five judges scored each bout; three of the judges had to signal a scoring punch within one second for the punch to score. The winner of the bout was the boxe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The 2nd AIBA American 2004 Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from April 4 to April 11, 2004. The competition was the final opportunity for amateur boxers from North-, Central- and South America to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics (the only other places were already allocated at the 2003 Pan American Games). The top two boxers in each weight division gained a place in the Olympics, with the exception of the heavyweight and super heavyweight divisions in which just the winner was entered. Medal winners Qualified Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) * * Flyweight (– 51 kg) * * Bantamweight (– 54 kg) * * Featherweight (– 57 kg) * * Lightweight (– 60 kg) * * Light Welterweight (– 64 kg) * * Welterweight (– 69 kg) * * Middleweight (– 75 kg) * * Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg) * * Heavyweight (– 91 kg) * Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg) * See also *Boxing at the 2003 Pan American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a beta global city, Rio de Janeiro is the sixth-most populous city in the Americas. Part of the city has been designated as a World Heritage Site, named "Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea", on 1 July 2012 as a Cultural Landscape. Founded in 1565 by the Portuguese, the city was initially the seat of the Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro, a domain of the Portuguese Empire. In 1763, it became the capital of the State of Brazil, a state of the Portuguese Empire. In 1808, when the Portuguese Royal Court moved to Brazil, Rio de Janeiro became the seat of the court of Queen Maria I of Portugal. She subsequently, under the leadership of her son the prince regent João VI of Portugal, raised Brazil to the dignity of a k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafael Lima (boxer)
Rafael Duarte Lima (born March 9, 1983, in Belém) is a Brazilian boxer best known to win the bronze medal in Heavyweight event at the 2007 Pan American Games. Career Lima started to box at the age of 18 and won the National Championships at 201 lbs from 2003 to 2007. He won silver medal at the 2006 South American Games when he lost the final to José Payares . In 2007 he lost his semifinal to top favorite Osmay Acosta winning the bronze medal at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b .... External linksSouth Americans 2006 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerardo Bisbal
Gerardo Miguel Bisbal Melero (born 11 September 1984 in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is a heavyweight boxer from Puerto Rico. He is best known for having been the first Puerto Rican boxer to win medals in three Central American and Caribbean Games. He also won for first time in Puerto Rico boxing history a gold medal in the Super Heavyweight division. His brother Victor Bisbal was gold medallist in heavyweight in 2002, since 1954 no Puerto Rican had won gold medal in heavyweight. Personal life Gerardo Bisbal began in boxing at 14 years old and was the national champion in 2001. He fought at 81 kg, 91 kg and +91 kg divisions. Gerardo is married to Yahaira Santiago, the couple has one son, Evan Leonardo and one daughter, Gerardine Arielis. He has two brothers, Ricardo and Victor, and one sister, Mayela, His elder brother Victor Bisbal is a former amateur boxer and a pro boxer, who was the gold medallist in 2002 in 91 kg, at the Central American and Carib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Douglas (boxer)
Jason Douglas (born February 6, 1980) is a Canadian boxer who won gold at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in the heavyweight 91 kg/201 lbs limit division. Amateur In Manchester 2002 he beat David Haye David Deron Haye (born 13 October 1980) is a British former professional boxer who competed between 2002 and 2018. He held multiple world championships in two weight classes, and was the first British boxer to reach the final of the World Ama ..., Shane Cameron, and Kertson Manswell in the final 20-13 for the Commonwealth title. He also earned a bronze medal at the PanAm Games 2003 in Santo Domingo after losing to world champion Odlanier Solis 2:16. His amateur record was 88 bouts, with 76 wins (26 by TKO). Pro Currently fighting in the light heavyweight division. ReferencesCommonwealth 2002 * {{DEFAULTSORT:Douglas, Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Durán
Roberto Durán Samaniego (born June 16, 1951) is a Panamanian former professional boxer who competed from 1968 to 2001. He held world championships in four weight classes: lightweight, welterweight, light middleweight and middleweight, as well as reigns as the undisputed and lineal lightweight champion, and the lineal welterweight champion. He is also the second boxer to have competed over a span of five decades, the first being Jack Johnson. Durán was known as a versatile, technical brawler and pressure fighter, which earned him the nickname of "''Mano de Piedra''" ("Hands of Stone") for his formidable punching power and excellent defense. In 2002, Durán was voted by '' The Ring'' magazine as the fifth greatest fighter of the last 80 years, while boxing historian Bert Sugar rated him as the eighth greatest fighter of all time. The Associated Press voted him as the best lightweight of the 20th century, with many considering him the greatest lightweight of all time. Durán ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Births
Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front, FMLN launches its first major offensive, gaining control of most of Morazán Department, Morazán and Chalatenango Department, Chalatenango departments. * January 15 – Pope John Paul II receives a delegation led by Polish Solidarity (Polish trade union), Solidarity leader Lech Wałęsa at the Vatican City, Vatican. * January 20 – Iran releases the 52 Americans held for 444 days, minutes after Ronald Reagan is First inauguration of Ronald Reagan, sworn in as the 40th President of the United States, ending the Iran hostage crisis. * January 21 – The first DMC DeLorean, DeLorean automobile, a stainless steel sports car with gull-wing doors, rolls off the production line in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland. * January 24 – An 1981 Dawu ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Heavyweight Boxers
Heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports and professional wrestling. Boxing Professional Boxers who weigh over are considered heavyweights by 3 of the 4 major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Association, and the World Boxing Organization. In 2020, the World Boxing Council increased their heavyweight classification to 224 pounds (102 kg; 16 st) to allow for their creation of the bridgerweight division. Historical development Because this division had no weight limit, it has been historically vaguely defined. In the 19th century, for example, many heavyweight champions weighed or less (although others weighed 200 pounds). In 1920, the light heavyweight division was formed, with a maximum weight of . Any fighter weighing more than 175 pounds was a heavyweight. The cruiserweight division (first for boxers in the 175–190 pound range) was established in 1979 and recognized by the various boxing organizations i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
