Inocente Fiss Carballosa (born June 7, 1980) is a

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n boxer best known to win bronze at the

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in the men's junior welterweight division.

Amateur career

In 1998 he won a bronze at the junior world championships, when he lost the semifinal to Yuri Tomashov. He became Cuban champion in 2005 and 2006, where he beat Carlos Banteaux 24:23 in the final. At the seniors 2005 World Championships he defeated

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but lost the semis against

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. He was part of the

n team that won the

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. He did not participate at the 2007 national championships, but was sent to the PanAm Games 2007 where he was upset by Jonathan Gonzalez (PR) in the semis and won a bronze, too. He did not participate in the national championships 2008 where Rosniel Iglesias became the new titleholder.

Defection and turning pro

In early 2010; Fiss, along with 6 other Cuban boxers, defected to the US and settled in Miami. Fiss currently holds a professional record of 5(3)-0.

References

1998 results
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