Jeysson Monroy Varela (born March 14, 1985) is a Colombian professioal boxer, model, and actor. At the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, he competed in the Men's light heavyweight, but was defeated in the first round by

Boško Drašković Boško Drašković (4 January 1987, Nikšić Nikšić ( cnr, Никшић, italic=no, sr-cyrl, Никшић, italic=no; ), is the second largest city in Montenegro, with a total population of 56,970 located in the west of the country, in the cent ...

of Montenegro. Jeysson plans to be a professional boxer by 2016. He is part of the cast of the Colombian reality TV show Desafío 2016: Súper Humanos He was born in Medellin, Colombia but raised in Bogota. He began his career at the age of 14 but it was not until he turned 18 that he decided to dedicate his life to boxing. He has represented Colombia in many national and international competitions such as WSB, the

National Games of Colombia The National Games of Colombia, known in Spanish as the ''Juegos Deportivos Nacionales'', is the premier multi-sport event A multi-sport event is an organized sporting event, often held over multiple days, featuring competition in many differen ...

and the

Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...

. He has been boxing national champion of Colombia 12 times in total. He obtained second place in the National Games in 2004 and later obtained first place in 2007 and 2008. In 2010 and 2011, he won the Central American and

South American Games The South American Games (also known as ODESUR Games; Spanish: ''Juegos Suramericanos''; Portuguese: ''Jogos Sul-Americanos''), formerly the Southern Cross Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Cruz del Sur'') is a regional multi-sport event held between nati ...

. Finally in 2015 he won a gold medal for his participation in the 2015

References

External links

BBC Sport OlympicsDesafio Superhumanos: Jey
Living people Olympic boxers for Colombia Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Light-heavyweight boxers Colombian male boxers 1985 births Sportspeople from Medellín {{Colombia-boxing-bio-stub