Michel López Núñez (born November 5, 1976 in
Pinar del Río
Pinar del Río is the capital city of Pinar del Río Province, Cuba. With a population of 139,336 (2004) in a municipality of 190,332, it is the List of cities in Cuba, 10th-largest city in Cuba. Inhabitants of the area are called ''Pinareños'' ...
) is a
Cuba
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n former
amateur boxer
Amateur boxing is a variant of boxing practiced at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games, Pan American Games and Commonwealth Games, as well as many associations.
Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration, comprising three rounds of three ...
, who won the
Super Heavyweight bronze medal at the
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
. He is the older brother of
Mijaín López Núñez, a Cuban Greco-Roman wrestler.
Career
Olympic Results were:
*Defeated
Rustam Saidov
Rustam Saidov (Рустам Саидов; born 6 February 1978) is a boxer from Uzbekistan, who competed in the Super Heavyweight (+91 kg) at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.
Career
In Athens at the 2004 Summer Olympics, ...
(Uzbekistan) (18-13)
*Defeated
Jason Estrada
Jason Moses Estrada (born November 30, 1980) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2015. As an amateur, he competed at the 2004 Olympic Games in the super heavyweight division. He also won the gold medal at the 2003 ...
(USA) (21-7)
*Lost to
Mohamed Aly (Egypt) (16-18)
In 2007 he lost at the National Championships to young
Robert Alfonso
Robert Leosdan Alfonso Acea (born November 11, 1986) is a Cuban professional boxer. He is best known for his victory at the 2007 Pan American games in the super heavyweight division.
Career
Alfonso beat Newfel Ouatah but lost to Russian Evge ...
.
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1976 births
Living people
Heavyweight boxers
Super-heavyweight boxers
Boxers at the 2003 Pan American Games
Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers of Cuba
Olympic bronze medalists for Cuba
Olympic medalists in boxing
Cuban male boxers
Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba
Pan American Games medalists in boxing
People from Pinar del Río
Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba
Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in boxing
Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
21st-century Cuban people
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