Ramón Garbey (born March 31, 1971) is a heavyweight
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
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from
Cuba
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, who won the world title as an amateur in
light heavyweight
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Boxing Professional
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division (– 81 kg) at the
1993 World Amateur Boxing Championships
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in
Tampere, Finland
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. In the final he defeated
Nigeria
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's
Jacklord Jacobs. Prior to that Garbey captured the gold medal at the
1991 Pan American Games
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in the
middleweight
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Boxing Professional
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Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have be ...
division (– 75 kg).
Amateur Highlights
*1989 Won the World Junior Amateur Championships in San Juan, Puerto Rico at Middleweight
*1991 1st place at Middleweight at Pan-American Games in Havana Cuba. Results were:
**Defeated
Lincoln Carter (Jamaica) TKO 1
**Defeated
Ricardo Santiago (Puerto Rico) TKO 1
**Defeated
Chris Johnson (Canada) TKO 2
*1991 3rd place at Middleweight at World Championships in Sydney, Australia. Results were:
**Defeated
Chris Byrd (United States) points
**Defeated
Dennis Galvin (Ireland) TKO 3
**Defeated
Justin Crawford (Australia) TKO 3
**Lost to
Alexander Lebziak
Aleksandr Borisovich Lebziak (russian: Александр Борисович Лебзяк, born 15 April 1969) is a Russian boxer, who won the Gold medal in the men's Light Heavyweight (81 kg) category at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydn ...
(Soviet Union) points
*1992 defeated
Sven Ottke by TKO 3, in AIBA tournament held in Berlin, Germany
*1993 Light Heavyweight World Champion at competition in Tampere, Finland. Results were:
**Defeated
Mkhitar Vanessian (Armenia) TKO 1
**Defeated
Dimitri Vybornov (Russia) points
**Defeated
Wojciech Bartnik
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Amateur career
*1992 – Bronze Medal (Light Heavyweight) at the ...
(Poland) points
**Defeated
Dale Brown
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Early life
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(Canada) points, later scored a 4th round TKO over Brown in 1994 in Dublin, Ireland.
**Defeated
Jacklord Jacobs (Nigeria) points
Pro career
Nickname
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d "El Nino" he made his professional debut on September 20, 1996 in
Miami, Florida
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.
Professional boxing record
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Mike Sheppard (boxer), Mike Sheppard
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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United States
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James "Baby Tyson" Brock
, UD
, 6
, 28 Oct 2006
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Palm Beach, Florida
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United States
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, UD
, 10
, 8 Jun 2004
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Hollywood, Florida
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United States
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Jermell "The Truth" Barnes
, UD
, 12
, 17 Jan 2004
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Coconut Creek, Florida
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United States
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Saul "La Cobra" Montana
, TKO
, 8
, 3 Nov 2001
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Miami, Florida
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United States
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Ezra Sellers
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Sellers won the world IBO cruiserweight championshi ...
, TKO
, 1
, 17 May 2001
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Biloxi, Mississippi,
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Fres "The Big O" Oquendo
, UD
, 10
, 25 Jun 2000
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Elgin, Illinois
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United States
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James "Lights Out" Toney
, UD
, 10
, 8 Oct 1999
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Taunton, Massachusetts
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United States
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, Loss
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Napoleon Tagoe
, MD
, 10
, 4 Jul 1999
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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,
United States
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John "Yahya" McClain
, UD
, 10
, 18 Apr 1999
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Miami, Florida
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United States
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Leeonzer Barber
Leeonzer Barber (born February 18, 1966 in Detroit) was an American professional boxer who held the WBO light-heavyweight title from 1991 to 1994.
Professional career
Barber turned pro in 1986. In just his 13th fight he won the vacant WBO light- ...
, TKO
, 9
, 9 Jan 1999
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Las Vegas, Nevada
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United States
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Cliff Nellon
, TKO
, 2
, 13 Nov 1998
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Miami, Florida
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United States
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Onebo Maxime
, TKO
, 7
, 21 Jul 1998
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Atlantic City, New Jersey
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United States
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Art Bayliss
, PTS
, 4
, 30 May 1998
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Atlantic City, New Jersey
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United States
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Willie "Punching Preacher" Driver
, KO
, 1
, 23 Jan 1998
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Lake Worth, Florida,
United States
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Scottie Chestnut
, KO
, 1
, 4 Nov 1997
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Tunica, Mississippi,
United States
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Roy "House of" Payne
, KO
, 1
, 3 Oct 1997
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Atlantic City, New Jersey
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United States
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Travis Evans
, KO
, 1
, 20 Jun 1997
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Atlantic City, New Jersey
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United States
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Anthony Wade
, TKO
, 1
, 26 Apr 1997
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Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, often known by its initials A.C., is a coastal resort city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. The city is known for its casinos, boardwalk, and beaches. In 2020, the city had a population of 38,497. ,
United States
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, align=left, Sedreck "Big Buck" Fields
, UD
, 4
, 5 Apr 1997
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Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, often known by its initials A.C., is a coastal resort city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. The city is known for its casinos, boardwalk, and beaches. In 2020, the city had a population of 38,497. ,
United States
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Anthony Harris
, TKO
, 1
, 6 Dec 1996
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Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, often known by its initials A.C., is a coastal resort city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. The city is known for its casinos, boardwalk, and beaches. In 2020, the city had a population of 38,497. ,
United States
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Tony Torres
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, TKO
, 1
, 1 Nov 1996
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Coconut Creek, Florida
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,
United States
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Kerry Parks
, TKO
, 2
, 20 Sep 1996
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Miami, Florida
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,
United States
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Garbey, Ramon
1971 births
Living people
Light-heavyweight boxers
Boxers at the 1991 Pan American Games
Cuban male boxers
AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists
Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba
Pan American Games medalists in boxing
Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games