Wilmer José Vásquez Torres (born August 30, 1981) is a Venezuelan heavyweight boxer best known for having participated in the
2004 Olympic tournament.
Boxeo: Vásquez obtuvo tercer éxito para Venezuela
/ref> He qualified for the Olympic Games by ending up in first place at the 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 f ...
in 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 b ...
.
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
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 Caribb ...
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 middleweight and middleweight, as wel ...
and Luis DeCubas) and is managed by Luis DeCubas Jr.
In his first 6 fights he was woefully out of shape weighing in as high as 290 lbs and only scored 4 KOs.
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1981 births
Living people
Heavyweight boxers
Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers for Venezuela
Venezuelan male boxers
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