Yasnier Toledo López (born 15 September 1989 in

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) is a

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from

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who won the bronze medal at the

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and the PanAm lightweight title in 2011. He is a southpaw.

Career

After winning the 52 kg Under-17 world title in 2005, the following year he lost in the final to Russia's Vladimir Saruhanyan. As a senior, he stood in the shadows of the near-invincible

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but when Rigondeaux didn't participate in 2007 he won the 54 kg national championships against

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and the international tournament Ahmet Comert cup. In 2008 when Rigondeaux was suspended by the authorities, Toledo was defeated by veteran León at the Cuban national championships and therefore León was selected to be Cuba's representative in the 54 kg division. In 2009 Toledo moved to featherweight and lost the national final to Ivan Onate. Toledo won the Cuban nationals in his division every year from 2010 to 2015. In 2011 he became silver medalist at the World Championships after losing to

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, later in the year he beat

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to win the PanAm Games. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he beat Liu Qiang and Gani Zhaylauov before losing his semifinal match to Lomachenko. Through his performance Toledo won a bronze medal. At the 2013 World Championships, he competed as a light welterweight, winning the silver medal, losing in the final to Merey Ashkalov. He won bronze in the same division at the 2015 World Championships. At the

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, he beat

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before losing to eventual silver medalist

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References

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World cadet results 2005

1989 births Living people Cuban male boxers Olympic boxers of Cuba Olympic bronze medalists for Cuba Olympic medalists in boxing Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Pan American Games medalists in boxing Boxers at the 2011 Pan American Games Boxers at the 2015 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Lightweight boxers Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in boxing Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Camagüey 21st-century Cuban people {{Cuba-boxing-bio-stub