Yoandris Salinas (born September 20, 1985) is a
Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...
n professional boxer from
Ciego de Ávila best known to medal repeatedly at flyweight in international amateur tournaments.
Amateur
Salinas sensationally lost in 2005 to 16-year-old
Rosniel Iglesias but beat
Andry Laffita
Andry Laffita Fernández (born March 26, 1978) is a retired Cuban amateur boxer. He won the silver medal at the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships. At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, he won a silver medal in the flyweight class.
Caree ...
2006 and 2007 at the National championships and therefore represented Cuba at the
2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
The 20th edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games was held in the city of Cartagena, Colombia. The tournament began on July 15 and ended on July 30.
Host city
*Main host city
**Cartagena de Indias
*Subsites:
** Barranquilla, Colombia ...
where he lost the final (6:5) to Dominican
Juan Carlos Payano.
In 2006 he won a tournament called "Cuban Olympics" by edging out (smaller) junior flyweight superstar
Zou Shiming
Zou Shiming (; born 18 May 1981) is a Chinese former professional boxer who competed from 2013 to 2017 and held the WBO flyweight title from 2016 to 2017. As an amateur, Zou is China's most successful boxer of all time. In the light-flyweight div ...
in the final.
At the
Pan American Games 2007 he lost due to head injury to eventual winner
McWilliams Arroyo
McWilliams Arroyo Acevedo (born December 5, 1985) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer who has held the WBC interim flyweight title since February 2021. He previously challenged for the IBF flyweight title in 2014, and the WBC and ''Ring'' maga ...
.
In 2008 he tried the bantamweight division at the national championships but lost early to ''Osieres Hernández''.
In this division he now has Olympic silver medalist
Yankiel León
Yankiel León Alarcón (born 26 April 1982 in Jobabo) is a Cuban amateur boxer best known to win Silver at the 2008 Olympics at bantamweight.
Career
Leon won gold at the World Junior Championships in Budapest, Hungary in 2000 as a light fly ...
in front of him.
Professional
He turned professional in 2009 at junior-featherweight. He won 20 of his first 21 contests, the only blemish on his record being a draw against Nehomar Cermeno in
Panama City
Panama City ( es, Ciudad de Panamá, links=no; ), also known as Panama (or Panamá in Spanish), is the capital and largest city of Panama. It has an urban population of 880,691, with over 1.5 million in its metropolitan area. The city is locat ...
in October 2011. He faced Scott Quigg for the WBA super-bantamweight championship in
Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...
on 28 September 2013. The fight resulted in a draw.
Professional boxing record
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Scott Quigg
Scott Quigg (born 9 October 1988) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2007 to 2020. He held the WBA super-bantamweight title from 2013 to 2016, and the British super-bantamweight title from 2011 to 2012.
Personal life
Qu ...
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External links
2006 Caribbean GamesPro record
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Living people
Flyweight boxers
1985 births
Boxers at the 2007 Pan American Games
Cuban male boxers
Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba
Pan American Games medalists in boxing
Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Cuba
Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in boxing
Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games
People from Ciego de Ávila
21st-century Cuban people
20th-century Cuban people