Aníbal Santiago Acevedo (born April 28, 1971) is a Puerto Ricanboxer, who won a
bronze medal
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in the
welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like Muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify th ...
division at the
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
. A year earlier he won the bronze medal at the
Pan American Games
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in
Havana, Cuba
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.
Amateur highlights
*1989: Gold Medalist World Junior Championships in San Juan, Puerto Rico (beat
Shane Mosley
Shane Mosley (born September 7, 1971), often known by his nickname "Sugar" Shane Mosley, is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2016. He held multiple world championships in three weight classes, including the IBF l ...
)
*1991: Bronze Medal Pan Am Games Junior Welterweight
*1991: Lost to
Kostya Tszyu
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on points in World Championships in Sydney, Australia
*1992: Gold Medal Santo Domingo Olympic Trials Welterweight (beat
Guillermo Jones
Guillermo Jones (born May 5, 1972) is a former Panamanian professional boxer. He held the WBA cruiserweight title from 2008 to 2012, and challenged twice for the WBA super welterweight title in 1998.
Professional career
Jones made his profess ...
)
*1992: Represented Puerto Rico as a welterweight at the Barcelona Olympic games. His results were:
**Defeated Harry Simon (Namibia) 13-11
**Defeated Stefen Scriggins (Australia) 16-3
**Defeated Francisc Vaştag (Romania) 20-9
**Lost to
Juan Hernández Sierra
Juan Hernández Sierra (born March 16, 1969) is a retired amateur boxer from Cuba, who competed in the welterweight (< 67 kg) division during the 1990s. He represented his native country at three consecutive
(Cuba) 2-11
Professional career
Acevedo began his professional career in 1993 and has had limited success. In 2006 he lost via TKO to
Randy Griffin
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. In February 2007 he lost by KO against Jarmine Mickey.