Yamil Alberto Peralta Jara (born July 16, 1991 in Tres de Febrero, Buenos Aires Province) is an Argentinian boxer who won Heavyweight Bronze at the PanAm Games 2011 and later qualified for the Olympics.

Career

At the

2010 South American Games The IX South American Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Sudamericanos''; Portuguese: ''Jogos Sul-Americanos'') was a multi-sport event held between 19 and 30 March 2010 in Medellín, Colombia. The Games were organized by the South American Sports Org ...

, Peralta competed at light heavyweight. He reached the semifinals, where he was defeated by Carlos Gongora, therefore winning the bronze medal. After these Games, he moved up to the heavyweight division. At the 2011 Pan American Games he lost the heavyweight semifinal to eventual champion

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9:13. At the

2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships The 2011 AIBA World Boxing Championships was held at the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Exhibition Complex in Baku, Azerbaijan from September 22 to October 10, 2011. The competition ran under the supervision of the world's governing body for amateur ...

he lost his first bout to Canadian Samir El Mais, whom he beat 15:12 at the Olympic qualifier in a rematch. This result was enough ensure his qualification for the 2012 Olympics although he lost the final to Michael Hunter 10:12. At the Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's heavyweight he defeated

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but lost to

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10:13. At the 2013 World Championships, he won a bronze medal. In 2014 he turned professional. In 2022, Yamil remained undefeated at 13-0 until he fought Canadian Ryan Rozicki (15-1) on May 7th for the WBC International Cruiserweight title in Sydney Nova Scotia, Canada. In a statement made by Rozicki’s promoter Daniel Otter, the rematch has been scheduled for the fall of 2022.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Peralta, Yamil 1991 births Boxers at the 2011 Pan American Games Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Pan American Games bronze medalists for Argentina Olympic boxers of Argentina Living people Argentine male boxers AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Pan American Games medalists in boxing South American Games gold medalists for Argentina South American Games bronze medalists for Argentina South American Games medalists in boxing Competitors at the 2010 South American Games Competitors at the 2014 South American Games Heavyweight boxers Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games People from Tres de Febrero Partido Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province