César Andres Villarraga (born September 22, 1985) is a Colombian professional boxer. As an amateur, he won a gold medal 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 Organi ...

and qualified for the

2012 Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

. At the

he made good use of home advantage to beat Héctor Manzanilla and Eric Bandega before defeating the future World Champion

Éverton Lopes Éverton dos Santos Lopes (born August 8, 1988 in Salvador, Bahia) is a Brazilian professional boxer best known for his sensational 2011 World title win when he was still an amateur. Lopes is also a two-time Olympian, two-time Pan American Game ...

. He has yet to repeat that success. At the

2010 Central American and Caribbean Games The 21st Central American and Caribbean Games (Spanish: ''XXI Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe, Mayagüez 2010'') took place in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, from 18 July 2010 to 1 August 2010. Bid It was understood that Mayagüez was going to b ...

he won silver. At the

2011 Pan American Games The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games () and commonly known as Guadalajara 2011, were an international multi-sport event held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby c ...

he lost his very first bout against Angel Suarez. 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 again lost in the first round to Javkhlan Bariadi. At the Olympic qualifier he won two fights to qualify, then lost to

Roniel Iglesias Roniel Iglesias Sotolongo (born 14 August 1988) is a Cuban boxer, best known for winning the junior world title at lightweight in 2006, a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and a gold at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He ...

at the 2012 Olympics.

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* Lightweight boxers Boxers at the 2011 Pan American Games Pan American Games boxers for Colombia Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Colombia 1985 births Living people Colombian male boxers South American Games gold medalists for Colombia South American Games medalists in boxing Competitors at the 2010 South American Games Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Colombia Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in boxing Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Boxers from Bogotá 21st-century Colombian sportsmen {{Colombia-boxing-bio-stub