Carlos Góngora
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Carlos Góngora Mercado is an amateur boxer
from Ecuador
best known to win a bronze medal at the 2007 Pan American Games
in Rio in the men's middleweight division.
. At the PanAms 2007 the 18 year old from El Coca
easily beat Blanco 20:6 in a rematch before losing to eventual winner Emilio Correa from Cuba in the semis 13:21.
At the World Championships 2007 he beat an Italian but ran into superstar and eventual winner Matvey Korobov
and lost by RSCO.
At the Copa Independencia 2008 he reached the final but lost to old foe Correa 3:16.
At the Olympic qualifier he lost once again to Correa but qualified nevertheless after beating fighters like Shawn Estrada
.
At the Olympics
he won his first matches against German Konstantin Buga
and Greek Georgios Gazis
12:1 but a surprise quarter final loss to Indian Vijender Kumar kept him from medalling.
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
from Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
best known to win a bronze medal at the 2007 Pan American Games
2007 Pan American Games
The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to July 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Committees competed in 332 events in 34 sports and in...
in Rio in the men's middleweight division.
Career
At the South American Games southpaw Góngora lost the final to Venezuelan Alfonso BlancoAlfonso Blanco (boxer)
Alfonso Blanco Parra is an undefeated Venezuelan boxer in the Light Middleweight division. He was the 2008 Olympian for Venezuela and he also won the Middleweight silver medal at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships.-Amateur career:Blanco won the 2006 South America title against Carlos...
. At the PanAms 2007 the 18 year old from El Coca
El Coca
Puerto Francisco de Orellana, also known as Coca, is the capital of province of Orellana in eastern Ecuador. The city is located in the Amazon Rainforest at the confluence of the Coca River and the Napo River. It has a population of 30,300 inhabitants as of 2010...
easily beat Blanco 20:6 in a rematch before losing to eventual winner Emilio Correa from Cuba in the semis 13:21.
At the World Championships 2007 he beat an Italian but ran into superstar and eventual winner Matvey Korobov
Matvey Korobov
Matvey Georgiyevich Korobov is a Russian professional boxer best known for winning the middleweight amateur world title in 2005 and 2007, and being a part of the Russian team at the 2005 Boxing World Cup.-Amateur career:...
and lost by RSCO.
At the Copa Independencia 2008 he reached the final but lost to old foe Correa 3:16.
At the Olympic qualifier he lost once again to Correa but qualified nevertheless after beating fighters like Shawn Estrada
Shawn Estrada
Shawn Estrada is an undefeated Mexican American professional boxer in the Super Middleweight division and was a U.S...
.
At the Olympics
Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Middleweight
The middleweight competition was the fourth-highest weight class featured in amateur boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and was held at the Workers Indoor Arena. Middleweights were limited to a maximum of 75 kilograms in body mass....
he won his first matches against German Konstantin Buga
Konstantin Buga
Konstantin Buga is a German amateur boxer best known for qualifying for the 2008 Olympics as a middleweight.-Career:Buga came to Germany in 1996 and received a German passport in 2002...
and Greek Georgios Gazis
Georgios Gazis
Georgios Gazis is a Greek amateur boxer. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the men's middleweight division.Gazis lost his qualifier semi to Jean-Mickaël Raymond but won the decisive third place bout against Victor Cotiujanschi....
12:1 but a surprise quarter final loss to Indian Vijender Kumar kept him from medalling.