Eleider Alvarez
Encyclopedia
Eléyder Álvarez Baytar is a Colombia
n amateur boxer
, best known for winning the 2007 Pan American Games
in the men's light heavyweight division.
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At the PanAms 2007 he beat southpaw Julio Castillo
10:8 and upset Cuban favorite Yusiel Napoles
in the final by KO in round 3. He was trailing 4:6.
At the World Championships he lost to Africa
n champion Ramadan Yasser
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At the first Olympic qualifier he was beaten by 18 year-old Cuba
n Julio César la Cruz
0:8, at the second he squeaked by the same opponent with a 8:8 countback win, then beat old foe Julio Castillo 4:0 and Azea Austinama
to win his Olympic ticket. In the final he also defeated fellow qualifier Julius Jackson
.
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n amateur boxer
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...
, best known for winning 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 the men's light heavyweight division.
Amateur Career
Álvarez won the 2006 South America Games against Hamilton VenturaHamilton Ventura
For the iconic watch see Hamilton Watch CompanyHamilton Ventura da Conceicao is a Brazilian amateur boxer best known to win a silver medal at the 2006 South American Games in the men's light heavyweight division.-Career:...
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At the PanAms 2007 he beat southpaw Julio Castillo
Julio Castillo
Julio Castillo is an amateur boxer from Ecuador best known to win bronze in the men's light-heavyweight division at the 2007 Pan American Games and Silver in 2011.-Career:...
10:8 and upset Cuban favorite Yusiel Napoles
Yusiel Napoles
Yusiel Nápoles Marcillan is a Cuban amateur boxer best known to win the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games at light heavyweight...
in the final by KO in round 3. He was trailing 4:6.
At the World Championships he lost to Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
n champion Ramadan Yasser
Ramadan Yasser
Ramadan Yasser Abdel Ghaffar is a boxer from Egypt.-Career:Yasser won the gold medal in the men's middleweight division at the 1999 All-Africa Games and went to the Olympics 2000 where he lost his first match 7:8 to Korea's Im Jeong-Bin...
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At the first Olympic qualifier he was beaten by 18 year-old Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
n Julio César la Cruz
Julio César la Cruz
Julio César la Cruz Peraza is a Cuban amateur boxer. César la Cruz won the gold medal at Light Heavyweight division at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Baku....
0:8, at the second he squeaked by the same opponent with a 8:8 countback win, then beat old foe Julio Castillo 4:0 and Azea Austinama
Azea Austinama
Azea Augustama is a Haitian boxer who qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games at light-heavy through a bronze medal finish at the second Americas qualifier. In 2008 he also won the Golden Gloves....
to win his Olympic ticket. In the final he also defeated fellow qualifier Julius Jackson
Julius Jackson
Julius Jackson is an amateur boxer from the Virgin Islands who qualified for he 2008 Olympics at light-heavyweight just like his brother John Jackson...
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