Ítalo Perea Castillo (b. June 10, 1993 in Esmeraldas

Esmeraldas, Ecuador

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 ) is an Ecuador

Ecuador

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ian amateur boxer who sensationally won the Panamerican Games 2011

Boxing at the 2011 Pan American Games

Boxing competitions at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara will be held from October 21 to October 29 at the Expo Guadalajara Arena...

 Super Heavyweight title at the age of 18.
He is a lefthander but fights from an orthodox stance behind a tight guard.

In 2009 he controversially lost the 81 kg final of the World Youth Championships in Armenia to Uzbek Kharzanov.

In 2010 he won the 81 kg PanAm Junior title.

In 2011 he moved to Super Heavy where he benefitted from the absence of Cuban top favorite Erislandy Savon

Erislandy Savon

Erislandy Savón Cotilla is a Cuban amateur boxer.He won the 91 kg/201 lbs title at the 2008 Youth World Amateur Boxing Championships and also the 2009 PanAmerican Championships at Super Heavyweight....

and won the senior PanAm title.