Lorenzo Aragon Armenteros
Encyclopedia
Lorenzo Aragón Armenteros (born April 28, 1974) is a Cuba
n boxer
, who was a double world champ in the welterweight
(69 kg) category.
). He repeated his win in 2003 defeating Andre Berto
.(2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships
) and also was the 2003 Pan American Games
champion.
At the 2004 Summer Olympics
he won the silver medal
. He beat American Vanes Martirosyan
but in the final, Aragón was defeated by surprise winner Bakhtiyar Artayev
of Kazakhstan
with a score of 36-26. Prior to the Athens Games he won the 2004 Acropolis Boxing Cup
in Athens, Greece by defeating Azerbaijan's Ruslan Khairov
in the final of the welterweight division.
Aragón was also a ten-time national amateur champion in Cuba, in each weight class between flyweight and welterweight.
2004 (Welterweight)
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 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...
, who was a double world champ in the welterweight
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
(69 kg) category.
Amateur career
Aragón competed at the 1996 Olympics as a featherweight, losing in the quarterfinals to Floyd Mayweather. Aragón won the world championships at welter in 2001 beating Anthony Thompson (2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Belfast, Northern Ireland, from June 3 to June 10. The competition was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing International Boxing Association...
). He repeated his win in 2003 defeating Andre Berto
Andre Berto
Andre Michael Berto is a Haitian-American professional boxer. On June 21, 2008, Berto became the WBC welterweight champion by defeating Miguel Rodriguez by seventh round technical knockout. He lost his WBC welterweight title on April 16, 2011 to Victor Ortiz via unanimous decision...
.(2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships
2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Bangkok, Thailand from July 6 to July 13. The competition was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing AIBA.- Medal winners :- Medal table :-External links:**...
) and also was the 2003 Pan American Games
Pan American Games
The Pan-American or Pan American Games are a major event in the Americas featuring summer and formerly winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Pan American Games are the second largest multi-sport event after the Summer Olympics...
champion.
At the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
he won the silver medal
Silver medal
A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....
. He beat American Vanes Martirosyan
Vanes Martirosyan
Vanes "The Nightmare" Martirosyan is an American boxer of Armenian descent.- Amateur :His family moved to Glendale, CA, when he was four years old, he started boxing when he was seven after his father, also an amateur boxer found out there was a gym nearby.Martirosyan was taken out of junior high...
but in the final, Aragón was defeated by surprise winner Bakhtiyar Artayev
Bakhtiyar Artayev
Bakhtiyar Karipullauly Artayev is a Kazakh boxer who won the only Gold medal for Kazakhstan in the men's welterweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He was also the Winner of the Val Barker Trophy for the outstanding boxer of the 2004 Olympics Games...
of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
with a score of 36-26. Prior to the Athens Games he won the 2004 Acropolis Boxing Cup
2004 Acropolis Boxing Cup
The 25th Acropolis Boxing Cup was an amateur boxing tournament held by the The 25th [[Acropolis Boxing Cup]] was an [[amateur boxing]] tournament held by the...
in Athens, Greece by defeating Azerbaijan's Ruslan Khairov
Ruslan Khairov
Ruslan Khairov is a boxer from Azerbaijan. He is competing in the Welterweight division, and won bronze medals at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships and 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships....
in the final of the welterweight division.
Aragón was also a ten-time national amateur champion in Cuba, in each weight class between flyweight and welterweight.
Olympic results
1996 (Featherweight)- Defeated Nouzedinne Medjihoud (Algeria) 9-6
- Defeated Rogerio de Brito (Brazil) 16-6
- Lost to Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (United States) 11-12
2004 (Welterweight)
- Defeated Theodoros Kotakos (Greece) RSC-3 (1:29)
- Defeated Vanes MartirosyanVanes MartirosyanVanes "The Nightmare" Martirosyan is an American boxer of Armenian descent.- Amateur :His family moved to Glendale, CA, when he was four years old, he started boxing when he was seven after his father, also an amateur boxer found out there was a gym nearby.Martirosyan was taken out of junior high...
(United States) 20-11 - Defeated Ruslan KhairovRuslan KhairovRuslan Khairov is a boxer from Azerbaijan. He is competing in the Welterweight division, and won bronze medals at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships and 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships....
(Azerbaijan) 16-14 - Defeated Kim Jung-JooKim Jung-JooKim Jung-Joo is a South Korean amateur boxer who won welterweight bronze medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics....
(South Korea) 38-10 - Lost to Bakhtiyar ArtayevBakhtiyar ArtayevBakhtiyar Karipullauly Artayev is a Kazakh boxer who won the only Gold medal for Kazakhstan in the men's welterweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He was also the Winner of the Val Barker Trophy for the outstanding boxer of the 2004 Olympics Games...
(Kazakhstan) 36-26
Other amateur highlights
- 1992 Cuban amateur flyweight champion
- 1992 Under-19 flyweight world champion.
- 1994 Cuban amateur bantmaweight champion, defeating Mario Kindelan
- 1994 Pan-American bantamweight champion
- 1995 Cuban amateur lightweight champion
- 1996 Cuban amateur featherweight champion
- 1997 Cuban amateur lightweight champion
- 1998 Cuban amateur Light welteweight champion
- 1999 Cuban amateur welterweight champion
- 2001 Cuban amateur welterweight champion
- 2001 World amateur welterweight champion at competition in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Results were:
- Defeated Ryan Savage (Canada) RSC 3
- Defeated Bae Ho-Jo (South Korea) RSC 3
- Defeated Timour Gaidalov (Russia) 27-15
- Defeated Sherzod HusanovSherzod Husanov-Amateurs:In 2000 when Sydney hosted the Summer Games, he lost in his second bout, to Vitalie Gruşac of Moldova.In 2003, at the World Amateur Boxing Championships in Bangkok, he won the silver medal in the Welterweight division....
(Uzbekistan) RSC 2 - Defeated Anthony Thompson (United States) 27-15
- 2003 Cuban amateur welterweight champion
- 2003 World amateur welterweight champion at competition in Bangkok, Thailand. Results were:
- Defeated Vilmos BalogVilmos BalogVilmos Balog is a male boxer from Hungary, who competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece...
(Hungary) 23-8 - Defeated Bulent UlusoyBülent UlusoyBülent Ulusoy is a Turkish boxer best known to win the European title 2000 at welterweight.-Career:In 2000, Bulent Ulusoy won the Euro welterweight title. At the Olympics 2000 he lost the quarterfinal to Vitalie Gruşac...
(Turkey) 18-17 - Defeated Spas GenovSpas GenovSpas Genov is a Bulgarian boxer best known to win Silver at welterweight at the Euro 2006.He beat Kakhaber Zhvania but lost the final to Andrey Balanov.-External links:**...
(Bulgaria) 24-15 - Defeated Manon Boonjamnong (Thailand) RSC 2
- Defeated Andre BertoAndre BertoAndre Michael Berto is a Haitian-American professional boxer. On June 21, 2008, Berto became the WBC welterweight champion by defeating Miguel Rodriguez by seventh round technical knockout. He lost his WBC welterweight title on April 16, 2011 to Victor Ortiz via unanimous decision...
(United States) 25-15
- Defeated Vilmos Balog
- 2003 gold medalist at Pan-American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Results were:
- Defeated Fabián Leonardo Velardes (Argentina) 23-4
- Defeated Euris Gonzalez (Dominican Republic) 25-4
- Defeated Juan McPhersonJuan McPhersonJuan McPherson is a retired male boxer from the United States. He won a silver medal in the men's welterweight division at the 2003 Pan American Games, and earned the right to go to the 2004 Summer Olympics....
(United States) 30-11
- 2004 Cuban amateur welterweight champion