Rosniel Iglesias
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Roniel Iglesias Sotolongo (born August 14, 1988) is a Cuba
n amateur boxer
, best known to win the junior world title at lightweight in 2006 and to win Bronze at the Olympics 2008.
In 2005, Iglesias sensationally won the national (senior) flyweight title as a 16-year old when Olympic champion Yuriorkis Gamboa was out injured, he beat future two-time champ Yoandri Salinas
and Karel Luis in the final, the more experienced Andry Laffita
who had competed at junior flyweight was sent to the world championships, though.
In 2006, he competed in January at the national (senior) championships at bantamweight and lost in the semifinal to Idel Torriente
, in September he had put on 6 more kilograms and won his world title at lightweight in Agadir, Morocco . In the quarterfinals he beat Everton Lopes
, in the final Kazach Azamat Smagulov.
In 2007 he lost at the national senior championships to world champ Yordenis Ugas
at lightweight.
In 2008 he won the junior welter national senior championship, he beat Richard Poll 12:9 in the final and was sent to the Olympic qualifier in Trinidad where he beat another teenager in Javier Molina
in the semifinal to qualify for the Summer Olympics where he lost his semi to defending champion Manus Boonjumnong
.
Olympic results
In 2009 he lost the final of the national championships to former lightweight star Yordenis Ugas
9:12 but was sent to
the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships
anyway which he won against youngster Frankie Gomez
.
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 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 to win the junior world title at lightweight in 2006 and to win Bronze at the Olympics 2008.
In 2005, Iglesias sensationally won the national (senior) flyweight title as a 16-year old when Olympic champion Yuriorkis Gamboa was out injured, he beat future two-time champ Yoandri Salinas
Yoandri Salinas
Yoandri Salinas Luis is a Cuban pro boxer from Ciego de Ávila best known to medal repeatedly at flyweight in international amateur tournaments.-Amateur:...
and Karel Luis in the final, the more experienced Andry Laffita
Andry Laffita
Andry Laffita Fernández is a Cuban amateur boxer best known to win the silver medal at the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Mianyang.-Career:...
who had competed at junior flyweight was sent to the world championships, though.
In 2006, he competed in January at the national (senior) championships at bantamweight and lost in the semifinal to Idel Torriente
Idel Torriente
Idel Torriente Leal is a Cuban amateur boxer who won the Pan American featherweight title 2007 and qualified for the Olympics.-Career:...
, in September he had put on 6 more kilograms and won his world title at lightweight in Agadir, Morocco . In the quarterfinals he beat Everton Lopes
Everton Lopes
Éverton dos Santos Lopes is a Brazilian amateur boxer best known to win the lightweight silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games.-Career:...
, in the final Kazach Azamat Smagulov.
In 2007 he lost at the national senior championships to world champ Yordenis Ugas
Yordenis Ugas
Yordenis Ugás Hernández is a Cuban amateur boxer best known to win the lightweight 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships at age 19 following Mario Kindelan.-Career:...
at lightweight.
In 2008 he won the junior welter national senior championship, he beat Richard Poll 12:9 in the final and was sent to the Olympic qualifier in Trinidad where he beat another teenager in Javier Molina
Javier Molina
Javier Molina is an undefeated Mexican-American professional boxer. He competes in the Junior Welterweight division. He's best known for winning the 2007 U.S...
in the semifinal to qualify for the Summer Olympics where he lost his semi to defending champion Manus Boonjumnong
Manus Boonjumnong
Manus Boonjumnong is a Thai boxer who won the Olympics at Light Welterweight at the 2004 Summer Olympics . He is the brother of Non Boonjumnong.-Amateur career:...
.
Olympic results
- Defeated Mahaman SmailaMahaman SmailaMahaman Smaila is an amateur boxer from Cameroon who competed in the 2008 Olympics at junior welterweight but lost his first bout to Cuban Roniel Iglesias.-External links:*...
(Cameroon) 15-1 - Defeated Driss MoussaidDriss MoussaidDriss Moussaid is a boxer from Morocco who won Bronze at the World Junior Championships 2006 and qualified for the Olympics 2008 at junior welter.-Career:...
(Morocco) 15-4 - Defeated Gennady KovalevGennady KovalevGennady Gennadiyevich Kovalev is a boxer from Russia.-Career:Southpaw Kovalev won the silver medal at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships defeating Bahodirjon Sooltonov but losing to Aghasi Mammadov at bantam, and a gold medal at the 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships .He...
(Russia) 5-2 - Lost to Manus BoonjumnongManus BoonjumnongManus Boonjumnong is a Thai boxer who won the Olympics at Light Welterweight at the 2004 Summer Olympics . He is the brother of Non Boonjumnong.-Amateur career:...
(Thailand) 5-10
In 2009 he lost the final of the national championships to former lightweight star Yordenis Ugas
Yordenis Ugas
Yordenis Ugás Hernández is a Cuban amateur boxer best known to win the lightweight 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships at age 19 following Mario Kindelan.-Career:...
9:12 but was sent to
the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships
2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The 2009 AIBA World Boxing Championships were held in Milan, Italy from September 1, 2009 to September 12, 2009 in the Mediolanum Forum. It was the biggest World Championships in AIBA history...
anyway which he won against youngster Frankie Gomez
Frankie Gomez
Jesús Francisco Gómez , is an undefeated Mexican-American Professional boxer. He's currently signed with Oscar De La Hoya's company Golden Boy Promotions.-Amateur career:...
.