Yordenis Ugas
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Yordenis Ugás Hernández (born July 14, 1986 in Santiago de Cuba
) is a Cuba
n amateur boxer best known to win the lightweight 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships
at age 19 following Mario Kindelan.
. On other occasions he lost twice to countryman Luis Franco
at featherweight, he finished third aththe nationals 2004 at featherweight.
In 2005 he moved up to lightweight where he was more successful, winning the Cuban Championships 2005 to 2008 and turning into a star.
He won a tournament called PanAm Championships (not the PanAm Games) in 2005, however in other tournaments he lost twice to Kazach southpaw Serik Sapiyev
.
At the Senior World Championships 2005 he suffered two heavy knockdowns by Canadian southpaw Ibrahim Kamal in his third fight but managed to win.
Manilatimes writes:"But for two fleeting moments Thursday, unheralded Canadian lightweight Ibrahim Kamal showed the world that the Cubans, arguably the number-one force in amateur boxing, may have jaws of glass after all.
The University of Toronto student knocked down Yordanis Ugas in the first and second rounds with two sledgehammer lefts to the side of the chin.
But then the Canadian southpaw hurt one knee as he and Ugas wrestled each other to the floor on the third round, leaving him effectively fighting on one leg." Later Ugás beat Russian Khabib Allakhverdiyev
and in the final he outfought Romal Amanov
from Azerbaidjan. Cubanet.org writes "Yordenis Ugas, a sharp, technically accomplished fighter but with a suspect jaw, won the lightweight gold for Cuba after an explosive toe-to-toe clash with Romal Amanov of Azerbaijan." It describes him "a tall, bony lightweight with a deceptively languid fighting style"
In 2006 he won the Central American Championships.
He was part of the Cuba
n team that won the 2006 Boxing World Cup
.
In 2007 he beat Yordan Frometa
and Roniel Iglesias at the national championships.
Later that year Ugás won the PanAm Games in Rio beating Darley Perez
and Everton Lopes
. Cuba didn't participate in the World Championships in Chicago.
In 2008 he defended the national championships against old foe Luis Franco and won his Olympic qualifier.
In Beijing he was upset in the semifinal by Frenchman Daouda Sow
.
In 2009 he went up to Junior Welter beating Roniel Iglesias in the national final.
In March 2010, Ugas defected to the USA in the hope of beginning a professional career.
Santiago de Cuba
Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city of Cuba and capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province in the south-eastern area of the island, some south-east of the Cuban capital of Havana....
) is a 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 amateur boxer best known to win the lightweight 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships
2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Mianyang, People's Republic of China from November 13 to November 20. The competition was organised by the world's governing body for amateur boxing AIBA.- Medal winners :- Medal table :...
at age 19 following Mario Kindelan.
Career
Ugás was U17 (cadets) world champion in 2003 but lost at the junior championships 2004 to Amir KhanAmir Khan (boxer)
Amir Iqbal Khan , is a British Pakistani professional boxer who is currently the unified WBA & IBF light welterweight champion....
. On other occasions he lost twice to countryman Luis Franco
Luis Franco
Luis Franco Vazquez is a Cuban pro boxer best known for participating at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the featherweight division .-Amateur:Franco won the junior world championships in 2000 at the age of 14....
at featherweight, he finished third aththe nationals 2004 at featherweight.
In 2005 he moved up to lightweight where he was more successful, winning the Cuban Championships 2005 to 2008 and turning into a star.
He won a tournament called PanAm Championships (not the PanAm Games) in 2005, however in other tournaments he lost twice to Kazach southpaw Serik Sapiyev
Serik Sapiyev
Serik Zhumangaliyevich Sapiyev is an amateur boxer from Kazakhstan who won the world title in the light welterweight division in 2005 and 2007.-Career:The fleetfooted southpaw counterpuncher defeated Dilshod Mahmudov in 2005....
.
At the Senior World Championships 2005 he suffered two heavy knockdowns by Canadian southpaw Ibrahim Kamal in his third fight but managed to win.
Manilatimes writes:"But for two fleeting moments Thursday, unheralded Canadian lightweight Ibrahim Kamal showed the world that the Cubans, arguably the number-one force in amateur boxing, may have jaws of glass after all.
The University of Toronto student knocked down Yordanis Ugas in the first and second rounds with two sledgehammer lefts to the side of the chin.
But then the Canadian southpaw hurt one knee as he and Ugas wrestled each other to the floor on the third round, leaving him effectively fighting on one leg." Later Ugás beat Russian Khabib Allakhverdiyev
Khabib Allakhverdiyev
Khabib Allakhverdiyev is a Russian boxer best known to win bronze at lightweight at the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships.-Amateur:...
and in the final he outfought Romal Amanov
Romal Amanov
Romal Amanov is Azerbaijani boxer competing at lightweight.- Career highlights :In the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships he won silver at lightweight, losing the final 28:42 to Cuban Yordenis Ugas having beaten one of the favorites Domenico Valentino of Italy 29:22 in the semifinal.In 2006...
from Azerbaidjan. Cubanet.org writes "Yordenis Ugas, a sharp, technically accomplished fighter but with a suspect jaw, won the lightweight gold for Cuba after an explosive toe-to-toe clash with Romal Amanov of Azerbaijan." It describes him "a tall, bony lightweight with a deceptively languid fighting style"
In 2006 he won the Central American Championships.
He was part of the 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 team that won the 2006 Boxing World Cup
2006 Boxing World Cup
The 2006 Boxing World Cup was held in Baku, Azerbaijan from October 15 to October 22.-Pool A:Preliminary round standings-Pool B:Preliminary round standings-Final:* Ukraine and Azerbaijan shared the third place.-External links:...
.
In 2007 he beat Yordan Frometa
Yordan Frometa
Yordan Frómeta is a Cuban amateur boxer who has won U17 and junior world titles at featherweight.-Career:At the U17 world championships 2005 he edged out Onur Sipal in the final....
and Roniel Iglesias at the national championships.
Later that year Ugás won the PanAm Games in Rio beating Darley Perez
Darley Pérez
Darley Gregorio Pérez Ballesta is a Colombian pro boxer who had fought at the 2008 Summer Olympics as a lightweight.-Amateur:At the South American Games 2006 he won the gold medal vs Éverton Lopes...
and 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:...
. Cuba didn't participate in the World Championships in Chicago.
In 2008 he defended the national championships against old foe Luis Franco and won his Olympic qualifier.
In Beijing he was upset in the semifinal by Frenchman Daouda Sow
Daouda Sow
Daouda Sow is an amateur boxer from France. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the lightweight division.-Boxing career:...
.
In 2009 he went up to Junior Welter beating Roniel Iglesias in the national final.
In March 2010, Ugas defected to the USA in the hope of beginning a professional career.
Olympic Games
- 2008 in BeijingBeijingBeijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, PR China (as a lightweight)- Defeated Hamza KramouHamza KramouHamza Kramou is an Algerian amateur boxer. He won bronze at the 2006 Junior World Championships and fought in the 2008 Olympics.-Career:...
(Algeria) 21-3 - Defeated Domenico ValentinoDomenico ValentinoDomenico Valentino is a boxer from Italy.The hard punching Valentino won a bronze medal at lightweight at the 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Pula, Croatia.He participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics...
(Italy) 10-2 - Defeated Georgian PopescuGeorgian PopescuGeorgian Popescu is an amateur boxer from Romania. He qualified to complete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the lightweight division.-References:...
(Romania) 11-7 - Lost to Daouda SowDaouda SowDaouda Sow is an amateur boxer from France. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the lightweight division.-Boxing career:...
(France) 8-15
- Defeated Hamza Kramou
World Championships
- 2005
- Defeated Fayzuloyev Marufyon (Tajikistan) 28-14
- Defeated Asghar Ali Shar (Pakistan) 28-14
- Defeated Ibrahim Kamal (Canada) 23-14
- Defeated Jong Sub-Baik (South Korea) 34-16
- Defeated Khabib AllakhverdiyevKhabib AllakhverdiyevKhabib Allakhverdiyev is a Russian boxer best known to win bronze at lightweight at the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships.-Amateur:...
(Russia) 45-22 - Defeated Romal AmanovRomal AmanovRomal Amanov is Azerbaijani boxer competing at lightweight.- Career highlights :In the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships he won silver at lightweight, losing the final 28:42 to Cuban Yordenis Ugas having beaten one of the favorites Domenico Valentino of Italy 29:22 in the semifinal.In 2006...
(Azerbaijan) 42-28
World Cup
- 20052005 Boxing World Cup-Cuba-Thailand:-Cuba-Romania:-Romania-Thailand:-Final ranking:-Russia-Belarus:-United States-Belarus:-Russia-United States:-Final ranking:-Georgia-Kazakhstan:-Georgia-Africa:-Africa-Kazakhstan:-Final ranking:-Azerbaijan-South Korea:...
in Moscow, Russia (lightweight)- Defeated Pichai SayothaPichai SayothaPichai Sayotha is a Thai amateur boxer best known to win a lightweight silver medal at the 2003 World Championships.-Career:In 2003 he had his biggest success at the World Championships in his home country only losing to Mario Kindelán...
(Thailand) 45–12 - Defeated Georgian PopescuGeorgian PopescuGeorgian Popescu is an amateur boxer from Romania. He qualified to complete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the lightweight division.-References:...
(Romania) RSC-3 - Lost to Serik SapiyevSerik SapiyevSerik Zhumangaliyevich Sapiyev is an amateur boxer from Kazakhstan who won the world title in the light welterweight division in 2005 and 2007.-Career:The fleetfooted southpaw counterpuncher defeated Dilshod Mahmudov in 2005....
(Kazakhstan) 35–46 - Defeated Murat KhrachevMurat KhrachevMurat Pyotrovich Khrachev is a Russian boxer who competed in the men's lightweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal....
(Russia) 50–30
- Defeated Pichai Sayotha
Cuban National Championship
- 2003 (featherweight)
- Defeated Yosbel Melgarejo RSCO 2
- Defeated Yudenis Gonzalez 35-31
- Defeated Sander Rodriguez 21-7
- Lost to Yosvani AguileraYosvani AguileraYosvany Aguilera Zamora is a boxer from Cuba.He participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics for his native Caribbean country. There he was stopped in the second round of the light-flyweight division by Philippines' eventual runner-up Mansueto Velasco...
5-17 (2nd place)
- 2004 (featherweight)
- Defeated Alexios Barrios 3-2
- Defeated Lester Diaz 18-9
- Lost to Luis FrancoLuis FrancoLuis Franco Vazquez is a Cuban pro boxer best known for participating at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the featherweight division .-Amateur:Franco won the junior world championships in 2000 at the age of 14....
13-13 54-65 (semifinal)
- 2005 (lightweight)
- Defeated Ceilan Varona 17-4
- Defeated Yosbel Melarejo 13-5
- Defeated Michel Sarria Mendez 20-10
- Defeated Raudel Sanchez (Cuba) 15-6
- 2006 (lightweight)
- Defeated José Agramonte RSCO 2
- Defeated Victor PerezVictor PerezVictor "Young" Perez was a Sephardic Jew born in French Tunisia, who became the World Flyweight Champion in 1931 and 1932. He was born to Khmaïssa Perez a household goods salesman and Khaïlou René Perez. He was raised along with his four siblings in Dar-El Berdgana, the Jewish quarter of Tunis...
walk-over - Defeated Yoandri Lomba 23-7
- Defeated Michel Sarria Mendez 25-9
- 2007 (lightweight)
- Defeated Frank Isla RSC 2
- Defeated Yordan FrometaYordan FrometaYordan Frómeta is a Cuban amateur boxer who has won U17 and junior world titles at featherweight.-Career:At the U17 world championships 2005 he edged out Onur Sipal in the final....
RSCO 3 (21-1) - Defeated Jorge Moiran 15-5
- Defeated Julio Cesar Figueredo 25-1
- Defeated Rosniel IglesiasRosniel IglesiasRoniel Iglesias Sotolongo is a Cuban amateur boxer, best known to win the junior world title at lightweight in 2006 and to win Bronze at the Olympics 2008....
(21-8
- 2008 (lightweight)
- Defeated Onelis Perez 20-0
- Defeated Luis FrancoLuis FrancoLuis Franco Vazquez is a Cuban pro boxer best known for participating at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the featherweight division .-Amateur:Franco won the junior world championships in 2000 at the age of 14....
14-4 - Defeated Eldris Terrero 14-5
- Defeated Pablo de la Cruz 17-3