Aníbal Santiago Acevedo
Encyclopedia
Aníbal Santiago Acevedo is a Puerto Rican
boxer
, who won a bronze medal
in the welterweight
division at the 1992 Summer Olympics
. A year earlier he won the bronze medal at the Pan American Games
in Havana, Cuba.
. In February 2007 he lost by KO against Jarmine Mickey.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
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 won a bronze medal
Olympic medalists in boxing
This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in boxing from 1904 to 2008.-Light flyweight:*1968 - : up to 48 kg.-Flyweight:*1904: up to 105 lb *1920-1936: up to 112 lb *1948-1964: up to 51 kg...
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...
division at the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
. A year earlier he won the bronze medal at the Pan American Games
Boxing at the 1991 Pan American Games
The Men's Boxing Tournament at the 1991 Pan American Games was held in Havana, Cuba from August 2 to August 18. It served as a qualification tournament for the 1992 Summer Olympics. The number one and two earned a ticket for the Barcelona Games...
in Havana, Cuba.
Amateur highlights
- 1989: Gold Medalist World Junior Championships in San Juan, Puerto Rico (beat Shane MosleyShane Mosley“Sugar” Shane Mosley is an American professional boxer from Pomona, California who has held world titles in three weight divisions.-Amateur career:Mosley was an amateur standout, capturing various amateur titles, including:...
) - 1991: Bronze Medal Pan Am Games Junior Welterweight
- 1991: Lost to Kostya Tszyu on points in World Championships in Sydney, Australia
- 1992: Gold Medal Santo Domingo Olympic Trials Welterweight (beat Guillermo JonesGuillermo JonesGuillermo Jones is a Panamanian boxer best known for losing three world title fights in controversial decisions...
) - 1992: Represented Puerto Rico as a welterweight at the Barcelona Olympic games. His results were:
- Defeated Harry SimonHarry Simon (boxer)Harry Simon is a professional boxer in the super welterweight division.- Amateur Highlights :As an amateur Simon represented Namibia as a welterweight at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain...
(Namibia) 13-11 - Defeated Stefen Scriggins (Australia) 16-3
- Defeated Francisc VaştagFrancisc VastagFrancisc Vaştag was the first Romanian boxer to win the supreme belt in his category. His victory greatly stimulated boxing in Romania. The champion boxer Adrian Diaconu said that he considers Vaştag to be a brother and mentor.-References:**...
(Romania) 20-9 - Lost to Juan Hernández SierraJuan Hernández SierraJuan Hernández Sierra is a retired boxer from Cuba, who competed in the welterweight Juan Hernández Sierra (born March 16, 1969) is a retired boxer from Cuba, who competed in the welterweight Juan Hernández Sierra (born March 16, 1969) is a retired boxer from Cuba, who competed in the welterweight...
(Cuba) 2-11
- Defeated Harry Simon
Professional career
Acevedo began his professional career in 1993 and has had limited success. In 2006 he lost via TKO to Randy GriffinRandy Griffin
Randy Griffin is a professional boxer. While best known as a middleweight, he began as a light heavyweight and worked his way down in weight class...
. In February 2007 he lost by KO against Jarmine Mickey.