Arturo Santos Reyes
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José Arturo Santos Reyes (born December 28, 1985 in Nuevo Laredo
, Tamaulipas
), is a Mexican
amateur boxer best known to win silver at the world junior championships 2004 at flyweight and qualify for the Olympics 2008 at featherweight.
but lost the 2004 final to Ilhom Rahimov from Uzbekistan.
At the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
he won silver at bantamweight beating Héctor Manzanilla
but losing to Guillermo Rigondeaux.
At the 2007 World Championships he reached the quarterfinal where he lost to Vasyl Lomachenko
but qualified for Beijing.
He is participating in the Beijing 2008 Olympics where he beat Nick Okoth
and Alaa Shili
to reach the quarter finals with hope of gaining a medal for Mexico.
Nuevo Laredo
Nuevo Laredo is a city located in the Municipality of Nuevo Laredo in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. The city lies on the banks of the Río Grande, across from the United States city of Laredo, Texas. The 2010 census population of the city was 373,725. Nuevo Laredo is part of the Laredo-Nuevo...
, Tamaulipas
Tamaulipas
Tamaulipas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 43 municipalities and its capital city is Ciudad Victoria. The capital city was named after Guadalupe Victoria, the...
), is a Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
amateur boxer best known to win silver at the world junior championships 2004 at flyweight and qualify for the Olympics 2008 at featherweight.
Amateur career
At the world junior championships 2004 he beat Zorigtbaataryn EnkhzorigZorigtbaataryn Enkhzorig
Zorigtbaataryn Enkhzorig is an amateur boxer from Mongolia who competed at the 2006 Asian Games in the Featherweight division, beat Galib Jafarov and won the silver medal in a lost match against Uzbekistan's Bahodirjon Sultonov 15-37....
but lost the 2004 final to Ilhom Rahimov from Uzbekistan.
At the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
The 20th edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games was held in the city of Cartagena, Colombia. The tournament began on July 15 and ended on July 30.-Host City:*Main**Cartagena de Indias*Other host cities...
he won silver at bantamweight beating Héctor Manzanilla
Héctor Manzanilla
Héctor Manzanilla Rangel is a Venezuelan bantamweight boxer who has won a bronze medal at the Central American Games...
but losing to Guillermo Rigondeaux.
At the 2007 World Championships he reached the quarterfinal where he lost to Vasyl Lomachenko
Vasyl Lomachenko
Vasyl Anatoliyovich Lomachenko is a Ukrainian amateur boxer who won the silver medal at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships, a gold medal at the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships and the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the featherweight division. Lomachenko is coached by...
but qualified for Beijing.
He is participating in the Beijing 2008 Olympics where he beat Nick Okoth
Nick Okoth
Nicholas Okoth is an amateur boxer from Kenya who fought at the 2008 Olympics as a featherweight after winning the 2nd AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament.In Beijing he lost his debut to Arturo Santos Reyes....
and Alaa Shili
Alaa Shili
Alaa Shili is a Tunisian boxer who won the featherweight silver at the 2007 All-Africa Games and to qualified for the 2008 Olympics.-Career:...
to reach the quarter finals with hope of gaining a medal for Mexico.