Oscar Valdez
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Óscar Rafael Valdez Fierro (born December 22, 1990 in Nogales, Sonora
) is a Mexican amateur boxer
who qualified for the 2008 Olympics at the age of 17 and became the first Mexican Youth World Champion.
at the semifinal of the 2007 National Championships and winning the bantamweight championship in his next bout.
At the Olympic qualifier he edged out Brazilian James Pereira
in the all-important semifinal and got one of two berths even though he dropped the final to Yankiel Leon
, getting a silver medal and a pass to the Beijing Olympics with only 3 international bouts in his record.
In Beijing however he ran right into eventual winner Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan
and lost his first bout 4-15.
Later, 2008 he went up to featherweight and won the first AIBA Youth World Championship. The tournament was held Guadalajara
in his home country, and he showed up the experience he've gained beating his opponents from Barbados, Uzbekistan, Kazahkztan, Ukraine and Russia. In the semi-finals he knocked out the Ukraine opponent in the first round. In the finals he was clearly dominating the opposition among other Russian Maxim Dadashev whom he beat 12-0 in the final.
In Milan, at the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships
(seniors), he won the bronze medal and became the first Mexican to achieve a medal at a World Champhionships in the history of the sport in Mexico.
He is 1.65 meters and fights from an orthodox stance.
Nogales, Sonora
Heroica Nogales , more commonly known as Nogales, is a city and its surrounding municipality on the northern border of the Mexican State of Sonora. The municipality covers an area of 1,675 km², and borders to the north the city of Nogales, Arizona, United States, across the U.S.-Mexico border...
) is a Mexican 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...
who qualified for the 2008 Olympics at the age of 17 and became the first Mexican Youth World Champion.
Career
Valdez came out of nowhere to upset 2007 PanAm champion Carlos CuadrasCarlos Cuadras
Carlos Roberto Cuadras Quiroa is an undefeated Mexican professional boxer in the Super Flyweight division and the current WBC Youth Intercontinental and the WBC Continental Americas Super Flyweight Champion...
at the semifinal of the 2007 National Championships and winning the bantamweight championship in his next bout.
At the Olympic qualifier he edged out Brazilian James Pereira
James Pereira
James Dean Pereira is a boxer from Brazil, who won the bronze medal in the flyweight division at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic....
in the all-important semifinal and got one of two berths even though he dropped the final to Yankiel Leon
Yankiel Leon
Yankiel León Alarcón is a Cuban amateur boxer best known to win Silver at the 2008 Olympics at bantamweight.-Career:Leon won gold at the World Junior Championships in Budapest, Hungary in 2000 as a light flyweight....
, getting a silver medal and a pass to the Beijing Olympics with only 3 international bouts in his record.
In Beijing however he ran right into eventual winner Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan
Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan
Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan is an amateur boxer from Mongolia who won silver in the Bantamweight division at the 2007 world championships...
and lost his first bout 4-15.
Later, 2008 he went up to featherweight and won the first AIBA Youth World Championship. The tournament was held Guadalajara
Guadalajara
Guadalajara may refer to:In Mexico:*Guadalajara, Jalisco, the capital of the state of Jalisco and second largest city in Mexico**Guadalajara Metropolitan Area*University of Guadalajara, a public university in Guadalajara, Jalisco...
in his home country, and he showed up the experience he've gained beating his opponents from Barbados, Uzbekistan, Kazahkztan, Ukraine and Russia. In the semi-finals he knocked out the Ukraine opponent in the first round. In the finals he was clearly dominating the opposition among other Russian Maxim Dadashev whom he beat 12-0 in the final.
In Milan, at 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...
(seniors), he won the bronze medal and became the first Mexican to achieve a medal at a World Champhionships in the history of the sport in Mexico.
He is 1.65 meters and fights from an orthodox stance.