Robenílson Vieira de Jesus
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Robenílson Vieira de Jesus by some sources incorrectly shortened to Robenilson Jesus (born September 24, 1987 in Salvador
) is an amateur boxer from Brazil
. He lost his first match at the PanAmGames 2007 but later qualified to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics
in the Flyweight division beating among others Braulio Avila
.
At Beijing, see Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Flyweight
, he won his first match against Sri Lankan Anurudha Rathnayake
but lost to Tajik Anvar Yunusov
.
Salvador, Bahia
Salvador is the largest city on the northeast coast of Brazil and the capital of the Northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia. Salvador is also known as Brazil's capital of happiness due to its easygoing population and countless popular outdoor parties, including its street carnival. The first...
) is an amateur boxer from Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. He lost his first match at the PanAmGames 2007 but later qualified to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in the Flyweight division beating among others Braulio Avila
Braulio Ávila
Braulio Ávila Juárez is a Mexican amateur boxer from Cuahixmatlac in the state of Tlaxcala, best known for winning the bronze medal at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games and PanAmGames at flyweight.-Career:...
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At Beijing, see Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Flyweight
Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Flyweight
The flyweight competition was the second-lowest weight class featured in amateur boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and was held at the Workers Indoor Arena. Flyweights were limited to a maximum of 51 kilograms in body mass....
, he won his first match against Sri Lankan Anurudha Rathnayake
Anurudha Rathnayake
Anurudha Bandara Ratnayake is an Olympic boxer from Sri Lanka who lost his first match at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the flyweight division. He lost this game to Robenílson Vieira de Jesus from Brazil. See Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Flyweight-Links:*...
but lost to Tajik Anvar Yunusov
Anvar Yunusov
Anvar Yunusov is an amateur boxer from Tajikistan best known to handle AsianGames winner Violito Payla his first ever stoppage defeat at the 2007 world championships...
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