Robert Alfonso
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Robert Leodan Alfonso Acea (born November 11, 1986) is a Cuban amateur boxer. He is best known for his victory at the 2007 Pan American games
in the super heavyweight division.
but lost to Russian Evgeny Romanov at the world junior championships 2004 (semifinal).
He was also defeated nationally by compatriot superstar Odlanier Solis
twice in 2004 at 201 lbs and later went up to super heavy.
He became the Cuban #1 only after Solis (who had gone up in weight, too) defected and he beat veteran Michel López Núñez
in the National Championships 2007 and 2008.
He immediately won a major title, in the Pan American Games in Rio, beating Brazilian Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
4:0 in the semis and Columbian Oscar Rivas
8:4 in the finals http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:XiobrKDCdokJ:old.aiba.org/uploads/results/Pam_Am_Games_summary.pdf+robert+alfonso+rio+2007+boxeo&hl=de&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=de&lr=lang_en.
He qualified for the 2008 Olympics by beating young American Michael Hunter jr.
in the final of their qualifier 9:1.
He lost his first Olympic bout 3:5 to Ukrainian Vyacheslav Glazkov
.
Boxing at the 2007 Pan American Games
The Men's Boxing Tournament at the 2007 Pan American Games was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from July 20 to July 28. It served as a qualification tournament for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China...
in the super heavyweight division.
Career
Alfonso beat Newfel OuatahNewfel Ouatah
Newfel Ouatah, born November 8, 1985 at Lyon) is a French–[Kabyle.[Algeria]]n pro boxer best known to for his amateur success.He won a Gold medal of 2007 African Championship in Tananarive at super heavyweight, a silver medal at the All African Games in Algiers and fought at the 2008 Olympics...
but lost to Russian Evgeny Romanov at the world junior championships 2004 (semifinal).
He was also defeated nationally by compatriot superstar Odlanier Solis
Odlanier Solis
Odlanier Solís Fonte is a Cuban professional boxer. He won the Olympic Gold medal in Athens 2004 and was a three time winner at the World Amateur Boxing Championships.-Amateur career:...
twice in 2004 at 201 lbs and later went up to super heavy.
He became the Cuban #1 only after Solis (who had gone up in weight, too) defected and he beat veteran Michel López Núñez
Michel Lopez Nuñez
Michel López Núñez is a Cuban boxer who won the Super Heavyweight bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Career:Olympic Results were:*Defeated Rustam Saidov...
in the National Championships 2007 and 2008.
He immediately won a major title, in the Pan American Games in Rio, beating Brazilian Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Antônio Rogério Nogueira is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist currently signed with the UFC. He is the twin brother of Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira. A proficient amateur boxer, he was the 2006 and 2007 Brazilian Super Heavyweight Champion. He also won a bronze medal in the 2007 Pan...
4:0 in the semis and Columbian Oscar Rivas
Oscar Rivas
Óscar Andres Rivas Torres is a Colombian heavyweight boxer from Valle del Cauca best known to win the Super Heavyweight silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games at the age of 19...
8:4 in the finals http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:XiobrKDCdokJ:old.aiba.org/uploads/results/Pam_Am_Games_summary.pdf+robert+alfonso+rio+2007+boxeo&hl=de&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=de&lr=lang_en.
He qualified for the 2008 Olympics by beating young American Michael Hunter jr.
Michael Hunter (American boxer)
Michael Hunter Jr. is an American heavyweight boxer best known to win the National Super Heavyweight championships in 2007 and 2009. He is the son of Mike "the Bounty" Hunter...
in the final of their qualifier 9:1.
He lost his first Olympic bout 3:5 to Ukrainian Vyacheslav Glazkov
Vyacheslav Glazkov
Vyacheslav Glazkov is a Ukrainian professional boxer best known for winning the silver medal at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships and Olympic bronze in the super heavyweight division as an amateur.-Amateur:...
.