- Robert Alfonso
Robert Leodan Alfonso (Acea) (b.Novemnber 11, 1986 ) is a Cuban amateur boxer best known for his victory at the 2007 Pan American games in the super heavyweight division.
Career
Alfonso beat
Newfel Ouatah but lost to RussianEvgeny 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 Brasilian
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira 4:0 in the semis and ColumbianOscar 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 Ukranian
Vyacheslav Glazkov .External links
* [http://www.amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/WorldJuniorChamps2004.html World juniors 2004]
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