Pedro Lima (boxer)

Pedro Lima (boxer)

Pedro Alvaro Santos de Lima (b. 29 June, 1983, at Riachão do Jacuípe, Bahia) is a Brazilian amateur boxer best known to win the 2007 PanAm welterweight (152lbs) title in 2007.

Career

Lima fought in his home country and beat Jaime Cortez, ECU, 13-3, Ricardo Smith, JAM, 12-4, and US southpaw Demetrius Andrade who became world champion later that year in the finals 7-6.He was the first boxing gold medalist for Brazil in 44 years.

At the world championships he beat Ergazy Murzakarimov (Kirgizia) 21-9, and Polish Michal Starbala 12-8 but lost to Bakhyt Sarsekbayev and didn't qualify (yet) for the Olympics.

At the first Olympic qualifier he was upset by unknown John Jackson , at the second he was again upset by a completely unknown in Tureano Johnson.

External links

* [http://www.usaboxing.org/1059_2018.htm Results, PanAm Games]


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