- Pedro Carrión
Pedro Carrión Sago (b.24. August 24, 1971 in
Cuba ) is a Cubanheavyweight boxer best known to win several medals in international amateur competition atsuper heavyweight .Amateur
At the
2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships he beatJason Estrada but lost toAlexei Mazikin . At the2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships he defeatedSebastian Köber but lost a war withAlexander Povetkin in the final.Amateur Highlights
*1994 won the gold medal at the Junior World Championships in Istanbul at Superheavyweight.
*2001 won a bronze medal at the World Championships in Belfast at Superheavyweight. Results were:
** DefeatedJason Estrada (USA) RSCO-3
** Lost toAlexey Mazikin (Ukraine) PTS (20-26)
*2001 3nd place at the Goodwill Games in Brisbane. Results were:
**Lost toRustam Saidov (Uzbekistan) PTS (15-23) (Semifinals)
**DefeatedAlexey Mazikin (Ukraine) PTS (14-10) (Third place Bout)
*2003 won the silver medal at the World Championships in Bangkok at Superheavyweight. Results were:
** DefeatedAli Mansour (Lebanon) RSCO-4
** DefeatedOleg Kryzhanovsky (Belarus) RSC-2
** DefeatedSebastian Kober (Germany) PTS (26-18)
** Lost toAlexander Povetkin (Russia) PTS (27-29)Pro
He turned pro at the advanced age of 34 in Germany but lost one of his first bouts; his record is 6-1.
Links
* [http://www.irish-boxing.com/wabcresults.htm#resday1 2001 results]
* [http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=349274&cat=boxer Pro record]
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