- José Payares
José David Payares Julio (born
April 27 ,1986 ) is aVenezuela n amateurboxer best known to win the silver medal at the PanAm Games 2007 in the men's heavyweight division with 91kg/201lbs limit. He qualified for the2008 Summer Olympics at the super heavyweight class.Career
At the world championships 2005 he lost in the first round to
Jasur Matchanov .He won the South American Games 2006 against Rafael Lima, at the Central American Games 2006 he finished second behind
Osmay Acosta .In February in a first PanAm qualifier he ran right into Acosta again and lost, in a second qualification tournament he beat two opponents inside the distance and Canadian Sebastien Lalumiere 20:5 to easily qualify.
In Rio at the PanAm Games main event he bested US southpaw
Adam Willett 12:8 andJorge Quiñones from Ecuador but was beaten in the final once again by Acosta.uper Heavyweight
At the world championships 2007 he competed at super heavyweight and upset Hungarian Csaba Kurtucz 12:7but ran into eventual wiinner
Roberto Cammarelle and was outclassed 4:27.At the first qualifier he lost to
Robert Alfonso , at the second Olympic qualifier he defeated Michael Hunter to go to Beijing.In the meaningless final he also beat fellow qualifierOscar Rivas .In Beijing he was upset in his first bout 5:7 by Algerian
Newfel Ouatah .External links
* [http://www.amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/PanamericanGames2007.html PanAm Games 2007]
* [http://au.sports.yahoo.com/olympics/athletes/profile/-/207153/jose-david-payares-julio Yahoo profile]
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