Carlos Negron

Carlos Negrón Colon (born March 5, 1988) is an amateur boxer from Puerto Rico best known for winning Bronze at the 2006 Central American Games at light heavyweight and for qualifying for the Olympics 2008.

Career

2005 he still competed at middleweight where he reached the final of the so-called PanAmerican championships but couldn't fight against Emilio Correa.

At light-heavy Negron won the Independence Cup 2006 against Washington Silva at the Central American and Caribbean Games he had to settle for Bronze when he lost his semifinal 2:14 to Cuba's eventual winner Yusiel Napoles.

At the first PanAm qualifier 2007 he beat Christopher Downs 30:14 but injured himself and quit the tournament.In the main event he was upset in his first match against Julio Castillo from Ecuador.

At the Olympic qualifier he easily won beating among others Azea Austinama, Washington Silva and Downs-conqueror Luis Gonzalez whom he knocked down twice 17:5.

Prior to the Olympics Negrón participated in the XXXVIII International Golden Belt Tournament organized in Constanta, Rumania. His first match was against local boxer Vonstantin Irimia, defeating him by technical knockout in the second round. In the finals he fought he fought Martiney Ferenec of Hungary, defeating him by technical knockout after Ferenec abandoned the fight.cite book| title=Gestión dorada en Rumania| author=Víctor Pillot Ortiz| publisher="El Nuevo Día"| location=Puerto Rico| chapter=Deportes| date=2008-06-16] On July 8, 2008, Puerto Rico's Sports and Recreation Department offered up to $48,000 to the five boxers classified to the Olympics, if the boxers choose to continue in the team for a second Olympic cycle. [cite book| title=Tentadora oferta a cinco boxeadores | author=Rey Colón| publisher="El Vocero"| language=Spanish| date=2008-07-09] Negron noted that the offer was "very good" and expressed his intention to discuss it once the games were over. [cite book| title=Pone en balanza McWilliams Arroyo| author=Rey Colón| publisher="El Vocero"| language=Spanish| date=2008-07-09] As part of their training the boxing team moved to Corea, in order to assimilate the hourary changes. [cite book| title=A foguearse en Corea los boxeadores | author=Rey Colón| publisher="El Vocero"| language=Spanish| date=2008-07-09| accessdate=2008-07-09] After training and participating in a series of exhibition matches, the team traveled from Corea to Beijin. [cite web| url=http://www.primerahora.com/noticia/otros_accion/accion_deportiva/listos_para_soltar_punos_y_batallar_por_las_medallas/215320| title=Listos para soltar puños y batallar por las medallas| author=Lester Jiménez| publisher="Primera Hora"| language=Spanish| date=2008-07-31| accessdate=2008-07-31]

In his first Olympic fight, Negrón defeated Mehdi Ghorbani of Iran on points, 13-4. Using his height and reach advantage, he managed to gain control of the score since the first round, scoring a knockdown in the third. [cite web| url=http://www.primerahora.com/noticia/olimpiadas/acciondeportiva/negron_nos_da_el_primer_triunfo_en_boxeo/218115| title=Negrón nos da el primer triunfo en boxeo| author=Lester Jiménez| publisher="Primera Hora"| language=Spanish| date=2008-08-09| accessdate=2008-08-09] In the second round, Negrón lost to Yerkebuian Shynaliyev of Kazakhstan by points, nine to three. [cite web| url=http://www.primerahora.com/noticia/olimpiadas/acciondeportiva/pierde_negron_y_no_emite_declaraciones/219291| title=Pierde Negrón y no emite declaraciones| author=Lester Jiménez| publisher="Primera Hora"| language=Spanish| date=2008-08-14| accessdate=2008-08-14]

References

External links

* [http://www.amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/AmericanOlyQual2008_1.html Olympic qualifier]