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Boxing At The 1991 Pan American Games
The Men's Boxing Tournament at the 1991 Pan American Games was held in Havana, Cuba from August 2 to August 18. It served as a qualification tournament for the 1992 Summer Olympics. The number one and two earned a ticket for the Barcelona Games. The host country dominated the boxing event, winning all weight divisions except for one: the Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg). Preliminary bouts were held at the new, multi-purpose Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, finals at Sports City Coliseum. Qualification Shannon Briggs Shannon Briggs (born December 4, 1971) is an American former professional boxer. He is a two-time heavyweight champion, having held the lineal heavyweight championship from 1997 to 1998, and the WBO title from 2006 to 2007. Briggs is known for h ... became one of a few boxers to ever qualify for the Games finale, thus gaining the silver medal already, without any competition. His Cuban opponent, Félix Savón, while being regarded much higher by the world ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing At The 1987 Pan American Games
The Men's Boxing Tournament at the 1987 Pan American Games was held in the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, United States from August 8 to August 23. Clash between Cuban athletes and anti-Castro protestors Tension between Cuba and the United States had already been an issue with the selection of Indianapolis over Havana for the site of the games, and a Cuban boycott had been avoided only when Fidel Castro received a promise that the 1991 Pan American Games would be held in Havana. After the incident with a plane flying a banner urging Cuban athletes to defect in the opening ceremony, Cuban immigrants to the United States continued to use the games as a way to confront the Castro regime, using the Cuban athletes as a proxy. This games marked the first time since the Cuban Revolution that Cuban athletes had participated in the United States. During boxing events at the Indiana Convention Center The Indiana Convention Center is a major convention center located in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephan Rose
Stephan Rose is a boxer from Guyana who participated in the 1991 Pan American Games The 1991 Pan American Games were held in Havana, Cuba from August 2 to August 18, 1991. There were 4,519 athletes from 39 countries of the Pan American Sports Organization, PASO community, with events in 33 different sports. The main stadium was .... He won the bronze medal in boxing in the Men's Flyweight division (less than 51 kg in weight). References External links * Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Flyweight boxers Sportspeople from Georgetown, Guyana Boxers at the 1991 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Guyana Guyanese male boxers Pan American Games medalists in boxing Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games {{Guyana-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stevie Johnston
Steven Earl Johnston (born September 28, 1972), best known as Stevie Johnston, is an American professional boxer and a two-time former WBC lightweight champion. Amateur career Johnston had a storied amateur career, compiling an amateur record of 260–13. Some of his highlights include: * 1989 lost at Lightweight in the United States Championships to Shane Mosley * 1990 United States Amateur champion at Light Welterweight * 1990 2nd place at Light Welterweight at the World Championships in Lima, Peru; losing to Hector Vinent of Cuba. * 1991 Silver medalist at the USA Sports festival beating Shane Mosley by decision, and losing to Terron Millett by decision * 1991 Light Welterweight Gold Medalist at the Pan-American Games in Havana, Cuba. Results were: ** Mark Leduc (Canada) won on points ** Luiz da Silva (Brazil) won by forfeit ** Edgar Ruiz (Mexico) won on points * 1992 2nd place at Light Welterweight at United States Amateur Championships, losing to Shane Mosley. * 1992 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Irwin (boxer)
William Irwin (born May 20, 1968, Niagara Falls, Ontario, nicknamed "Billy the Kid", is a retired Canadian amateur lightweight and professional light/ light welter/welterweight boxer of the 1990s and 2000s who as an amateur won a bronze medal in the Boxing at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba, losing to eventual silver medal winner Patrice Brooks of the United States, represented Canada at the 1991 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Sydney, Australia losing to Julien Lorcy of France. He represented Canada at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona but was stopped in the second round of the lightweight division (– 60 kg) by Ronald Chavez of the Philippines. As a professional, he won the Canadian Professional Boxing Council, Accessed November 23, 2022. lightweight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delroy Leslie
Delroy Leslie (born on February 27, 1970) is a retired boxer from Jamaica, who competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Leslie competed in the Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg) division and was defeated in the first round by Japan's Shigeyuki Dobashi (born November 19, 1970, in Chiba) is a retired boxer from Japan, who competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Japan sent four boxers to the Barcelona Games. Dobashi competed in the Men's Lightweight (� ... on points (5:11). He has a daughter, Rayanna Leslie. References External links * * * 1970 births Living people Lightweight boxers Boxers at the 1991 Pan American Games Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of Jamaica Jamaican male boxers Pan American Games bronze medalists for Jamaica Pan American Games medalists in boxing Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Jamaica Competitors at the 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrice Brooks
Patrice is a given name meaning ''noble'' or '' patrician'', related to the names Patrick and Patricia. In English, Patrice is often a feminine first name. In French, it is used as a masculine first name. Popularity In the United States, the popularity of the name Patrice peaked in 1958 as the No. 212 most popular name. Its popularity has had ups and downs since then, but has fallen ever since 1987. The year 1995 was the most recent year the name Patrice appeared in the top 1000 names of babies born in the United States, at no. 941. People Men *Patrice Bart-Williams, known by the mononym "Patrice", reggae musician * Patrice Bergeron, ice hockey player * Patrice Brisebois, ice hockey player *Patrice Motsepe, South African businessman * Patrice Coirault (18751959), French ethnomusicologist * Patrice Evra (born 1981), French footballer * Patrice Guers, French bassist, known for his work in Rhapsody of Fire *Patrice Laliberté, Canadian film and television director and screenwriter * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julio González (Cuban Boxer)
Julio González (born 7 January 1961) is a Cuban boxer. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ... and the 1996 Summer Olympics. References 1961 births Living people Cuban male boxers Olympic boxers of Cuba Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1987 Pan American Games Boxers at the 1991 Pan American Games Boxers at the 1995 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Pan American Games medalists in boxing Competitors at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists People from Cienfueg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnulfo Castillo
Arnulfo is a masculine given name. It is the Spanish and Italian form of the German name Arnulf. As a given name * Arnulfo Aparri, Jr., Filipino murder suspect *Arnulfo Arias (1901–1988), Panamanian president *Arnulfo Fuentebella (1945–2020), Filipino lawyer *Arnulfo Mendoza (1954–2014), Mexican artist *Arnulfo Trejo (1922–2002), American librarian *Arnulfo Valentierra (b. 1978), Colombian footballer As a surname * Pietro Arnulfo Pietro Arnulfo (born 13 September 1988 in Genoa) is an Italian footballer who plays for Figline. He moved his first football footsteps into Sampdoria's youth ranks, and made his Serie A debut as a substitute against Calcio Catania on 20 May 20 ... (b. 1988), Italian footballer {{given name Masculine given names Spanish masculine given names Italian masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Friday
Kenneth is an English given name and surname. The name is an Anglicised form of two entirely different Gaelic personal names: ''Cainnech'' and '' Cináed''. The modern Gaelic form of ''Cainnech'' is ''Coinneach''; the name was derived from a byname meaning "handsome", "comely". A short form of ''Kenneth'' is '' Ken''. Etymology The second part of the name ''Cinaed'' is derived either from the Celtic ''*aidhu'', meaning "fire", or else Brittonic ''jʉ:ð'' meaning "lord". People :''(see also Ken (name) and Kenny)'' Places In the United States: * Kenneth, Indiana * Kenneth, Minnesota * Kenneth City, Florida In Scotland: * Inch Kenneth, an island off the west coast of the Isle of Mull Other * "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?", a song by R.E.M. R.E.M. was an American rock band from Athens, Georgia, formed in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe, who were students at the University of Georgia. One of the fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnaldo Mesa
Arnaldo Mesa Bonell (6 December 1967 – 17 December 2012) was an amateur boxer from Cuba, who won the silver medal for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. In the final of the Bantamweight (– 54 kg) division he was defeated by Hungary's István Kovács. A year earlier, at the Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, he captured the gold medal in his division. In 1986 he already won the bronze medal at the 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Reno Reno ( ) is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada-California border, about north from Lake Tahoe, known as "The Biggest Little City in the World". Known for its casino and tourism industry, Reno is the c .... He died due to a heart attack two weeks after his 45th birthday on 17 December 2012. Olympic results *Defeated John Larbi (Sweden) 19-5 *Defeated Zahir Raheem (United States) RSC 1 (2:15) *Defeated Rachid Bouaita (France) 15-8 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javier Calderón
Javier Calderón Alfaro (born 20 November 1971) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 1998. As an amateur, he competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics. A native of Reynosa, Calderón won six amateur national championships and a bronze medal at the 1991 Pan American Games The 1991 Pan American Games were held in Havana, Cuba from August 2 to August 18, 1991. There were 4,519 athletes from 39 countries of the Pan American Sports Organization, PASO community, with events in 33 different sports. The main stadium was .... References External links * * * 1971 births Living people Mexican male boxers Olympic boxers for Mexico Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1991 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico Pan American Games medalists in boxing Place of birth missing (living people) Bantamweight boxers Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games Boxers from Tamaulipas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
