Alexei Collado Acosta (born 13 February 1988) is a Cuban

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. As an

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he won a gold medal in the

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division at the 2006 Junior World Championships.

Amateur career

In 2006 he won fights against Khalid Saeed Yafai and Luis Yanez in Agadir for the Junior World title. In 2007 and 2008 he lost at the senior national championships due to a loss to

Andry Laffita Andry Laffita Fernández (born March 26, 1978) is a retired Cuban amateur boxer. He won the silver medal at the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships. He also won a silver medal in the flyweight class, at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. ...

Professional career

In 2008 he joined

Ismaikel Pérez Ismaikel "Mike" Perez (born 20 October 1985) is a Cuban-Irish professional boxer. He has challenged once for the World Boxing Council, WBC Cruiserweight (boxing), cruiserweight title in 2017. At regional level, he has held multiple heavyweight an ...

and Luis Garcia to turn professional at super bantamweight in Ireland.

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2006 World Juniors
* 1988 births Living people Cuban emigrants Immigrants to Ireland Boxers from Havana Flyweight boxers Cuban male boxers 21st-century Cuban sportsmen {{Cuba-boxing-bio-stub