Alexei Collado Acosta (born 13 February 1988) is a Cuban
professional boxer
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...
. As an
amateur he won a gold medal in the
flyweight
Flyweight is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing
Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing above 49 kg (108 lb) and up to 51 kg (112 lb).
Professional boxing
The flyweight division was the last of b ...
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.
Professional career
In 2008 he joined
Ismaikel Pérez and Luis Garcia to turn professional at super bantamweight in Ireland.
References
External links
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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 people
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