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Andry Laffita Fernández (born March 26, 1978) is a retired
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n amateur boxer. He won the silver medal at the
2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships The men's 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Mianyang, China, from November 13 to November 20. The competition was organised by the world's governing body for amateur boxing AIBA. Medal winners Medal table External lin ...
. He also won a silver medal in the flyweight class, at the
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in
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.


Career

In 1996 Laffita won the world junior championship. From 1999 to 2001 he was suspended for use of
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s. Laffita rose to prominence after Olympic champion
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moved out of his weight class. During the
2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships The men's 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Mianyang, China, from November 13 to November 20. The competition was organised by the world's governing body for amateur boxing AIBA. Medal winners Medal table External lin ...
in Mianyang, China Laffita defeated
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,
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, Juan Carlos Payano,
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and
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to reach the final. He lost to Lee Ok-Sung, winning the silver medal. In 2006 and 2007 he was beaten by compatriot Yoandri Salinas in the national championships. After Salinas moved up in weight class, Laffita finally claimed the championship in 2008 vs Alexei Collado. Laffita beat
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by a razor-thin countback decision in the semifinals of the regional qualifying tournament in 2008. He lost to Juan Carlos Payano in the final, although both had already qualified for the Games. At the
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, Laffita won the silver medal, losing in the final to Thai boxer
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.


World Amateur Championships

* 2005 (as a flyweight) **Defeated
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(Thailand) 16-14 **Defeated
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(France) 29-15 **Defeated
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(Philippines) RSCO **Defeated Juan Carlos Payano (Dominican Republic) 31-22 **Defeated
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(Kazakhstan) 29-16 **Lost to Lee Ok-Sung (South Korea) 22-33 (final match)


World Cup

*
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(as a flyweight) **Lost to
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(Thailand) 24–+24 **Lost to
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(Kazakhstan) 28–40 **Defeated
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(Russia) 36–22


Olympic Games

* 2008 (as a flyweight) **1st round bye **Defeated Khalid Yafai (Great Britain) 9-3 **Defeated
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(Puerto Rico) 11-2 **Defeated
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(Russia) 9-8 **Lost to
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2-8 (final match)


References


2005 results


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