José David Payares Julio (born April 27, 1986) is a

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n amateur

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best known for winning the silver medal at the PanAm Games 2007 in the men's heavyweight division with 91 kg/201 lbs limit. He qualified for the

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at the super heavyweight class.

Career

At the world championships 2005 he lost in the first round to Jasur Matchanov. He won the South American Games 2006 against Rafael Lima, at the Central American Games 2006 he finished second behind

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. In February in a first PanAm qualifier he ran right into Acosta again and lost. In a second qualification tournament he beat two opponents inside the distance and Canadian Sebastien Lalumiere 20:5 to easily qualify. In Rio at the PanAm Games main event he bested US southpaw

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12:8 and Jorge Quiñones from Ecuador but was beaten in the final once again by Acosta.

Super Heavyweight

At the world championships 2007 he competed at super heavyweight and upset Hungarian Csaba Kurtucz 12:7 but ran into eventual winner

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and was outclassed 4:27. At the first qualifier he lost to

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, at the second Olympic qualifier he defeated Michael Hunter to go to Beijing. In the meaningless final he also beat fellow qualifier

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. In Beijing he was upset in his first bout 5:7 by Algerian

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. At the

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he won Gold at Super Heavyweight vs.

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and

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. At the

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he was KOd by

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. At the Olympic qualifier he lost to

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and didn't qualify.

References

PanAm Games 2007

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Living people Heavyweight boxers Olympic boxers for Venezuela Boxers at the 2007 Pan American Games Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2011 Pan American Games 1986 births Venezuelan male boxers Pan American Games silver medalists for Venezuela Pan American Games boxers for Venezuela Pan American Games silver medalists in boxing Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Venezuela Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Venezuela South American Games gold medalists for Venezuela South American Games medalists in boxing Competitors at the 2006 South American Games Competitors at the 2010 South American Games Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in boxing Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games {{Venezuela-boxing-bio-stub