Pedro Lima (boxer)

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Medal record
Pedro Lima (boxer)
Competitor for Brazil
Men’s boxing
Pan American Games
Gold	Rio 2007	Welterweight

Pedro Alvaro Santos de Lima (b. 29 June 1983, at Riachão do Jacuípe, Bahia) is a Brazilian amateur boxer best known to win the 2007 PanAm welterweight (152lbs) title in 2007.

[edit] Career

Lima fought in his home country and beat Jaime Cortez, ECU, 13-3, Ricardo Smith, JAM, 12-4, and somewhat controversially US southpaw Demetrius Andrade who became world champion later that year in the finals 7-6. He was the first boxing gold medalist for Brazil in 44 years.

At the world championships he beat Ergazy Murzakarimov (Kirgizia) 21-9, and Polish Michal Starbala 12-8 but lost to Bakhyt Sarsekbayev and didn't qualify (yet) for the Olympics.

At the first Olympic qualifier he was upset by unknown John Jackson , at the second he was again upset by a completely unknown in Taurino Jhonson.