Yan Barthelemi

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Medal record
Yan Barthelemi
Yan Barthelemi
Men's Boxing
Competitor for Flag of Cuba Cuba
Olympic Games
Gold 2004 Athens Light Flyweight
World Amateur Championships
Gold Belfast 2001 Light Flyweight
Pan American Games
Gold Santo Domingo 2003 Light Flyweight
Central American and Caribbean Games
Bronze Cartagena 2006 Light Flyweight

Yan Bartelemí Varela (born March 5, 1980 in Naranjo) is a Cuban amateur boxer, who won the gold medal in the light flyweight division (– 48 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

[edit] Amateur

The boxing bracket link contains the Light Flyweight matchups, with Varela's results below:

  • Round of 32 – Defeated Miguel Angel Miranda Guerra of Venezuela - RSC-3
  • Round of 16 – Defeated Suban Pannon of Thailand - PTS (23-14)
  • Quarterfinals – Defeated Hong Moo-Won of North Korea - PTS (30-11)
  • Semifinals – - Defeated Zou Shiming of China - PTS (29-17)
  • Final – Defeated Atagun Yalcinkaya of Turkey - PTS (21-16)

In December 2006, Barthelemy together with fellow Athens Olympic champions Yuriorkis Gamboa Toledano and Odlanier Solís left training camp in Venezuela for Colombia and defected to the United States. They signed a contract with a Hamburg-based promoter and turned professional.[1]

[edit] Pro

Bartelemi is currently 6-0 at bantam as a professional but didn't score a single KO. Yan will be boxing in Fort Lauderdale for the first time since turning pro on February 22, 2008. He will co-headline the event with Yuriorkis Gamboa.

[edit] External links


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