Boxing at the 2007 Pan American Games

The Men's Boxing Tournament at the 2007 Pan American Games was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from July 20 to July 28. It served as a qualification tournament for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. The number one and two earned a ticket for the Olympic Tournament.

There were three qualifying events for the Boxing Tournament at the 2007 Pan American Games:


Medal winners

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Light Flyweight
( 48 kilograms)
United States Luis Yáñez (USA) Venezuela Kevin Betancourt (VEN) Dominican Republic Winston Méndez (DOM)

Puerto Rico Carlos Ortíz (PUR)

Flyweight
( 51 kilograms)
Puerto Rico McWilliams Arroyo (PUR) Dominican Republic Juan Carlos Payano (DOM) Cuba Yoandri Salinas (CUB)

Mexico Braulio Ávila (MEX)

Bantamweight
( 54 kilograms)
Mexico Carlos Cuadras (MEX) Dominican Republic Claudio Marrero (DOM) Brazil James Pereira (BRA)

Guyana Clive Atwell (GUY)

Featherweight
( 57 kilograms)
Cuba Idel Torriente (CUB) Puerto Rico Abner Cotto (PUR) Brazil Davi Souza (BRA)

Nicaragua Orlando Rizo (NCA)

Lightweight
( 60 kilograms)
Cuba Yordenis Ugás (CUB) Brazil Éverton Lopes (BRA) Argentina Luis Rueda (ARG)

Puerto Rico José Pedraza (PUR)

Light Welterweight
( 64 kilograms)
United States Karl Dargan (USA) Puerto Rico Jonathan González (PUR) Brazil Myke Carvalho (BRA)

Cuba Inocente Fiss (CUB)

Welterweight
( 69 kilograms)
Brazil Pedro Lima (BRA) United States Demetrius Andrade (USA) Argentina Diego Chaves (ARG)

Jamaica Ricardo Smith (JAM)

Middleweight
( 75 kilograms)
Cuba Emilio Correa (CUB) Dominican Republic Argenis Núñez (DOM) Brazil Glaucélio Abreu (BRA)

Ecuador Carlos Góngora (ECU)

Light Heavyweight
( 81 kilograms)
Colombia Eleider Álvarez (COL) Cuba Yusiel Nápoles (CUB) Ecuador Julio Castillo (ECU)

United States Christopher Downs (USA)

Heavyweight
( 91 kilograms)
Cuba Osmay Acosta (CUB) Venezuela José Payares (VEN) Brazil Rafael Lima (BRA)

Ecuador Jorge Quiñónes (ECU)

Super Heavyweight
(+ 91 kilograms)
Cuba Robert Alfonso (CUB) Colombia Óscar Rivas (COL) Canada Didier Bence (CAN)

Brazil Antônio Nogueira (BRA)


Medal table

Place Nation Total
1  Cuba (CUB) 5 1 2 8
2  United States (USA) 2 1 1 4
3  Puerto Rico (PUR) 1 2 2 5
4  Brazil (BRA) 1 1 6 8
5  Colombia (COL) 1 1 0 2
6  Mexico (MEX) 1 0 1 2
7  Dominican Republic (DOM) 0 3 1 4
8  Venezuela (VEN) 0 2 0 2
9  Ecuador (ECU) 0 0 3 3
10  Argentina (ARG) 0 0 2 2
11  Guyana (GUY) 0 0 1 1
 Nicaragua (NCA) 0 0 1 1
 Jamaica (JAM) 0 0 1 1
 Canada (CAN) 0 0 1 1
Total 11 11 22 44

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