Yan Bartelemí
Yan Barthelemy
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Yan Barthelemy |
Personal information |
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Full name |
Yan Barthelemy Varela |
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Nationality |
Cuban |
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Born |
(1980-03-05) March 5, 1980 La Habana, Cuba |
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Height |
1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
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Weight |
48 kg (106 lb) |
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Sport |
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Sport |
Boxing |
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Rated at |
Light Flyweight |
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Yan Barthelemy Varela (born March 5, 1980, Matanzas) is a Cuban amateur boxer, who won the gold medal in the light flyweight division (– 48 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Amateur
- 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece
- Round of 32 – Defeated Miguel Ángel Miranda 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]
He was part of the Cuban team that won the 2006 Boxing World Cup.[2]
Pro
Barthelemy made his pro debut on April 27, 2007 by winning a UD against Ravil Mukhamadiarov and knocked him down in the 4th round. Bartelemí was 6-0 before being upset by unheralded Ernie Marquez, suffering his 1st loss. Bartelemí then went to win the vacant WBC Latino Bantamweight title in his next match.[3] He most recently was upset by Jorge Diaz after taking the fight on short notice, losing by TKO, a major career setback.
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| 1968 – 2008: up to 48 kg, 2012: up to 49 kg | | |
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| 1974 – 2009: up to 48 kg; 2011: up to 49 kg | | |
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- 1971 – 2007: up to 48 kg
- 2011: up to 49 kg
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