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Forty-four boxers from 11 different countries remain in contention for Olympic qualification places following the 1st AIBA Americas Olympic Qualification Tournament quarterfinals on Saturday in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
A total of 23 Beijing tickets are on offer at this first of two Americas qualifying events with all divisions offering two vacancy spots apart from 64kg and 81kg which offer a third qualification spot and will necessitate a box off during Tuesday's finals and the +91kg class, which offers only one qualification spot to the winner.
Cuba is the nation with most representatives still in the competition with 10 boxers while Brazil and USA, who remain the only unbeaten country, have six each. The American's impressive record was nearly broken when Deontay L Wilder snuck home in his 91kg quarterfinal over Ecuador's Jorge W Quinonez Tenorio in a double tie break. After trailing 6:4 after three rounds, Wilder pulled back to tie the contest 9:9 with the accepted scores level at 20:20. The resulting "Decision by Preference" by the judges gave the bout to the American 4:1.
Six 2007 Pan American champions - Cuba's Idel Torriente (57kg), Hernandez Yordanis (60kg), Emilio Correa Bayeux (75kg), Osmai Acosta Duarte (91kg), Robert Alfonso Acea (+91kg) and Brazil's Pedro Lima (69kg) - are still in Olympic contention here at the John Pierre Complex with the pick of the semifinal ties being the second 60kg semifinal with Yordanis taking on Pan Am Games silver medallist Everton Lopes (BRA).
Venezuela, Ecuador and Mexico still have four boxers apiece in the competition, the Dominican Republic and Virgin Islands three each, Canada two and Puerto Rico and Argentina one each.
Monday's 1st AIBA Americas Olympic Qualification Tournament semifinals start at 14:00 (local time) with Iran Perez Prevot (CUB) taking on Eduard Bermudaz (VEN) in the 48kg class.
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Total Olympic Qualification vacancies for the Americas |
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Weight in kg |
1st Qualifying Tournament - Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago |
2nd Qualifying Tournament - Guatemala City, Guatemala |
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Light Flyweight Up to 48kg |
Gold, Silver |
Gold, Silver, Bronze |
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Flyweight Over 48 to 51kg |
Gold, Silver |
Gold, Silver |
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Bantamweight Over 51 to 54kg |
Gold, Silver |
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Featherweight Over 54 to 57kg |
Gold, Silver, |
Gold, Silver |
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Lightweight Over 57 to 60kg |
Gold, Silver |
Gold, Silver, Bronze |
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Light Welterweight Over 60 to 64kg |
Gold, Silver, Bronze |
Gold, Silver, Bronze |
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Welterweight Over 64 to 69kg |
Gold, Silver |
Gold, Silver |
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Middleweight Over 69 to 75kg |
Gold, Silver |
Gold, Silve |
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Light Heavyweight Over 75 to 81kg |
Gold, Silver, Bronze |
Gold, Silver, Bronze |
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Heavyweight Over 81 to 91kg |
Gold, Silver |
Gold |
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Super Heavyweight +91kg |
Gold |
Gold, Silver |
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Total |
23 Places |
23 Places |
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