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Eight countries, four 2007 Pan American Games champions and eight Cubans confirmed their places at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China as 20 boxers qualified for the Olympics by winning their semifinals at the 1st AIBA Americas Olympic Qualification Tournament in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on Monday.
Three more vacancy spots will be confirmed on the finals day on Tuesday as the 64kg and 81kg divisions offer a third qualification spot and will necessitate a box off while the +91kg class offers only one qualification spot to the winner.
After missing the opening Olympic qualification tournament at the AIBA World Championships Chicago 2007, Cuba have seen eight of their boxers qualify with another possible as 2007 Pan American champion Robert Alfonso Acea is in the +91kg final.
USA's Deontay L Wilder pulled off his second come-from-behind victory in two days in the 91kg class by beating 2007 Pan American Games bronze medallist Rafael Lima 6:5 while 2005 world and 2007 Pan American champion Hernandez Yordanis beat 2007 Pan Am Games silver medallist Everton Lopes (BRA) 14:3 in a 60kg semifinal. Lopes' counterpart and 2007 Pan Am Games champion Pedro Lima lost to John Jackson of the Virgin Islands 19:10 in their 69kg semi.
The four 2007 Pan American champions which have all qualified for Beijing are Cuba's Idel Torriente (57kg), Hernandez Yordanis (60kg), Emilio Correa Bayeux (75kg) and Osmai Acosta Duarte (91kg).
Tueday's 1st AIBA Americas Olympic Qualification Tournament finals will start with the two bronze medal bouts at 18:00 (local time).
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1st AIBA Americas Olympic Qualification Tournament - Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Boxers Qualified by Weight |
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Weight in kg |
Qualified Boxers (Gold medal Bout) |
Still in contention for Beijing Olympics |
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Light Flyweight Up to 48kg |
Eduard Bermudaz (VEN)
Jose Luis Meza Ochoa (ECU) |
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Flyweight Over 48 to 51kg |
Juan Carlos Payano (DOM)
Andry Laffita Hernandez (CUB) |
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Bantamweight Over 51 to 54kg |
Yankiel Leon Alarcon (CUB)
Oscar Valdez (MEX) |
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Featherweight Over 54 to 57kg |
Luis Enrique Porozo Mina (ECU)
Idel Torriente (CUB) |
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Lightweight Over 57 to 60kg |
Sadam Ali (USA)
Yordanis Ugas Hernandez (CUB) |
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Light Welterweight Over 60 to 64kg |
Roniel Iglesias Sotolongo (CUB)
Jhonny Sanchez (VEN) |
Bronze medal bout:
Javier Molina (USA)
Kevin Bizier (CAN) |
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Welterweight Over 64 to 69kg |
Carlos Banteaux Suarez (CUB)
John Jackson (ISV) |
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Middleweight Over 69 to 75kg |
Carlos Gongora Mercado (ECU)
Emilio Correa Bayeux (CUB) |
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Light Heavyweight Over 75 to 81kg |
Carlos Negron (PUR)
Luis Gonzalez (VEN) |
Bronze medal bout: Washington Silva (BRA)
Christopher E Downs (USA) |
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Heavyweight Over 81 to 91kg |
Osmai Acosta Duarte (CUB)
Deontay L Wilder (USA) |
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Super Heavyweight +91kg |
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Gold medal bout:
Michael S Hunter II (USA)
Robert Alfonso Acea (CUB) |
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1st AIBA Americas Olympic Qualification Tournament - Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Boxers Qualified by Country |
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Country |
Qualified Boxers |
Total |
Still in contention for Beijing Olympics |
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Cuba |
Andry Laffita Hernandez (51kg)
Yankiel Leon Alarcon (51kg)
Idel Torriente (57kg)
Yordanis Ugas Hernandez (60kg)
Roniel Iglesias Sotolongo (64kg)
Carlos Banteaux Suarez (69kg)
Emilio Correa Bayeux (75kg)
Osmai Acosta Duarte (91kg) |
8 |
Robert Alfonso Acea (+91kg final) |
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Ecuador |
Jose Luis Meza Ochoa (48kg)
Luis Enrique Porozo Mina (57kg)
Carlos Gongora Mercado (75kg) |
3 |
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Venezuela |
Eduard Bermudaz (48kg)
Jhonny Sanchez (64kg)
Luis Gonzalez (81kg) |
3 |
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USA |
Sadam Ali (60kg)
Deontay L Wilder (91kg) |
2 |
Javier Molina (64kg bronze medal bout)
Christopher E Downs (81kg bronze medal bout)
Michael S Hunter II (+91kg gold medal bout) |
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Dominican Republic |
Juan Carlos Payano (51kg) |
1 |
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Mexico |
Oscar Valdez (54kg) |
1 |
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Puerto Rico |
Carlos Negron (81kg) |
1 |
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Virgin Islands |
John Jackson (69kg) |
1 |
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Brazil |
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Washington Silva (81kg bronze medal bout) |
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Canada |
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Kevin Bizier (64kg bronze medal bout) |
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Total |
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20 |
Three more vacancies on offer | |