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Pic: Brazil's Paulo Carvalho qualified for the Olympic Games by beating Oscar Negrete Padilla (COL) in his 48kg semi
Ten countries have qualified boxers for the 2008 Olympic Games following the completion of the semifinals at the 2nd AIBA Americas Olympic Qualification Tournament in Guatemala City, Guatemala on Tuesday.
Brazil and the Dominican Republic both qualified four boxers each while Colombia and Puerto Rico confirmed two Olympians apiece. Argentina, the Bahamas, Guatemala, the Virgin Islands, USA and Venezuela all qualified one boxer each.
Five more vacancy spots will be confirmed on the finals day on Tuesday as the 48kg, 60kg, 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.
Following the 2007 world championships and the 1st AIBA Americas Olympic Qualification tournament in Trinidad and Tobago last month, Cuba and USA are the leading Americas nations in terms of qualified boxers with nine followed by the Dominican Republic and Venezuela (6), Brazil and Puerto Rico (5), Ecuador (3), Colombia, Mexico and the Virgin Islands (2) and Argentina, the Bahamas and Guatemala (1).
2nd AIBA Americas Olympic Qualification Tournament - Guatemala City, Guatemala
Boxers Qualified by Weight
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Weight in kg |
Qualified boxers |
Boxer's still in contention for Olympic spot |
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Light Flyweight Up to 48kg |
1) Winston Montero (DOM)
2) Paulo Carvalho (BRA) |
Yampier Hernandez Gonzalez (CUB)
Oscar Negrete Padilla (COL) |
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Flyweight Over 48 to 51kg |
1) Robenilson Viera (BRA)
2) Eddie Valenzuela Barillas (GUA) |
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Featherweight Over 54 to 57kg |
1) Roberto Navarro (DOM)
2) Robson Conceicao (BRA) |
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Lightweight Over 57 to 60kg |
1) Jose Pedraza (PUR)
2) Everton Lopes (BRA) |
Alexis Javier Folleco Lara (ECU) Francisco Vargas Pelaez (MEX) |
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Light Welterweight Over 60 to 64kg |
1) Felix Manuel Diaz Guzman (DOM)
2) Jonathan Gonzalez (PUR) |
Myke Carvalho (BRA)
Gumersindo Carrasco (ARG) |
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Welterweight Over 64 to 69kg |
1) Gilber Lenin Castillo (DOM)
2) Taureno Johnson (BAH) |
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Middleweight Over 69 to 75kg |
1) Ezequiel Maderna (ARG)
2) Shawn Estrada (USA) |
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Light Heavyweight Over 75 to 81kg |
1) Julius Jackson (ISV)
2) Eleyder Alvarez (COL) |
Ventura Vasquez Gonzelez (MEX)
Azea Austinama (HAI) |
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Heavyweight Over 81 to 91kg |
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Hamilton Ventura da Conceicao (BRA)
Deivi Julio Blanco (COL) |
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Super Heavyweight +91kg |
1) Jose Payares (VEN)
2) Oscar Rivas (COL) |
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2nd AIBA Americas Olympic Qualification Tournament - Guatemala City, Guatemala
Boxers Qualified by Country |
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Country |
Qualified Boxers |
Total |
Boxer's still in contention for Olympic spot |
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Brazil |
Paulo Carvalho (48kg runner-up)
Robenilson Viera (51kg winner)
Robson Conceicao (57kg runner-up)
Everton Lopes (60kg runner-up) |
4 |
Myke Carvalho (64kg)
Hamilton Ventura da Conceicao (91kg) |
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Dominican Republic |
Winston Montero (48kg winner)
Roberto Navarro (57kg winner)
Felix Manuel Diaz Guzman (64kg winner)
Gilber Lenin Castillo (69kg winner) |
4 |
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Colombia |
Eleyder Alvarez (81kg runner up)
Oscar Rivas (+91kg runner up) |
2 |
Oscar Negrete Padilla (48kg)
Deivi Julio Blanco (91kg) |
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Puerto Rico |
Jose Pedraza (60kg winner)
Jonathan Gonzalez (64kg runner-up) |
2 |
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Argentina |
Ezequiel Maderna (75kg winner) |
1 |
Gumersindo Carrasco (64kg) |
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Bahamas |
Taureno Johnson (69kg runner-up) |
1 |
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Guatemala |
Eddie Valenzuela Barillas (51kg runner-up) |
1 |
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Virgin Islands |
Julius Jackson (81kg winner) |
1 |
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USA |
Shawn Estrada (75kg runner-up) |
1 |
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Venezuela |
Jose Payares (+91kg winner) |
1 |
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Cuba |
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Yampier Hernandez Gonzalez (48kg) |
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Ecuador |
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Alexis Javier Folleco Lara (60kg) |
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Haiti |
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Azea Austinama (81kg) |
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Mexico |
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Francisco Vargas Pelaez (60kg)
Ventura Vasquez Gonzelez (81kg) |
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Total |
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18 |
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