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Brazil pipped the Dominican republic in the race for qualification honours by qualifying a fifth boxer on the final day of the 2nd AIBA Americas Olympic Qualification Tournament in Guatemala City, Guatemala on Wednesday.
After both countries qualified four boxers during the semifinals on Tuesday, Myke Carvalho became the fifth Brazilian Olympic boxer by winning his 64kg box-off against Gumersindo Carrasco of Argentina.
Meanwhile, Colombia qualified a third boxer on Wednesday when Deivi Julio Blanco beat H Ventura da Conceicao of Brazil in the 91kg final while Haiti's Azea Austinama (81kg), Mexico's Francisco Vargas Pelaez (60kg) and Cuba's Yampier Hernandez Gonzalez (48kg) also claimed bronze medal Olympic qualification spots.
With Guatemala bringing the curtain down on the AIBA Olympic qualifying process, an impressive total of 14 countries are represented in the list of 23 Olympic qualified boxers in Guatemala with Argentina, the Bahamas, Guatemala and Haiti all qualifying a boxer for the first time.
A total of 60 boxers from 16 countries in the Americas have now qualified for the Olympic Games with 14 boxers qualifying at the AIBA World Championships in Chicago and 23 in the 1st AIBA Americas Olympic Qualifying Tournament in the Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
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2nd AIBA Americas Olympic Qualification Tournament - Guatemala City, Guatemala
Boxers Qualified by Weight |
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Weight in kg |
Qualified Boxers |
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Light Flyweight Up to 48kg |
1) Winston Montero (DOM)
2) Paulo Carvalho (BRA)
3) Yampier Hernandez Gonzalez (CUB) |
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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)
3) Francisco Vargas Pelaez (MEX) |
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Light Welterweight Over 60 to 64kg |
1) Felix Manuel Diaz Guzman (DOM)
2) Jonathan Gonzalez (PUR)
3) Myke Carvalho (BRA) |
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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)
3) Azea Austinama (HAI) |
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Heavyweight Over 81 to 91kg |
1) 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 qualified at WCHs & 1st Americas Olympic qualifier |
Total |
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Brazil |
Paulo Carvalho (48kg runner-up)
Robenilson Viera (51kg winner)
Robson Conceicao (57kg runner-up)
Everton Lopes (60kg runner-up)
Myke Carvalho (64kg) |
5 |
Washington Silva (81kg)
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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 |
Juan Carlos Payano (51kg winner)
Argenis Nunez (75kg) |
2 |
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Colombia |
Eleyder Alvarez (81kg runner up)
Deivi Julio Blanco (91kg winner)
Oscar Rivas (+91kg runner up) |
3 |
Jonatan Romero (54kg)
Darley Perez (60kg) |
2 |
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Puerto Rico |
Jose Pedraza (60kg winner)
Jonathan Gonzalez (64kg runner-up) |
2 |
McWilliams Arroyo (51kg)
Arroyo McJoe (54kg)
Carlos Negron (81kg) |
3 |
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Argentina |
Ezequiel Maderna (75kg winner) |
1 |
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Bahamas |
Taureno Johnson (69kg runner-up) |
1 |
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Cuba |
Yampier Hernandez Gonzalez (48kg)
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1 |
Andry Laffita Hernandez (51kg)
Yankiel Leon Alarcon (54kg)
Idel Torriente (57kg)
Yordanis Ugas Hernandez (60kg)
Roniel Iglesias Sotolongo (64kg)
Carlos Banteaux Suarez (69kg)
Emilio Correa Bayeux (75kg)
Osmai Acosta Duarte (91kg)
Robert Alfonso Acea (+91kg) |
9 |
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Guatemala |
Eddie Valenzuela Barillas (51kg runner-up) |
1 |
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Haiti |
Azea Austinama (81kg) |
1 |
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Mexico |
Francisco Vargas Pelaez (60kg) |
1 |
Oscar Valdez (54kg)
Arturo Santos Reyes (57kg) |
2 |
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Virgin Islands |
Julius Jackson (81kg winner) |
1 |
John Jackson (69kg) |
1 |
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USA |
Shawn Estrada (75kg runner-up) |
1 |
Luis Yanez (48kg)
Sadam Ali (60kg)
Raushee Warren (51kg)
Gary Russell (54kg)
Raynell Williams (57kg)
Javier Molina (64kg)
Demetrius Andrade (69kg)
Deontay L Wilder (91kg runner-up) |
8 |
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Venezuela |
Jose Payares (+91kg winner) |
1 |
Eduard Bermudaz (48kg)
Hector Manzanilla (54kg)
Jhonny Sanchez (64kg runner up)
Alfonso Blanco (75kg)
Luis Gonzalez (81kg) |
5 |
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Canada |
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Adam Trupish (69kg) |
1 |
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Ecuador |
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Jose Luis Meza Ochoa (48kg)
Luis Enrique Porozo Mina (57kg)
Carlos Gongora Mercado (75kg) |
3 |
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Total |
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23 |
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37 | |