Enrique Regüeiferos

Enrique Regüeiferos Blanco ( born June 15, 1948 in Santiago de Cuba, † 20 June 2002 ) was a Cuban boxer. He was winner of a silver medal in the light welterweight at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City.

Career

Enrique Regüeiferos comes from near Santiago de Cuba. In this city he began at the age of eight years with the boxes. He developed very quickly and won in 1964 with almost 16 years of the Cuban championship in the seniors at featherweight with a win over Osvaldo Rivera. He enjoyed then the special support of the legendary Cuban boxing Rainers Alcide Segarra. Enrique Regüeiferos was a left arm, which means that the right hand was his batting. But he was famous for his excellent left hook, which he decided many battles alone.

He also won the Cuban championship title at lightweight in the years 1965, 1966 and 1967. Doing so, he beat in the final battles each Roberto Chappo on points. In 1967, he won his first international title. He was in Winnipeg winner at the Pan American Games in the lightweight. He won over Gerald rat, Canada by KO in the 2nd round and against Ronnie Harris, USA & Luis Minami from Peru on points.

In 1968 he was because of the preparation for the Olympic Games to the Cuban championship not at the start. In an international match in Hall against the GDR, he won over Peter Tiepold by disqualification in the 3rd round. In the subsequent Olympic Games in Mexico City Enrique Regüeiferos launched with great expectations in the light welterweight. He was also justified these expectations because he defeated Terry Waller there from England in the first round by KO, Antoniu Vasile from Romania in the second round by techn. KO, favorites Yevgeny Frolov from the Soviet Union and James Wallington from the United States on points and was thus in the final battle against the experienced Jerzy Kulej from Poland. After a balanced fight, the judges ruled 3-2 votes for Kulej and Enrique Regüeiferos received the silver medal. He was the first Cuban boxer ever to win a medal at the Olympics.

In 1968, Enrique Regüeiferos won at major international boxing tournament of the Cuban boxing federation Giraldo Córdova Cardín in Havana the competition in the light welterweight with a victory in the finals over his compatriot Lazaro Alfonso. He repeated this success in 1969 and 1970. 1969 he won the final battle Reinaldo Hernandez and Emilio Correa 1970. In 1970, he was also at the 11th Central American and Caribbean Games in Panama City at the start. He defeated there Clarence Forbes from Jamaica and Luis Mendoza from Puerto Rico on points and won the final battle over the Panamanians Ferrer by KO in the 1st round.

While he was missing in 1971 with the Cuban Championships, he won again at the 4th Giraldo Córdova Cardín Tournament in Havana. In the final he beat while his compatriot Heleodoro Stable. He repeated thereafter in Cali at the Pan American Games of Winnipeg and won its success here in the light welterweight fight for victory over Jose Vasquez from Colombia to points.

In the Olympic year 1972 Enrique Regüeiferos was with a points victory over Heleodoro Stable again Cuban champion in the light welterweight division. But at the 5th Giraldo Córdova Cardín Tournament in Havana, he started at lightweight. He won this tournament with a Endkampfsieg over his countryman Orlando Palacios. He then appeared in the 1972 Olympics in Munich also not unexpected in light weight. Obviously, however, he was by the " make weight " but weakened somewhat, because he lost in the very first round against the West German champion Peter Hess on points and was eliminated from the tournament.

1973 paused Enrique Regüeiferos. But after 1974 took place in Havana, the first world championships of amateur boxers in Havana, he was again this year at the start and was re- tournament winner at the 7th Giraldo Córdova Cardín tournament at Welterweight. At the World Championships in Havana but overtook him again in the very first round of the fate, because he lost to Mario Rafael Ramos from the cathedral. Rep. by KO in the 3rd round. After this defeat, he resigned.

After the pit

Enrique Regüeiferos lived after the pit in a small house in a marginal area of ​​Havana. He soon fell ill with cancer, could no longer work and impoverished perfect. Only his old mother looked after him until his early death at 54 years. The Cuban State from which he received no support and the Cuban people had forgotten him.

International success

(OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, Fe = Featherweight, Le = Lightweight, Hw = Light Welterweight, then until 57 kg, 60 kg and 63.5 kg of body weight)

Countries fighting

Cuban Championships

(Final results )

Swell

  • Trade journal Box Sport from 1964 to 1974
  • Box Almanac 1920 - 1980, German publisher amateur boxing Association, 1980,
  • Website " www.amateur - boxing.strefa.pl "
  • Website " www.trabajadores.cu "
  • Website " www.databaseolympics.com "
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