Osmay Acosta

Osmay Acosta Duarte (born 3 April 1985) is a Cuban boxer. He won at the Pan American Games in 2007 in Rio de Janeiro, the Pan-American Championships in 2007, a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics and the silver medal at the World Championships in 2009.

Career

Osmay Acosta was discovered in young age for boxing and now belongs to the Cuban power center of the amateur boxer in Havana. Aged 20, he starts first time in 2005 at the Cuban Championship of seniors in the light heavyweight division, but already retired on the first lap with one defeat against the experienced Yunier Dorticos from. In 2006 he was employed at the Central American and Caribbean Championships and was there with a points victory for victory over Julio Payares from Venezuela ( 13:9 ) tournament winner in the heavyweight division.

In the Cuban Championship in January 2007 he succeeded at the national level, the breakthrough, because he was with a points victory over Ismaikel Pérez Cuban heavyweight champion. At international level, further successes in. So he won the qualifying tournament for the 2007 Pan American Games in Barquismeto / Venezuela. There he defeated in the final Adam Willet from the United States certainly on points. Also at the Independence Cup 2007 in Santiago de los Caballeros in the Dominican. Rep. the winner was Osmay Acosta. Here he defeated in the final Jorge Quiñones from Ecuador on points ( 13-0 ). At the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, he triumphed over Deivis Julio from Colombia to points ( 10:2 ), Rafael Lima from Brazil by termination in the 2nd round and José Payares again on points ( 11:2 ) and was thus winner at heavyweight. At the 2007 World Championships in Chicago, he could not attend because Cuba sent no team to Chicago.

At the end of 2007, it a great honor had the privilege. He was elected best Cuban Boxer of the Year 2007. If you know the strength and the large width of the Cuban boxer, so this is a great personal achievement.

The year 2008 started very successfully for Osmay Acosta. He was with a points victory in the final battle over Yuniesqui González ( 16:14) again Cuban heavyweight champion. Then he made in Port of Spain / Trinidad to qualify for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. He won it over Anderson Emanuel ( 10:6 ) from Barbados - Jaques Louis Sylvera from Canada ( 9:1) and Deontay Wilder of the United States (12:1 ) on points. In the sparse Pan American Championships this year in Cuenca / Ecuador him ranged point victories over Julio Deivis from Colombia ( 15:4 ) and Julio Castillo of Ecuador ( 8-3 ) to win the title in the heavyweight division.

In May 2008 Osmay Acosta took part in Kyiv on 8 brothers Klitschko tournament. He defeated there in his first fight the reigning world champion Clemente Russo from Italy in one of two sides gently guided duel just by points (4-2 ). He won then also Sergei Piwowarenko from Ukraine by points ( 14:12) and lost the final bit of a surprise the Ukrainian Aleksander Usik by points ( 4:10 ).

Despite this defeat Osmay Acosta was considered a great Cuban hope at the Olympic Games in Beijing. In Beijing, he was not quite meet these hopes. Although he won over Olanrewaju Durodola from Nigeria ( 11:0 ) and Helias Pavlidis, Greece ( 7:4 ) on points, but lost in the semifinals against Rachim Ruslanowitsch Tschakchijew from Russia to points ( 5:10 ) and therefore had to settle for the bronze medal satisfied.

In December 2008, he then won the World Cup in Moscow the tournament in the heavyweight division. He defeated Evgeny Romanov here ( 15:4 ) and Roman Musalimow ( 21:3 ), both from Russia convincingly on points and came in the finals to a noncombat victory over Aleksander Usik. In January 2009, Acosta won for the third time in a row, the Cuban Championships in the heavyweight division.

At the World Championships in September 2009 in Milan Acosta achieved the silver medal after a final defeat by Yegor Mechonzew, Russia. Previously, he had prevailed in point victories against Con Sheehan, Tervel Pulew, Mohamed Arjaoui and John M'Bemba.

2010 Acosta was last Cuban masters and subsequently lost in an international tournament in Debrecen against Yegor Mechonzew, Russia ( 7:2 ), and in Yambol against Sergey Kalchugin, Russia ( 4:2 ). During the year, he lost at the national level twice against Leinier Perot and once against Erislandy Savón. After this accumulation of defeats Acosta retired from active sports.

International success

(Hs = light heavyweight, S = Heavy weight to 81 kg and to 91 kg body weight)

  • 2006 1st place, Centralamerik. and Caribbean Championship, S, before Julio Payares, Venezuela;
  • 2007 1st place, Qualif. tournament for the Pan American Games in Barquismeto / Venezuela, S, before Adam Willett, USA;
  • 2007, 1st Place, Independence Cup in Santiago de los Caballeros / Cathedral. Rep., S, before Jorge Quiñones, Ecuador;
  • 2007 1st place, Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, S, before José Payares, Venezuela, Rafael Lima, Brazil & Jorge Quinones;
  • 2008, 1st Place, Olympic Qualif tournament in Port of Spain / Trinidad, S, before Deontay Wilder, USA;
  • 2008, 1st Place, Pan America. Championships in Cuenca / Ecuador, S, before Julio Castillo, Ecuador;
  • 2008, 2nd place, 8 Gebr Klitschko tournament in Kiev, S, behind Aleksander Usik, Ukraine;
  • 2008, bronze medal, OS in Beijing, S, with point victories over Olanrewaju Durodola, Nigeria ( 11:0 ) and Helias Pavlidis, Greece) 7:4 ) and one defeat against Rachim Ruslanowitsch Tschakchijew, Russia ( 5:10 );
  • 2008, 1st place, World Cup in Moscow, S, with point victories over Yevgeny Romanov ( 15:4 ) and Roman Musalimow ( 21:3 ), bde. Russia & a bloodless victory over Alexander Usik, Ukraine;
  • 2009, 2nd place, World Championships in Milan, S, behind Yegor Mechonzew, Russia

Cuban Championships

(Final results )

  • 2007 S, point winner over Ismaikel Pérez,
  • 2008 S, point winner over Yuniesqui González
  • 2009, S, point winner over Pedro Julio Rodríguez
  • 2010, S, point winner over Jose Larduet

Swell

  • Trade journal Box Sport from 2005 to 2008
  • Website " www.amateur - boxing.strefa.pl "
  • Boxer ( Cuba)
  • Olympian (Cuba)
  • Born in 1985
  • Man
April 3 2009 AIBA World Boxing Championships Oleksandr Usyk Cuenca (Ecuador)
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