Yasniel Toledo
Yasniel Toledo López ( born September 15, 1989 in Camaguey, some sources also called Yasnier ) is a Cuban boxer. Toledo was Pan-American Champion 2010, winner of the Pan American Games in 2011, Vice World Champion 2011 and 2013 and bronze medalist of the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
Career
In the field of youth Toledo participated in the World championships ( U17) for the years 2005 and 2006, where he world champion bantamweight in 2005 and 2006, won the silver medal.
His first international men's tournament won Toledo in 2007 in Istanbul with a final victory over Husseyin Dundar, Turkey ( 12:9 ). That same year, Toledo was the first time Cuban champion with a final victory over Roelkis Herrera ( 9:4 ) Bantamweight (-54 kg). He could repeat in 2010 and 2011 in the Lightweight (-60 kg) with final victories over Antonio Bisset ( 11:4 ) and Lorenzo Sotomayor ( 27:18 ) This success.
In 2009, Toledo for the first time at the World Championships in the Featherweight ( -57 kg ) and partially failed after victories over Robson Conceição, Brazil ( 21:7 ), Sandro Schaer, Germany ( 14:5 ) and Luis Porozo, Ecuador ( 11:3 ) in quarterfinals at eventual runners Sergei Wodopjanow, Russia ( 10:4 ).
At the Pan American Championships 2010 in Quito Toledo was the gold medal with a final victory over Jose Pedraza, Puerto Rico ( 8-3 ) win. At the Pan American Games in the following year Toledo won the gold medal with a final victory against Robson Conceicao, Brazil ( 16:11).
2011 Toledo took the runner-up title with wins over Angel Gutierrez, Mexico ( 13:8 ), Luke Jackson, Australia ( 11:10 ) Sailom Ardee, Thailand ( 20:9 ), in the quarterfinals against Han Soon- chul, South Korea ( 15: 10) and in the semifinals on Ghani Schajlauow, Kazakhstan ( 21:9 ), and with a final defeat by Vasyl Lomatschenko, Ukraine ( 17:12). He qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. In December 2011, he was with a final victory over Lorenzo Sotomayor ( 27:18 ) Cuban masters.
In the Olympics, Toledo beat in the second round Liu Qiang, China ( 14:10), and in the quarterfinals Ghani Schajlauow, Kazakhstan ( 19:11 ), but lost in the semifinals against the later Olympic champion Vasyl Lomatschenko, Ukraine ( 14:11 ), and thus won the Olympic bronze medal.
After the Olympics, Toledo moved to the welterweight ( -64 kg ) and was with a win over Jorge Moiran Vinet ( 22:15 ) Cuban champion in 2012.
In April 2013 announced the Provincial Administration of Sport Association INDIANS in Camagüey, the imposition of a one-year ban against Toledo because of unspecified " indiscipline ". The barrier prevented him from participating in the international Córdova - Cardín - boxing tournament in June in Havana. After premature unblocking Toledo but the end of August for the countries fighting in Mexico was once again nominated in the national squad. In October, he also took part in the World Championships in Almaty. Toledo reached here, inter alia, to Siegen against the European champion in 2013 Sakarian arms, Russia ( 3-0), the third of the Asian Championships in 2013 Manoj Kumar, India ( 3-0), and Urantschimegiin monk - Erdene, Mongolia (3-0 ) in the final. In this he was subject to the Kazakhs Merei Akschalow 3-0 judges votes.