Armando Martínez

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Armando Martínez (right) in the final of the Chemistry Cup against Detlef Kästner from the GDR.

Armando Martínez Limendu (born August 29, 1961 in Majagua , Ciego de Ávila ) is a former Cuban boxer . He became an Olympic light middleweight champion in 1980 .

Career

Armando Martínez started boxing as a teenager. He soon performed so well that he was accepted into the Cuban national boxer team as a junior. At the age of 18 he also became a member of the Cuban armed forces, but was released from the military for boxing training. He was a 1.80 m tall, technically mature boxer who fought in the normal display (left-hand boom).

At the age of 18 he was Cuban runner-up in 1979 in the light welterweight division. In the final of this championship he was defeated by José Aguilar Pulsán on points. In the same year he was used in an international match against the United States in Havana in the light middleweight division, two weight classes higher than in the Cuban championship, and came to a point victory over Jeff Stoudemire . In 1979 he also came to a tournament in Europe . He won it at the Grand Prix of Ústí nad Labem in welterweight with a victory in the final over the Soviet athlete Jonow.

In 1980 Armando Martínez became Cuban champion for the first time. In the light welterweight division he defeated José Luis Hernández on points in the final . On another trip to Europe he managed to win another tournament in the light middleweight division in Ústí nad Labem, while surprisingly at the 20th Honved Cup in Budapest he suffered a narrow point defeat (2: 3 judges' votes) against Roland Wandelt from the GDR . Although he only finished 3rd in the "Giraldo Cordova Cardin Tournament of the Cuban Boxing Association in Holguín in the light middleweight division behind his compatriots Manuel Cordero and Alfonso Semanat, he was used at the Olympic Games in Moscow . He justified this trust and won with a points win over Zygmunt Gosiewski, Poland (5: 0), a demolition win in the 1st round over George Kabuto, Uganda , a point win over Francisco de Jesus, Brazil , a demolition win in the 2nd round over Ján Franek , ČSSR and a point victory over Alexander Koschkin , USSR (4: 1) Olympic champion .

In 1981 Armando Martínez had to play at the World Cup in Montreal in the light middleweight division after victories over Percy Rackley from Australia , Michail Tachow from Bulgaria a . U Jin-choi, South Korea suffered a surprising loss on points in the final battle against Canadian Shawn O'Sullivan and only came in second. But he won the 16th championship of the armed forces of the Warsaw Pact countries in Pécs with a demolition victory in the 1st round in the final over Niculae Ciobaru from Romania .

In 1982 Armando Martínez won his second Cuban championship title with a points win in the final over Julio Quintana Martínez (5-0). He defeated the same boxer in the final of the "Giraldo-Cordova-Cardin" tournament in Guantánamo . He was also the 1982 winner of the Central American & Caribbean Championships in Havana in the light middleweight division, defeating José Luis Steven from Venezuela on points in the final. The highlight of 1982 was for Armando Martínez, however, the participation in the world championship in Munich . He defeated there in light middleweight Srba Stankovis from Yugoslavia , Detlef Kästner from the GDR a . Sandor Hranek from the CSSR on points. In the semifinals he came to a victory without a fight because Mikhail Tachow could not play against him due to an injury. In the final it came with the fight against Alexander Koschkin to the revenge from the Olympic Games 1980. This time Koschkin was the luckier one, because he was awarded a 3-2 point victory. Armando Martínez therefore had to be content with the title of runner-up world champion.

After 1982 Armando Martínez never found the shape of the years 1980 to 1982. He only came on the podium at a Cuban championship in 1985, where he finished 3rd behind Ángel Espinosa and Orestes Solano , and in 1989, where he was in Final against his old rival José Luis Hernández lost. In 1984, however, he had celebrated a tournament victory at the "Giraldo Cordova Cardin" tournament in Sancti Spíritus in the light middleweight division, where he scored Orestes Solano in the final. A start at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles was out of the question for him because Cuba boycotted these games for political reasons.

The last top results he achieved were two third places in the "Giraldo-Cordova-Cardin" tournaments in 1988 in Las Tunas and in 1989 in Havana in the light middleweight division. Both times, José Guzmán and José Luis Hernández placed in front of him.

International success

year space competition Weight class
1979 1. Grand Prix in Ústí nad Labem Welter with a point victory in the final over Jonow, USSR
1980 1. Grand Prix in Ústí nad Labem Semi-middle with a non-fighting victory in the final over Gregorio Maso, Cuba
1980 2. 20th Honved Cup in Budapest Semi-middle with a point defeat in the final against Roland Wandelt, GDR (2: 3)
1980 3. "Giraldo Cordova Cardin" tournament in Holguín Semi-middle behind Manuel Cordero u. Alfonso Semanat, bde. Cuba
1980 gold OS in Moscow Semi-middle with a points win over Zygmunt Gosiewski, Poland (5: 0), a demolition win in the 1st round over George Kabuto, Uganda , a point win over Francisco de Jesus, Brazil (5: 0), a demolition victory in the 2nd round about Jan Franek , ČSSR u. a point win over Alexander Koschkin , USSR (4: 1)
1981 2. World Cup in Montreal Semi-middle with points wins over Percy Rackley, Australia a . Michail Tachow , Bulgaria , a demolition win in the 2nd round over U Jin-choi, South Korea and a point loss to Shawn O'Sullivan , Canada (0-5)
1981 1. North American Championship in Shreveport medium
1981 1. 16. Championship of the armies of the Warsaw Pact states in Pécs Semi-middle with a demolition win in the 1st round in the final over Niculae Ciobaru, Romania
1982 1. Strandja tournament in Yambol Semi-middle with a point win in the final over Mikhail Tachow (5: 0)
1982 1. Chemistry Cup in Halle (Saale) Semi-middle with a knockout victory in the 2nd round over Ralf Hunger u. a point victory over Detlef Kästner , bde. GDR
1982 1. "Giraldo-Cordova-Cardin" tournament in Guantánamo Semi-middle with a knockout win in the 2nd round in the final over Julio Quintana Martínez
1982 2. World Cup in Munich Semi-middle with points wins over Srba Stankovic, Yugoslavia , Detlef Kästner u. Sandor Hranek , CSSR, a non-fighting victory over Michail Tachow u. a point defeat against Alexander Koschkin (2: 3)
1982 1. Central American & Caribbean Championships in Havana Semi-middle with demolition victories in the 1st round over S. Moreno, Panama and V. Torres, Puerto Rico u. a point win over José Luis Steven, Venezuela
1984 1. "Giraldo-Cordova-Cardin" tournament in Sancti Spíritus Semi-middle with a point win in the final over Orestes Solano (4: 1)
1988 3. "Giraldo-Cordova-Cardin" tournament in Las Tunas Semi-middle behind José Guzmán u. José Luis Hernández , bde. Cuba
1989 3. "Giraldo-Cordova-Cardin" tournament in Havana Semi-middle behind José Luis Hernández u. José Guzman

International battles

year place encounter Weight class Result
1979 Havana Cuba versus USA Semi-middle Points winner over Jeff Stoudemire
1980 Charlotte USA versus Cuba Half-worlds Point loss to Johnny Bumphus
1982 Havana Cuba versus USA Semi-middle Demolition winner in the 2nd round over Alfred Mayes

Cuban championships

1979 2. Half-worlds after losing points in the final against José Aguilar Pulsán
1980 1. Half-worlds with a point victory over José Luis Hernández
1981 3. Semi-middle behind Manuel Cordero u. Ezequiel Blanco
1982 1. Semi-middle with a point win in the final over Julio Quintana Martínez (5: 0)
1985 3. Semi-middle behind Ángel Espinosa u. Orestes Solano
1989 2. Semi-middle after losing in the final to José Luis Hernández

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SURNAME Martínez, Armando
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Martínez Limendu, Armando
BRIEF DESCRIPTION cuban boxer
DATE OF BIRTH August 29, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Majagua , Ciego de Ávila