Jeyvier Cintrón

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bronze 2014 Veracruz Flyweight

Jeyvier Jesús Cintrón Ocasio (born February 8, 1995 in Bayamón ) is an amateur boxer from Puerto Rico . He was a participant in the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games .

Career

Jeyvier Cintrón came into contact with boxing at an early age as the son of professional boxer Javier "Perrito" Cintrón and referee Aracelis Ocasio. He achieved his first international success in the youth field (U17) at the Pan American Youth Games 2011 in Tena , where he won third place in the light flyweight division (-48 kg).

At the age of 17, Cintrón was nominated for the American Olympic qualification tournament in Rio de Janeiro in 2012 and was able to start this flyweight (up to 52 kg) after four victories, among others. a. surprisingly win in the final against Julião Neto , Brazil (19:11), which qualified him for the 2012 Olympic Games in London . Here he defeated Oteng Oteng , Botswana (14:12), and again Juliao Neto (18:13) in the preliminary round , before he was eliminated in the quarter-finals against later bronze medalist Michail Alojan , Russia (23:13). Also in 2012 Cintrón won the Pan American Junior Championships (U19) and came second in the Junior World Championships in Yerevan .

In 2014, Cintrón took part in an international men's championship for the first time since the Olympic Games and won a bronze medal at the Central America and Caribbean Games in Veracruz . The following year he qualified for the Pan American Games in Toronto , but was eliminated in the first fight against the later gold medalist Yosvany Veitía , Cuba , with 2-1 judges votes.

At the 2016 Olympic Games, he was eliminated in the preliminary round.

World Series of Boxing

Jeyvier Cintrón took part in Season V of the World Series of Boxing (WSB) with the Puerto Rico Hurricanes team in 2015 and won six out of seven fights (he was defeated by Hamza Touba ), making him second in the WSB flyweight rankings at the end of the season behind Yosvany Veitía took. Jeyvier Cintrón qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ FB Fan Site
  2. ↑ BBC Sports
  3. ^ Atletas Puerto Rico
  4. ^ Cintron Jeyvier, WSB record
  5. ^ WSB Boxer of the Week - Jeyvier Jesús Cintrón Ocasio
personal data
SURNAME Cintrón, Jeyvier
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cintrón Ocasio, Jeyvier Jesús
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Puerto Rican boxer
DATE OF BIRTH February 8, 1995
PLACE OF BIRTH Bayamón