Juan Carlos Lemus

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Juan Carlos Lemus (1989)

Juan Carlos Lemus García (born May 6, 1965 ) is a retired Cuban boxer . He was world champion of amateurs in 1991 and Olympic champion in 1992 in the light middleweight division.

Career

Juan Carlos Lemus started boxing in 1980 and started for a boxing club in Pinar del Río . He boxed in the left display (normal display) and was a stocky, powerful, but also technically excellent boxer.

He made his debut at an international championship at the Junior World Championships in 1985 in Bucharest , where he, starting in the welterweight division, defeated his first four opponents, including Hans-Georg Mieling from Germany , briefly. In the final, however, he lost a little surprisingly against the Bulgarian Angel Stojanow on points (2: 3 judges' votes) and therefore had to be content with the junior vice world championship.

In 1985 he started for the first time at the Cuban championship (Playa Giron Tournament) and took 3rd place in the welterweight division behind Candelario Duvergel and Jose Luis Hernandez . Against Candelario Duvergel he lost in the final for the Cuban championship title in 1986, 1987 and 1989, while he was able to defeat him on points in 1988 and became Cuban champion for the first time. Juan Carlos Lemus then won a second Cuban championship title in 1990 when he beat Pedro Duarte on points in the final. From 1991 to 1994 he was again Cuban runner-up, beaten by Jorge Guzman (1991), Alfredo Duvergel (1992 and 1993) and Aníbal Rodríguez (1994). In 1996 he finished third behind Alfredo Duvergel and Aníbal Rodríguez.

1986 won Juan Carlos Lemus u. a. at the Intercup in Karlsruhe . In the final of the welterweight division he defeated Alexander Künzler from Germany by breaking off in the first round. In an international match towards the end of 1986, he defeated in Lake Charles also Kenneth Gould from the United States, who had recently become world champion in Reno with a victory over Candelario Duvergel .

In 1987 he defeated Alfredo Duvergel in the "Giraldo-Cordova-Cardin" tournament on points and thus qualified for the start at the Pan American Games in Indianapolis . There he defeated the welterweight Patrick Rose from Jamaica by KO id 2nd round, defeated Wayne Richards from the American Virgin Islands and Pedro Frias from the Dominican Republic by canceling in the 3rd round and won the final again over Kenneth Gould (4: 1 -Point victory). At the 1987 World Cup in Belgrade, Juan Carlos Lemus suffered a clear defeat in the final against Siegfried Mehnert from Halle (Saale) (0: 5 judges' votes).

In 1988, Juan Carlos Lemus, like his comrades from the Cuban national boxing team, suffered a bitter sporting disappointment, because a start at the Olympic Games of that year in Seoul was not possible for them, because Cuba after 1984 at the behest of Fidel Castro in Los Angeles boycotted the 1988 Olympic Games for some inexplicable reason.

In 1989 Juan Carlos Lemus lost again on points against Siegfried Mehnert at the TSC tournament in Berlin in the final of the welterweight division. At the World Cup in Moscow he met Siegfried Mehnert again in his first fight and lost again on points. So he landed on the 9th place, which was extremely unsatisfactory for him.

In 1990, Juan Carlos Lemus moved to the light middleweight division to avoid the constant training. A measure that should prove to be very successful. In 1990 there was no major international championship, but he won the World Cup in Bombay , which was almost as good as a world championship. In the final, he won over Raymond Downey from Canada on points. For the first time, a scoring machine was used that calculated a 21: 6 point win for Lemus.

1991 won Juan Carlos Lemus u. a. at the AIBA Challenge match in Bangkok in the light middleweight division against Bert Schenk from Germany by breaking off in the 2nd round. Then he won the title at the Pan American Games , which took place in Havana for the second time in his career . In the final he won over Miguel Jimenez from Puerto Rico by knocking out the first round. In the same year he succeeded in Sydney and world champion to be in the light middleweight. On the way to this success he defeated Ki Soo-choi from South Korea by breaking off in the 3rd round, Sililo Figota from New Zealand (19: 8) and David Defiagbon from Nigeria (22:13) each on points, Torsten Schmitz from Germany by breaking off id 2nd round and Israel Akopkochjan from the USSR on points (26:11).

In 1992 Juan Carlos Lemus surprisingly lost on points against Raul Marquez from the United States at the AIBA Challenge Match in Tampa (19:24). At the Olympic Games this year in Barcelona , however, he was well prepared by his coach Osmiri Fernandez, in excellent form and won with a points win over Arkadi Topajew, CIS (11: 0), a demolition win in the 1st round over Markus Beyer , Germany and points wins over Igor Saplavskis, Latvia (12: 2), György Miszei , Hungary (10: 2) and Orhan Delibas , Netherlands (6: 1), also Olympic champion .

Juan Carlos Lemus continued his career after this great victory, but was no longer used in any World Championships or Olympic Games. In 1993 he won the Central American and Caribbean Games in Ponce , Puerto Rico in the light middleweight division with four short-round victories. In 1994 he lost at the Chemistry Cup in Halle (Saale) against the German Wilko Säger on points (9:14), while in the final of the Grand Prix tournament in Ústí nad Labem he lost another German, Lutz Brors, in the 2nd round hit. His last start at an important international tournament was the Goodwill Games in Saint Petersburg in 1994 . He lost in the final against Sergej Karawajew from Russia on points after he had knocked out Dirk Dzemski from Germany in the first round in the semifinals .

International success

year space competition Weight class Result
1984 2. "10th Olympic Ring" in Ruse , Bulgaria Half-worlds after a point defeat in the final against Tsvetan Todorow, Bulgaria (0: 5)
1985 2. Junior World Championships in Bucharest Welter with a demolition win in the 1st round over Jukka Rouvinen, Finland , a knockout victory in the 1st round over Mariusz Kujawa, Poland , a demolition win in the 1st round over Gabriel Downey, Canada , a knockout win in the 1st round Round about Hans-Georg Mieling , BRD u. a point defeat against Angel Stojanow , Bulgaria (2: 3)
1985 1. "Feliks-Stamm" Memorial in Warsaw Welter after winning points in the final over Tadeusz Wijas, Poland
1985 2. "Giraldo-Cordova-Cardin" tournament in Ciego de Ávila Welter after a point defeat in the final against Candelario Duvergel , Cuba (0: 5)
1986 1. Americ. Friendship tournament in Mendoza , Argentina Welter with a knockout win in the 1st round over Dario Balmaceda, Argentina
1986 1. Intercup in Karlsruhe Welter with a demolition victory in the 1st round over Alexander Künzler , Federal Republic of Germany
1986 2. "Simon Bolivar" tournament in Caracas Welter after a point loss in the final against Ciro Perez, Venezuela
1987 1. "Giraldo-Cordova-Cardin" tournament in Santa Clara Welter with a point win in the final over Alfredo Duvergel , Cuba (5: 0)
1987 1. Pan American Games in Indianapolis Welter with a knockout victory in the 2nd round over Patrick Rose, Jamaica , demolition victories in the 2nd or 3rd round over Wayne Richards, American Virgin Islands and the like. Pedro Frias, cathedral. Rep. U. a points win over Kenneth Gould , USA
1987 1. North American Championship in Toronto Welter with a demolition win in the 1st round over Kenneth Gould
1987 2. World Cup in Belgrade Welter with knockout victories in the 2nd round each over Taioalo Ioane, New Zealand a . Mujo Bajrovic, Yugoslavia a . a point defeat against Siegfried Mehnert , GDR
1988 1. Grand Prix in Ústí nad Labem Welter with a point win in the final over Jan Dydak, Poland (5: 0)
1988 2. Bee-Gee tournament in Helsinki Welter after a point defeat in the final against Francisc Vaştag , Romania (1: 4)
1988 2. "Giraldo-Cordova-Cardin" tournament in Las Tunas Welter after a point defeat in the final against Candelario Duvergel (0: 5)
1988 1. Tournament in Leningrad Welter after winning points in the final over Vladimir Eereschenko, USSR
1989 1. "Giraldo-Cordova-Cardin" tournament in Pinar del Río Welter after a points win over Juan Hernández Sierra , Cuba
1989 2. TSC tournament in Berlin Welter after losing points in the final against Siegfried Mehnert
1989 9. World Cup in Moscow Welter after a point defeat in the round of 16 against Siegfried Mehnert
1990 1. Strandja tournament in Yambol Welter with a non-fighting victory in the final over Blagoj Sokolow, Bulgaria
1990 1. "Giraldo-Cordova-Cardin" tournament in Granma Semi-middle with a demolition win in the 3rd round in the final over Pedro Luis Duarte, Cuba
1990 1. TSC tournament in Berlin Semi-middle with a knockout victory in the 2nd round in the final over Wolfram Schmidt , GDR
1990 1. World Cup in Bombay Semi-middle with a points win over Robin Reid, England , a demolition win in the 4th round over Mukund Killekar, India , a demolition win in the 5th round over Ole Klemetsen, Norway and the like. a point win over Raymond Downey, Canada (21: 6)
1991 1. AIBA Challenge Match in Bangkok Semi-middle with a demolition win in the 2nd round over Bert Schenk , Germany
1991 2. "Giraldo-Cordova-Cardin" tournament in Sancti Spíritus Semi-middle after a point defeat in the final against Eduardo Correa, Cuba (9:29)
1991 1. Pan American Games in Havana Semi-middle with a point win over Christian Joseph, US Virgin Islands, a knockout win in the 1st round over Raymond Downey, a point win over Ravea Springs, USA (26: 7) and. a knockout win in the 1st round over Miguel Jimenez, Puerto Rico
1991 1. World Cup in Sydney Semi-middle with a demolition win in the 3rd round over Ki Soo-choi, South Korea , points wins over Sililo Figota, New Zealand (19: 8) and. David Daefiagbon, Nigeria (22:13), a demolition win in the 2nd round over Torsten Schmitz , Germany a. a point victory over Israel Akopkochjan , USSR (26:11)
1992 2. AIBA Challenge Match in Tampa Semi-middle after a point loss to Raul Marquez , USA
1992 2. "Giraldo Cordova Cardin" tournament in Santiago de Cuba Semi-middle after losing points in the final against Alfredo Duvergel, Cuba
1992 1. "Box-Am" tournament in Badalona Semi-middle with a demolition win in the 2nd round over Ignacio Guzman, Spain
1992 gold OS in Barcelona Semi-middle with a point win over Arkadi Topajew, CIS (11: 0), a demolition win in the 1st round over Markus Beyer , Germany and point wins over Igor Saplavskis, Latvia (12: 2), György Miszei, Hungary (10: 2) and . Orhan Delibas , Netherlands (6: 1)
1993 1. Central American and Caribbean Games in Ponce , Puerto Rico Semi-middle with demolition victories in the 1st round over Kirt Sinette, Trinidad and Tobago , in the 2nd round over Jose Luis Quinones, Puerto Rico a. in the 2nd round via Alberto Zorilla, Dom. Rep.
1994 5. Chemistry Cup in Halle (Saale) Semi-middle after a point defeat against Wilko Säger , Germany (9:14)
1994 1. Grand Prix in Ústí nad Labem Semi-middle after a knockout victory in the 3rd round in the final over Lutz Brors, Germany
1994 2. Goodwill Games in Saint Petersburg Semi-middle with a point win over Anssi Peräkorpi, Finland , a knockout win in the 1st round over Dirk Dzemski, Germany a. a point loss to Sergei Karavaev, Russia

International battles

year place encounter Weight class Result
1986 Lake Charles USA versus Cuba Welter Points winner over Kenneth Gould
1986 Sacramento USA versus Cuba Welter KO winner in the 1st round over Frank Liles
1987 Santa Clara Cuba versus USA Welter KO winner in the 1st round over Skipper Kelp
1988 Atlantic City USA versus Cuba Welter winner without a fight over Alton Rice
1991 Fort Bragg USA versus Cuba Semi-middle Points winner over Raul Marquez

Cuban Championships ("Playa Giron")

year space Weight class Result
1985 3. Welter behind Candelario Duvergel u. Jose Luis Hernandez
1986 2. Welter after a loss in the final against Candelario Duvergel
1987 2. Welter after losing points in the final against Candelario Duvergel
1988 1. Welter after winning points in the final over Candelario Duvergel
1989 2. Welter after losing points in the final against Candelario Duvergel
1990 1. Semi-middle after a points win in the final over Pedro Duarte
1991 2. Semi-middle after a loss in the final against Jorge Guzman
1992 2. Semi-middle after a loss in the final against Alfredo Duvergel
1993 2. Semi-middle after a loss in the final against Alfredo Duvergel
1994 2. Semi-middle after losing to Aníbal Rodríguez in the final
1996 3. Semi-middle behind Alfredo Duvergel u. Aníbal Rodríguez

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SURNAME Lemus, Juan Carlos
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Carlos Lemus García, Juan Carlos (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION cuban boxer
DATE OF BIRTH May 6, 1965