Yosvany Veitía

Yosvany Veitía
Personal information
Born (1992-03-12) March 12, 1992
Villa Clara, Cuba
Sport
Country  Cuba
Sport Boxing
Event(s) Light Flyweight
Coached by Rolando Acebal

Yosvany Veitía Soto (born 12 March 1992, Villa Clara, Cuba) is a Cuban amateur boxer in the light flyweight division who competed at the 2012 Olympics.[1] He is a southpaw.[2]

Career

At the 2010 Youth World Amateur Boxing Championships he won Bronze.

At the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships (results) he beat Birzhan Zhakypov and two unknowns but was stopped by Mongolian defending champion Pürevdorjiin Serdamba. At the 2011 Pan American Games (results) he lost the final to local Joselito Velazquez.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics (results) he beat Australian Billy Ward 26:4, then lost to eventual winner Zou Shiming 10:13.

References

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