Yordanis Despaigne
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| + | '''Yordani Despaigne Herrera''' is a Cuban boxer who represented [[2004 Cuban Olympians|Cuba]] as a Middleweight at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. Results were: | ||
*Defeated [[Jean Pascal]] (Canada) 36-24 | *Defeated [[Jean Pascal]] (Canada) 36-24 | ||
*Defeated [[Karoly Balzsay]] (Hungary) 38-25 | *Defeated [[Karoly Balzsay]] (Hungary) 38-25 | ||
Revision as of 03:31, 23 May 2009
Name: Yordanis Despaigne
Birth Name: Yordani Despaigne Herrera
Born: 1980-02-12
Nationality: Cuban
Hometown: Coral Gables, Florida, USA
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 6′ 1″ / 185cm
Boxing Record: click
Yordani Despaigne Herrera is a Cuban boxer who represented Cuba as a Middleweight at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. Results were:
- Defeated Jean Pascal (Canada) 36-24
- Defeated Karoly Balzsay (Hungary) 38-25
- Lost to Andre Dirrell (USA) 11-12
World amateur championships results
2003 (as a middleweight)
- Defeated Mamadou Diambang (France) 36-17
- Defeated Tomas Adamek (Czech Republic) 27-20
- Defeated Utkirbek Haydarov (Uzbekistan) 33-13
- Lost to Gennadiy Golovkin Kazakhstan) 26-29 (semifinals)
Despaigne defected from Cuba in the spring of 2009, along with fellow Cubans Guillermo Rigondeaux and Yudel Johnson, to turn professional.
