Yunieski Gonzalez

Name: Yuniesky Gonzalez
Alias: The Monster
Birth Name: Yuniesky Gonzalez Belen
Hometown: Miami, Florida, USA
Birthplace: Pinar del Rio, Cuba
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 183cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record
Bare Knuckle: Record

• Trainers: Orlando Cuellar (former), Pedro Roque (2018-present)

Notes

Yunieski Gonzalez is originally from Piñar del Rio, Cuba, but makes his home in Miami, Florida. After hundreds of amateur fights in Cuba, he defected to the United States to pursue a professional boxing career to provide for his son and parents who remain in Cuba. [1]

2000 Cuban School National Games, Santiago de Cuba (under 16 division), bronze medalist

2001 Cuban Junior National Championships, Santiago de Cuba, bronze medalist

• 2001-05-27 75kg def Lisvany Quintero RSC 1 quarterfinals
• 2001-05-29 75kg lost to Maikel Gomez 4:1 semifinals

2001 Cuban School National Games, Santiago de Cuba (under 16 division), silver medalist

• 2001-07-15 75kg def Pedro Medina RSC 1 quarterfinals
• 2001-07-17 75kg def Yulieski Rodriguez AB 1 semifinals
• 2001-07-19 75kg lost to Osmay Acosta 11:9 finals

2005 Playa Giron (Cuban National Championships), Pinar del Rio, bronze medalist

• 2005-01-24 75kg def Reinier Herrera 33:29 preliminaries
• 2005-01-26 75kg def Alfredo Moya 20:12 quarterfinals
• 2005-01-27 75kg lost to Wiliam Ordaz AB 3 semifinals