Maikro Romero

Name: Maikro Romero
Birth Name: Maikro Eusebio Romero Esquirol
Hometown: Guantanamo, Cuba
Birthplace: Guantanamo, Cuba
Amateur Boxer: Record

• Gold medalist at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, United States, as a flyweight
• Bronze medalist at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia, as a light flyweight
• Gold medalist at the 1997 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, as a Light flyweight
• Silver medalist at the 1999 World Championships in Houston, United States, as a Light flyweight
• Gold medalist at the 1999 Panamerican Games in Winnipeg, Canada, as a light flyweight
• Gold medalist at the 1998 World Cup in Chongqing, China as a Light flyweight
• Gold medalist at the 1998 Central American & Caribbean Games in Maracaibo, Venezuela, as a Light flyweight
• Six time Cuban National Champion (1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000)

• Defeated future professional World Champions Alberto Rossel, Martin Castillo, Eric Morel, Brian Viloria, Ivan Calderon and Yuriorkis Gamboa.

• Defeated fellow Olympic Gold Medalists Rogelio Marcelo, Daniel Petrov, Yan Barthelemy, Somjit Jongjohor and Yuriorkis Gamboa.

Olympic Results

1996

• Defeated Eric Morel (United States) 24-12
• Defeated Lernik Papyan (Armenia) 22-6
• Defeated Elias Recaido (Philippines) 18-3
• Defeated Albert Pakeyev (Russia) 12-6
• Defeated Bolat Dzhumadilov (Kazakhstan) 12-11

2000

• Defeated Jose Luis Varela (Venezuela) 15-1
• Defeated Marian Velicu (Romania) RSC 4
• Defeated Valeri Sidorenko (Ukraine) 12-5
• Lost to Brahim Asloum (France) 12-13

External Links

Amateur Record