Manuel Mantilla
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| Medal Record | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for Cuba 
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| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 1997 Budapest | Flyweight |
| Goodwill Games | ||
| Gold | 1994 Saint Petersberg | Flyweight |
Born: 25 September 1973 at San Vicente, Guantanamo, Cuba
Nationality: Cuba
Trainer: Alcides Sagarra Caron
Height: 167 cm
Division: Flyweight
Manuel Mantilla Rodriguez was the 1994 Gold Medalist at the Goodwill Games, 1997 World Championships Gold Medalist and 1998 World Cup Gold Medalist, he also represented Cuba at the 1998 Goodwill Games, 1999 World Championships and the 2000 Olympics. He holds wins over future world champions Vic Darchinyan, Omar Andrés Narváez, Wladimir Sidorenko, Eidy Moya, Daniel Ponce de Leon, Steve Molitor, Yonnhy Perez, Martin Castillo, Alberto Rossel and Eric Morel.
Amateur Highlights
- 1993 Won the Gold Medal at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Ponce, Puerto Rico
- Defeated Mynor Vazquez (Gua) Rsc 1
- Defeated John Nolasco (Dom) 23-7
- Defeated Eidy Moya (Ven) 20-9
- 1994 Won the Gold Medal at the Goodwill Games in Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Defeated Eduard Gaifulin (Russia) Rsc 2
- Defeated Eric Morel (USA) 19-8
- Defeated Choi Yoon Wook (Korea) 30-3
- 1997 Won the Gold Medal at the Pan American Boxing Championships in Medellin, Colombia
- Defeated Alfred Sergeant (Guyana) RSC 2
- Defeated Martin Castillo (Mexico) 11-6
- Defeated Omar Andrés Narváez (Argentina) 12-2
- 1997 Won the Gold Medal at the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary
- Defeated Muhamed Alija (Macedonia) 19-1
- Defeated Igor Samoylenko (Moldavia) 9-1
- Defeated Vic Darchinyan (Armenia) 15-2
- Defeated Omar Andrés Narváez (Argentina) 17-3
- Defeated Ilfat Raziapov (Russia) 18-3
- Won the Gold Medal at the World Cup in Beijing, China
- Defeated Murat Niazymbetov (Kazakhstan) 15-7
- Defeated Vic Darchinyan (Armenia) 15-7
- Defeated Zou Gang (China) 19-7
- 1998 Competed at the Goodwill Games in New York
- Lost to Roberto Benitez (USA) 12-8
- Won the Gold Medal at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Maracaibo, Venezuela
- Defeated Orlando Cruz (Puerto Rico) 23-1
- Defeated Leon Moore (Guyana) 19-4
- Defeated Yonnhy Perez (Colombia) 15-7
- 1999 Won the Gold Medal at the King's Cup in Bangkok, Thailand
- Defeated Wladimir Sidorenko (Ukraine) 7-2 in the final
- 1999 Bronze medalist at the Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada
- Defeated Steve Molitor (Canada) 5-4
- Lost to Omar Andrés Narváez (Argentina) 3-8
- 1999 Competed at the World Amateur Championships in Houston, USA
- Lost to Vic Darchinyan (Armenia) 4-6
- 2000 Member of the Cuban Olympic Team as a Flyweight in Sydney, Australia.
- Defeated Tae Kyu Kim (Korea) 20-8
- Defeated Bogdan Dobrescu (Romania) RSC-OS 4
- Lost to Wijan Ponlid (Thailand) 8-19