Osmay Acosta - Revision history

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	Osmay Acosta Méndez Duarte (born April 03 1985) is a Cuban amateur boxer who won the 2007 Pan-Am Games title at Heavyweight. Acosta won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic games as a heavyweight. Acosta also won a silver medal in the heavyweight class at the 2009 World amateur championships in Milan, Italy.		Osmay Acosta Méndez Duarte (born April 03 1985) is a Cuban amateur boxer who won the 2007 Pan-Am Games title at Heavyweight. Acosta won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic games as a heavyweight. Acosta also won a silver medal in the heavyweight class at the 2009 World amateur championships in Milan, Italy.
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	== Amateur career ==		== Amateur career ==
	Acosta is a 1.85 ~~meterl~~ tall fighter who won the 165 lbs world cadet championships in 2001 vs [[Zaur Teymurov]] and became the junior world champ at 75 kg/165 lbs in 2002 in Santiago de Cuba beating Russian [[Nikolai Galacki]] 10:9, Uzbek [[Alisher Matniazov]] by KO, and Kazakh [[Dmitriy Gotfrid]] in the final 14:8.
			Acosta is a 1.85 meter tall fighter who won the 165 lbs world cadet championships in 2001 vs. [[Zaur Teymurov]] and became the junior world champ at 75 kg/165 lbs in 2002 in Santiago de Cuba beating Russian [[Nikolai Galacki]] 10:9, Uzbek [[Alisher Matniazov]] by KO, and Kazakh [[Dmitriy Gotfrid]] in the final 14:8.

	At senior level he struggled initially, as in 2005 he was disqualified at the nationals at 178 lbs.		At senior level he struggled initially, as in 2005 he was disqualified at the nationals at 178 lbs.

	At the national senior championships ("Playa Girón") 2006 he was beaten inside the distance by [[Odlanier Solis]] in an attempt to compete at super heavyweight so he dropped down to 201 lbs where he won the 2006 Central American Games.		At the national senior championships ("Playa Girón") 2006 he was beaten inside the distance by [[Odlanier Solis Fonte]] in an attempt to compete at super heavyweight so he dropped down to 201 lbs where he won the 2006 Central American Games.

	He was part of the Cuban team that won the 2006 Boxing World Cup.		He was part of the Cuban team that won the 2006 Boxing World Cup.
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	Acosta was undefeated for more than a year then was upset at the 2008 Strandya Cup by an unknown Scotsman and struggled at the National Championships.		Acosta was undefeated for more than a year then was upset at the 2008 Strandya Cup by an unknown Scotsman and struggled at the National Championships.

	He qualified for Beijing by winning the first ~~Olympic~~ qualifier by beating fellow-qualifier [[Deontay Wilder]] in the final.		He qualified for Beijing, winning the first qualifier, by beating fellow-qualifier [[Deontay Wilder]] in the final.

	== Olympic games results ==		== Olympic games results ==

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	Osmay Acosta Méndez Duarte (b.April 03 1985 ) is a Cuban amateur boxer who won the 2007 Pan-Am Games title at Heavyweight. Acosta won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic games as a heavyweight. Acosta also won a silver medal in the heavyweight class at the 2009 World amateur championships in Milan, Italy.		[[File:Osmay Acosta.jpg\|left\|200px]]
			Osmay Acosta Méndez Duarte (born April 03 1985) is a Cuban amateur boxer who won the 2007 Pan-Am Games title at Heavyweight. Acosta won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic games as a heavyweight. Acosta also won a silver medal in the heavyweight class at the 2009 World amateur championships in Milan, Italy.
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	== Amateur career ==		== Amateur career ==
	Acosta is a 1.85 meterl tall fighter who won the 165 lbs world cadet championships in 2001 vs [[Zaur Teymurov]] and became the junior world champ at 75 kg/165 lbs in 2002 in Santiago de Cuba beating Russian [[Nikolai Galacki]] 10:9, Uzbek [[Alisher Matniazov]] by KO, and Kazakh [[Dmitriy Gotfrid]] in the final 14:8.		Acosta is a 1.85 meterl tall fighter who won the 165 lbs world cadet championships in 2001 vs [[Zaur Teymurov]] and became the junior world champ at 75 kg/165 lbs in 2002 in Santiago de Cuba beating Russian [[Nikolai Galacki]] 10:9, Uzbek [[Alisher Matniazov]] by KO, and Kazakh [[Dmitriy Gotfrid]] in the final 14:8.
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	*Defeated [[John M'Bumba]] (France) 9-2		*Defeated [[John M'Bumba]] (France) 9-2
	*Lost to [[Egor Mekhontsev]] (Russia) 2-12		*Lost to [[Egor Mekhontsev]] (Russia) 2-12

	~~Source: This article borrows from Acosta's article on Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmay_Acosta]~~


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	Osmay Acosta Méndez Duarte (b.April 03 1985 ) is a Cuban amateur boxer who won the 2007 Pan-Am Games title at Heavyweight. Acosta won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic games as a heavyweight.		Osmay Acosta Méndez Duarte (b.April 03 1985 ) is a Cuban amateur boxer who won the 2007 Pan-Am Games title at Heavyweight. Acosta won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic games as a heavyweight. Acosta also won a silver medal in the heavyweight class at the 2009 World amateur championships in Milan, Italy.

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	*Defeated [[Elias Pavlidis]] (Greece) 7-4		*Defeated [[Elias Pavlidis]] (Greece) 7-4
	*Lost to [[Rakhim Chakhkeiv]] (Russia) 5-10		*Lost to [[Rakhim Chakhkeiv]] (Russia) 5-10

			== World amateur championships ==
			'''2009''' (as a heavyweight)
			*Defeated [[Con Sheehan]] (Ireland) 11-0
			*Defeated [[Tervel Pulev]] (Bulgaria) 11-2
			*Defeated [[Mohamed Arjaoui]] (Morocco) 6-2
			*Defeated [[John M'Bumba]] (France) 9-2
			*Lost to [[Egor Mekhontsev]] (Russia) 2-12

	Source: This article borrows from Acosta's article on Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmay_Acosta]		Source: This article borrows from Acosta's article on Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmay_Acosta]

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	Osmay Acosta Méndez Duarte (b.April 03 1985 ) is a Cuban amateur boxer who won the 2007 Pan-Am Games title at Heavyweight. Acosta ~~also qualified for~~ the 2008 Beijing Olympic games as a heavyweight.		Osmay Acosta Méndez Duarte (b.April 03 1985 ) is a Cuban amateur boxer who won the 2007 Pan-Am Games title at Heavyweight. Acosta won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic games as a heavyweight.

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	*Defeated [[Olanrewaju Durodola]] (Nigeria) 11-0		*Defeated [[Olanrewaju Durodola]] (Nigeria) 11-0
	*Defeated [[Elias Pavlidis]] (Greece) 7-4		*Defeated [[Elias Pavlidis]] (Greece) 7-4
			*Lost to [[Rakhim Chakhkeiv]] (Russia) 5-10

	Source: This article borrows from Acosta's article on Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmay_Acosta]		Source: This article borrows from Acosta's article on Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmay_Acosta]
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Osmay Acosta Méndez Duarte (b.April 03 1985 ) is a Cuban amateur boxer who won the 2007 Pan-Am Games title at Heavyweight. Acosta also qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympic games as a heavyweight.

== Amateur career ==
Acosta is a 1.85 meterl tall fighter who won the 165 lbs world cadet championships in 2001 vs [[Zaur Teymurov]] and became the junior world champ at 75 kg/165 lbs in 2002 in Santiago de Cuba beating Russian [[Nikolai Galacki]] 10:9, Uzbek [[Alisher Matniazov]] by KO, and Kazakh [[Dmitriy Gotfrid]] in the final 14:8.

At senior level he struggled initially, as in 2005 he was disqualified at the nationals at 178 lbs.

At the national senior championships ("Playa Girón") 2006 he was beaten inside the distance by [[Odlanier Solis]] in an attempt to compete at super heavyweight so he dropped down to 201 lbs where he won the 2006 Central American Games.

He was part of the Cuban team that won the 2006 Boxing World Cup.

He became national champion at 201 lbs vs. [[Ismaikel Perez]] in 2007, and defeated southpaw [[Adam Willett]] 22:3 in the Pan-Am qualifyer. He won the 2007 Pan-Am games stopping local favorite [[Rafael Lima]] in the semifinals and easily beating [[Jose Julio Payares]] of Venezuela 11:3 (including a knockdown) in the finals.

At the Nations Cup he beat [[Alexander Povernov]] 14:8. At the Ahmet Comert Cup 2007 he defeated European Champ [[Denis Poyatsika]].

Acosta was undefeated for more than a year then was upset at the 2008 Strandya Cup by an unknown Scotsman and struggled at the National Championships.

He qualified for Beijing by winning the first Olympic qualifier by beating fellow-qualifier [[Deontay Wilder]] in the final.

== Olympic games results ==
'''2008''' (as a heavyweight)
*Defeated [[Olanrewaju Durodola]] (Nigeria) 11-0
*Defeated [[Elias Pavlidis]] (Greece) 7-4

Source: This article borrows from Acosta's article on Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmay_Acosta]

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