Yoel Finol | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Yoel Segundo Finol Rivas 21 September 1996 Mérida, Venezuela | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Venezuelan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Bantamweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yoel Segundo Finol Rivas (born 21 September 1996) is a Venezuelan professional boxer. As an amateur he was awarded the silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics after the original silver medalist, Mikhail Aloyan, was disqualified following a failed drugs test.[1]
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Round of 32 (57kg) FINOL RIVAS YOEL SEGUNDO (VEN) vs YERALIYEV Kairat (KAZ) /AIBA World 2019
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Amateur career
Olympic results
Rio 2016
- Round of 32: Defeated Leonel de los Santos (Dominican Republic) 3–0
- Round of 16: Defeated Muhammad Ali (Great Britain) 3–0
- Quarter-finals: Defeated Mohamed Flissi (Algeria) 3–0
- Semi-finals: Defeated by Shakhobidin Zoirov (Uzbekistan) 3–0
Tokyo 2020
- Round of 32: Defeated by Ryomei Tanaka (Japan) 5–0
Pan American Games result
Toronto 2015
- Preliminaries: Defeated PG Tondo (Canada) 3–0
- Quarter-finals: Defeated Yuberjen Martínez (Colombia) 3–0
- Semi-finals: Defeated by Joahnys Argilagos (Cuba) 2–1
Professional career
Finol made his professional debut on 6 July 2019 against Jeyson Cervantes. Finol knocked his Colombian opponent down twice en route to a fourth-round technical knockout victory.[2]
On 19 December 2019, Finol fought for a second time as a professional against Carmelo Marmol. Finol was taken the distance as he won via wide unanimous decision after winning every round on each of the three scorecards.[3] Almost a year after his last fight, Finol returned to the ring against Javier Martinez on 17 December 2020. Finol won a comfortable unanimous decision after dominating his Colombian opponent throughout the bout.[4]
Personal life
Finol's elder sister Carolina was married to, and later murdered by former WBA super featherweight and WBC lightweight world champion Edwin Valero.[5]
Professional boxing record
| 3 fights | 3 wins | 0 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 1 | 0 |
| By decision | 2 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Javier Martinez | UD | 6 | 17 Dec 2020 | Discoteca Kilymandiaro, Puerto Colombia, Colombia | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Carmelo Marmol | UD | 6 | 19 Dec 2019 | Coliseo Sugar Baby Rojas, Barranquilla, Colombia | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Jeyson Cervantes | TKO | 4 (6), 0:26 | 6 Jul 2019 | Coliseo Sugar Baby Rojas, Barranquilla, Colombia |
References
- ^ "Yoel Finol awarded the Olympic silver medal after the disqualification of Misha Aloian". scorum.com. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Gabriel Maestre Makes Debut in Force, Crushes Barraza in Two". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Maestre TKOs Chaves in 4". fightnews.com. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Maestre shined brilliantly at "Maratón Boxística"". wbaboxing.com. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ "Olympian Finol: I've Forgiven Edwin Valero For Killing My Sister". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
External links
- Boxing record for Yoel Finol from BoxRec (registration required)
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