- Yan Bartelemí
Infobox boxer (amateur)
boxername=Yan Bartelemí
imagesize= 200px
caption = Yan Bartelemí
fullname = Yan Bartelemí Varela
nicknames =
nationality = CUB
weight class =Light Flyweight
club =
birthdate = birth date and age|1980|3|5
birthplace =Naranjos ,Matanzas
deathdate =
deathplace =
height = height|m=1.72
weight = convert|48|kg|lb
medaltemplates=Yan Bartelemí Varela (born
March 5 ,1980 inNaranjos ,Matanzas ) is a Cuban amateur boxer, who won the gold medal in the light flyweight division (– 48 kg) at the2004 Summer Olympics .Amateur
The boxing bracket link contains the Light Flyweight matchups, with Varela's results below:
*Round of 32 – Defeated
Miguel Angel Miranda Guerra of Venezuela - RSC-3
*Round of 16 – DefeatedSuban Pannon of Thailand - PTS (23-14)
*Quarterfinals – DefeatedHong Moo-Won of North Korea - PTS (30-11)
*Semifinals – - DefeatedZou Shiming of China - PTS (29-17)
*Final – DefeatedAtagun Yalcinkaya of Turkey - PTS (21-16)In December 2006, Barthelemy together with fellow Athens Olympic champions
Yuriorkis Gamboa Toledano and Odlanier Solís left training camp inVenezuela forColombia and defected to theUnited States . They signed a contract with aHamburg -based promoter and turned professional. [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/more/03/05/boxers.ap/index.html]He was part of the
Cuba n team that won the2006 Boxing World Cup . [http://rusboxing.ru/news.php?readmore=223]Pro
Bartelemi is currently 6-0 at bantam as a professional but didn't score a single KO. Yan will be boxing in Fort Lauderdale for the first time since turning pro on February 22, 2008. He will co-headline the event with Yuriorkis Gamboa.
In August 1, 2008 he suffered his first defeat, when lost a unanimous decision in a junior bantamweight bout. He was shocked by journeyman Ernie Marquez.
External links
* [http://www.geocities.com/pedrinet/barthelemi.html Amateur record]
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* [http://www.nightoftheolympians.com Yan Berthelemy Feb 22, 2008 Event]
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/yan-barthelemi-1.html sports-reference]
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