Yoel Finol
Yoel Segundo Finol Rivas (born 21 September 1996) is a Venezuelan professional boxer. As an amateur he was awarded a 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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| Real name | Yoel Segundo Finol Rivas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Bantamweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Venezuelan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 September 1996 Mérida, Venezuela | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amateur career
Olympic result
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
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]
Professional boxing record
| 2 fights | 2 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 |  |
UD | 6 | 19 Dec 2019 | |
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | |
TKO | 4 (6), 0:26 | 6 July 2019 | |
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.
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