Pedro Carrión

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Pedro Carrión
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  Cuba
World Amateur Championships
Silver medal – second place 2003 Bangkok Super Heavyweight
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Belfast Super Heavyweight
Goodwill Games
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Brisbane Super Heavyweight

Pedro Carrión Sago (born August 24, 1971 in Cuba) is a Cuban heavyweight boxer best known to win several medals in international amateur competition at super heavyweight.

Amateur[edit]

At the 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships he beat Jason Estrada, but lost to Alexei Mazikin. At the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships he defeated Sebastian Köber but lost a war with Alexander Povetkin in the final.

Amateur Highlights[edit]

  • 1994 won the gold medal at the Junior World Championships in Istanbul at Superheavyweight.
  • 2001 won a bronze medal at the World Championships in Belfast at Superheavyweight. Results were:
  • 2001 3rd place at the Goodwill Games in Brisbane. Results were:
  • 2003 won the silver medal at the World Championships in Bangkok at Superheavyweight. Results were:
    • Defeated Ali Mansour (Lebanon) RSCO-4
    • Defeated Oleg Kryzhanovsky (Belarus) RSC-2
    • Defeated Sebastian Kober (Germany) PTS (26-18)
    • Lost to Alexander Povetkin (Russia) PTS (27-29)

Pro[edit]

He turned pro at the advanced age of 34 in Germany but lost one of his first bouts; his record is 6-1.

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