Julio César La Cruz
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Julio César la Cruz Peraza |
| Nationality |  Cuba |
| Born | August 11, 1989 Camagüey |
| Weight | 60 kg (130 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
| Weight class | Light Heavyweight |
Julio César la Cruz Peraza (born 11 August 1989) is a Cuban amateur boxer. César la Cruz won the gold medal at Light Heavyweight division at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Baku.
In the 2011 World Championships, he captained Cuban national team,[1] where he beat number 1 seeded Egor Mekhontsev from Russia on points (21–15) in semi-final, and won Adilbek Niyazymbetov from Kazakhstan after 3 rounds by 17–13 finishing score in final, being the 4th World amateur boxing champion boxer from Camagüey.[2]
He grasped the gold medal at 2011 Pan American Games in which Cuba national team topped the medal table with 8 golds and 1 silver.[3] He beat Carlos Gongora of Ecuador in the semi-finals and Yamaguchi Falcao of Brazil in the final on points (22–12).[3]
See also
References
- ^ "No rest bite for Cuban squad". AIBA. 21 October2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Florencio Rodriguez, Luis (17 October 2011). "Boxers of Camagüey to Ratify their Worth in Pan-American Games". cadenagramonte.cu. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ^ a b "Cuba's Panamerican supremacy". AIBA. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011. Cite error: The named reference "aibaorg1" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
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