Lenier Pero
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| Born | Lenier Eunice Peró Justiz 24 November 1992 Camagüey, Cuba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Cuban | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Heavyweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3+1⁄2 in (192 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lenier Eunice Peró Justiz (24 November 1992) is a Cuban professional boxer. As an amateur, he won a gold medal at both the 2011 and 2015 Pan American Games, whilst also competing at the 2016 Olympics.[1][2]
Amateur career
Olympic result
Rio 2016
- Round of 16: Defeated Guido Vianello (Italy) 3–0
- Quarter-finals: Defeated by Filip Hrgović (Croatia) TKO
Pan American Games results
2011 Guadalajara
- Quarter-finals: Defeated Steven Couture (Canada) 22–2
- Semi-finals: Defeated Yamil Peralta (Argentina) 13–9
- Final: Defeated Julio Castillo (Ecuador) 16–10
2015 Toronto
- Quarter-finals: Defeated Kieshno Major (Bahamas) 3–0
- Semi-finals: Defeated Cam Awesome (USA) 2–1
- Final: Defeated Edgar Muñoz (Venezuela) 2–1
Youth Olympics results
2010 Singapore
- Preliminaries: Defeated Joshua Temple (USA) RSC
- Semi-finals: Defeated Umit Can Patir (Turkey) 6–0
- Final: Defeated Fabio Turchi (Italy) RSCH
Professional career
Peró made his professional debut on 25 May 2019 against Maksym Pedyura. Peró knocked his opponent down twice en route to securing a first round, technical knockout victory.[3]
Professional boxing record
| 4 fights | 4 wins | 0 losses |
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| By knockout | 2 | 0 |
| By decision | 2 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 |  Jorge Alejandro Arias
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KO | 2 (10) | 11 Dec 2020 | Estadio Mary Terán de Weiss, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Won vacant WBA Fedelatin heavyweight title |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 |  Pavel Doroshilov
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MD | 6 | 21 Sep 2019 |  Sporthalle, Zinnowitz, Germany
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 |  Artur Kubiak
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UD | 6 | 15 Jun 2019 | Sport- und Kongresshalle, Schwerin, Germany
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 |  Maksym Pedyura
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TKO | 1 (6), 1:59 | 25 May 2019 | OSZ Sporthalle, Wittenberge, Germany
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References
- ^ "LEINIER PERO – 91+ KG". aiba.org. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Cuban boxer dedicates win to Castro on 90th birthday". reuters.com. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Euro News: Tony Yoka, Tyrone Spong, Davis vs. Martin, More". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
External links
- Leinier Pero at AIBA.org (archived)
- Leinier Peró at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Leinier Eunice Pero at Olympics.com
- Junior World Championships 2010
+81 kg (1951–1979) · 91 kg (1983–) | |
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+91 kg (1983–) | |
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Categories:
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Camagüey
- Cuban male boxers
- Heavyweight boxers
- Olympic boxers of Cuba
- Boxers at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
- Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba
- Pan American Games medalists in boxing
- Boxers at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Boxers at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Youth Olympic gold medalists for Cuba
- Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games