Carlos Góngora
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| Born | Carlos Gongora Mercado April 25, 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Ecuadorian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Super middleweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 72 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Carlos Góngora Mercado (born April 25, 1989 in Esmeraldas, Ecuador) is an amateur boxer from Ecuador best known for winning abronze medal at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio in the men's middleweight division.[1]
Career
Middleweight
At the 2006 South American Games southpaw Góngora lost the final to Venezuelan Alfonso Blanco. At the 2007 Pan American Games the then 18-year-old from El Coca easily beat Blanco 20:6 in a rematch before losing to eventual winner Emilio Correa from Cuba in the semis 13:21.
At the 2007 World Championships he beat Ivano del Monte but ran into superstar and eventual winner Matvey Korobov and lost when the referee stopped the contest.[2]
At the Copa Independencia 2008 he reached the final but lost to old foe Correa 3:16. At the Olympic qualifier he lost once again to Correa but qualified nevertheless after beating fighters like Shawn Estrada.
At the 2008 Olympics he won his first matches against German Konstantin Buga and Greek Georgios Gazis 12:1 but a surprise quarter final loss to Indian Vijender Singh kept him from winning a medal.
Light Heavyweight
Góngora moved up to light heavyweight after the 2008 Olympics. He didn't win a medal at the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships. He won his first match against Gianluca Rosciglione 15:1, and his second against Abdelhafid Benchebla 13:10 but lost in the quarter-final to José Larduet 10:6.[3]
In 2010 he beat Yamil Peralta and Roaner Angulo to win the South American Games.
He won another bronze at the 2011 Pan American Games, losing to Julio César la Cruz. He again did not win a medal at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships. He beat Osman Bravo (contest stopped due to injury) but lost his next match against Yamaguchi Falcão (25:18).[4]
He lost to Marcus Browne at the American Olympic Qualifying Tournament but managed to qualify for the Olympics 2012.
At the 2012 Olympics, Góngora won his first match against Azerbaijani Vatan Huseynli.[5] Góngora then lost his next match, in the round of 16, against Kazakh Adilbek Niyazymbetov.[6] Niyazymbetov would go on to the finals.
Professional boxing record
| 6 fights | 6 wins | 0 losses |
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| By knockout | 5 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 6 | Win | 6–0 |  Ronald Mixon
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TKO | 1 (8), 1:16 | 23 Aug 2016 | Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, US
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| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Zachariah Kelley
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TKO | 1 (6), 1:50 | 30 Apr 2016 | D.C. Armory, Washington, D.C., US
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Derrick Adkins
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TKO | 4 (6), 1:58 | 16 Jan 2016 | Barclays Center, New York City, New York, US
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 |  Michael Gbenga
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UD | 6 | 22 Sep 2015 | Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, US
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 |  Alvaro Enriquez
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KO | 1 (4), 1:54 | 27 Jun 2015 | Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, US
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 |  Efigenio Perez
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KO | 1 (4), 1:12 | 22 May 2015 | Claridge Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US
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Professional debut |
References
- ^ "Especiales - Londres 2012 - Carlos Góngora". El Universo. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ^ "AIBA World Boxing Championships Chicago 2007 - Middle 75 kg - Draw Sheet" (PDF). aiba.org. 3 November 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships - Milan (ITA)". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
- ^ "16.AIBA World Championships - Baku, Azerbaijan -September 26 - October 8 2011" (PDF). amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Carlos Gongora Still Fights for the Gold in London 2012". Ecuador Times. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ^ "Olympics: Adilbek Niyazymbetov reached semifinals of boxing tournament". Tengri News. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
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- Olympic boxers of Ecuador
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