David Grimán
Appearance
David Griman (born March 10, 1967 in Los Teques) is a former Venezuelan professional boxer. He is a former World Boxing Association (WBA) flyweight (112 lb) champion.
Amateur highlights
- 1986 — Bronze Medalist at the Goodwill Games in the Men's Flyweight
- Defeated Lernik Papyan (Soviet Union) points
- Lost to Arthur Johnson (United States) points
- 1986 — Silver Medalist at the World Championships in Reno, United States in the Men's Flyweight
- Defeated Jean Severino (France), 5:0
- Defeated Wolfgang Kamm (West Germany), 5:0
- Defeated Eyüp Can (Turkey), 3:2
- Lost to Pedro Orlando Reyes (Cuba), 0:5
- 1987 — Silver Medalist at the Pan American Games in the Men's Flyweight
- Defeated Luis Ramírez (Dominican Republic), 5:0
- Defeated Luis Vargas (Panama), 5:0
- Defeated Rafael Ramos (Puerto Rico), 5:0
- Lost to Adalberto Regalado (Cuba), 0:5
- 1988 — Represented Venezuela at the Olympic Games in the Men's Flyweight
- Lost to Serafim Todorov (Bulgaria) points
Professional career
Griman turned professional in 1989 and captured the WBA flyweight title in 1992 with a decision win over Aquiles Guzman. He defended it twice before losing to Saen Sor Ploenchit by split decision in 1994.
See also
External links
- Boxing record for David Grimán from BoxRec (registration required)
Categories:
- 1967 births
- Flyweight boxers
- Living people
- People from Los Teques
- World Boxing Association champions
- World flyweight boxing champions
- Boxers at the 1987 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games competitors for Venezuela
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Venezuela
- Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic boxers of Venezuela
- Venezuelan male boxers
- Venezuelan boxing biography stubs