Alexis Rubalcaba

Alexis Rubalcaba
Personal information
Full name Alexis Rubalcaba Polledo
Nationality  Cuba
Born (1972-08-09) August 9, 1972
Pedro Betancourt, Matanzas
Height 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight 95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
Sport Boxing
Rated at Super Heavyweight

Alexis Rubalcaba (born September 9, 1972) is a retired boxer from Cuba, who competed in the Super Heavyweight division. He twice represented his native country at the Summer Olympics: in 1996 (where he suffered a shocking loss to Paea Wolfgramm of Tonga in the quarter-finals) and in 2000. One of his biggest achievements in amateur boxing was winning the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Two years earlier, at the 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Budapest, Hungary, he won a silver medal.

Results

1996 Summer Olympics

1999 Pan American Games

  • Defeated Ruben Pallardel (Peru) KO 1
  • Defeated Patrice L'Heureux (Canada) RSC 2
  • Defeated Claudio Silva (Brazil) RSCH 1
  • Defeated Davin King (United States) WO.

2000 Summer Olympics

References

  • Amateur record ( ( 2009-10-25)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Alexis Rubalcaba". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.



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