Andry Laffita

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Laffita and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

Andry Laffita Fernández (born March 26, 1978) is a retired Cuban amateur boxer. He won the silver medal at the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships. He also won a silver medal in the flyweight class, at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

Andry Laffita

Personal information
Full name	Andry Laffita Fernández
Born	March 26, 1978 (1978-03-26) (age 46) Pinar del Río, Cuba
Medal record Men's Boxing Representing Cuba Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Flyweight World Amateur Championships 2005 Mianyang Flyweight World Cup 2005 Moscow Flyweight 2008 Moscow Flyweight

Career

In 1996 Laffita won the world junior championship. From 1999 to 2001 he was suspended for use of steroids.

Laffita rose to prominence after Olympic champion Yuriorkis Gamboa moved out of his weight class. During the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Mianyang, China Laffita defeated Somjit Jongjohor, Violito Payla, Juan Carlos Payano, Jérôme Thomas and Mirat Sarsembayev to reach the final. He lost to Lee Ok-Sung, winning the silver medal.

In 2006 and 2007 he was beaten by compatriot Yoandri Salinas in the national championships. After Salinas moved up in weight class, Laffita finally claimed the championship in 2008 vs Alexei Collado.

Laffita beat Braulio Ávila by a razor-thin countback decision in the semifinals of the regional qualifying tournament in 2008. He lost to Juan Carlos Payano in the final, although both had already qualified for the Games. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Laffita won the silver medal, losing in the final to Thai boxer Somjit Jongjohor.

World Amateur Championships

• 2005 (as a flyweight)
  • Defeated Somjit Jongjohor (Thailand) 16-14
  • Defeated Jérôme Thomas (France) 29-15
  • Defeated Violito Payla (Philippines) RSCO
  • Defeated Juan Carlos Payano (Dominican Republic) 31-22
  • Defeated Mirat Sarsembayev (Kazakhstan) 29-16
  • Lost to Lee Ok-Sung (South Korea) 22-33 (final match)

World Cup

• 2005 (as a flyweight)
  • Lost to Somjit Jongjohor (Thailand) 24– 24
  • Lost to Mirzhan Rakhimzhanov (Kazakhstan) 28–40
  • Defeated Georgy Balakshin (Russia) 36–22

Olympic Games

• 2008 (as a flyweight)
  • 1st round bye
  • Defeated Khalid Yafai (Great Britain) 9-3
  • Defeated McWilliams Arroyo (Puerto Rico) 11-2
  • Defeated Georgy Balakshin (Russia) 9-8
  • Lost to Somjit Jongjohor 2-8 (final match)

References

• 2005 results
• Amateur record (Archived 2009-10-25)
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andry Laffita". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.