Yuri Falcão dos Reis (born 18 August 2002 in Espírito Santo) is a Brazilian boxer.[3][4] He is the nephew of Olympic medalists Yamaguchi Falcão and Esquiva Falcão.[5]
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| National team | Brazil | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 August 2002 [1] Espírito Santo, Brazil | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [2] | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Brazil | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn 2021, he competed in the 2021 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships in Kielce, Poland, where he reached the quarterfinals in the -60 kg category.[6]
He was champion of the Brazilian Boxing Championship in 2022 and 2023.[7]
At the 2023 IBA Men's World Boxing Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, he won two fights, but in the round of 16, facing Olympic medalist and world champion from Cuba Lázaro Álvarez, he ended up being eliminated in the Light welterweight category.[8][9]
At the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile, he won a bronze medal in the 63.5 kg category.[10]
References
edit- ^ Relação de inscrições
- ^ Quem são os atletas capixabas que vão disputar o Pan-Americano 2023?
- ^ Profile at BoxRec
- ^ Abner Teixeira e Yuri Reis avançam às oitavas do Mundial de Boxe
- ^ Quem são os atletas capixabas que vão disputar o Pan-Americano 2023?
- ^ Yuri dos Reis perde para cazaque e dá adeus ao Mundial de Boxe
- ^ Quem são os atletas capixabas que vão disputar o Pan-Americano 2023?
- ^ Yuri Falcão estreia com vitória no Mundial Masculino
- ^ Abner Teixeira e Yuri Reis avançam às oitavas do Mundial de Boxe
- ^ Capixaba Yuri Falcão conquista a medalha de bronze no Pan de Santiago
External links
edit- Yuri Falcão at BoxRec (registration required)
