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Yan Barthelemy Varela (born March 5, 1980, Matanzas) is a Cuban-American amateur boxer, who won the gold medal in the light flyweight division ( 48 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

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Yan Barthelemy
Bartelemí on April 5, 2008
Personal information
Full nameYan Bartelemí Varela
Born (1980-03-05) March 5, 1980 (age 44)
Havana, Cuba
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classLight Flyweight
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Light Flyweight
World Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Belfast Light Flyweight
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo Light Flyweight
Central American and Caribbean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Cartagena Light Flyweight
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2005 Moscow Light Flyweight
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Amateur career

In December 2006, Barthelemy together with fellow Athens Olympic champions Yuriorkis Gamboa Toledano and Odlanier Solís left training camp in Venezuela for Colombia and defected to the United States. They signed a contract with a Hamburg-based promoter and turned professional.[1]

He was part of the Cuban team that won the 2006 Boxing World Cup.[2]

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Professional career

Barthelemy made his professional debut on April 27, 2007, by winning a UD against Ravil Mukhamadiarov and knocked him down in the 4th round. Bartelemí was 6–0 before being upset by unheralded Ernie Marquez, suffering his first loss. Bartelemí then went to win the vacant WBC Latino Bantamweight title in his next match.[3] He most recently was upset by Jorge Diaz after taking the fight on short notice, losing by TKO, a major career setback. [citation needed]

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