Yoel Finol
Venezuelan boxer (born 1996) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Venezuelan boxer (born 1996) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yoel Segundo Finol Rivas (born 21 September 1996) is a Venezuelan professional boxer. As an amateur he was awarded the silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics after the original silver medalist, Mikhail Aloyan, was disqualified following a failed drugs test.[1]
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| Born | Yoel Segundo Finol Rivas 21 September 1996 El Vigía, Venezuela | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Bantamweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rio 2016
Tokyo 2020
Toronto 2015
Finol made his professional debut on 6 July 2019 against Jeyson Cervantes. Finol knocked his Colombian opponent down twice en route to a fourth-round technical knockout victory.[2]
On 19 December 2019, Finol fought for a second time as a professional against Carmelo Marmol. Finol was taken the distance as he won via wide unanimous decision after winning every round on each of the three scorecards.[3] Almost a year after his last fight, Finol returned to the ring against Javier Martinez on 17 December 2020. Finol won a comfortable unanimous decision after dominating his Colombian opponent throughout the bout.[4]
Finol's elder sister Carolina was married to, and later murdered by former WBA super featherweight and WBC lightweight world champion Edwin Valero.[5]
| 3 fights | 3 wins | 0 losses |
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| By knockout | 1 | 0 |
| By decision | 2 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Javier Martinez | UD | 6 | 17 Dec 2020 | Discoteca Kilymandiaro, Puerto Colombia, Colombia | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Carmelo Marmol | UD | 6 | 19 Dec 2019 | Coliseo Sugar Baby Rojas, Barranquilla, Colombia | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Jeyson Cervantes | TKO | 4 (6), 0:26 | 6 Jul 2019 | Coliseo Sugar Baby Rojas, Barranquilla, Colombia |
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