Euri Cedeño

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Euri Cedeño
Born
Euri Cedeño Martínez

(1999-11-01) 1 November 1999 (age 25)
NationalityDominican
Statistics
Weight classMiddleweight
Weight(s)60 kg
Boxing record[1]
Total fights9
Wins8
Wins by KO7
Draws1
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Dominican Republic
Central American and Caribbean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Barranquilla Middleweight

Euri Cedeño Martínez (born November 1, 1999, in La Romana) is a boxer from the Dominican Republic. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Personal life

Cedeño weighs 60 kilograms (130 lb) and was born on November 1, 1999[2] in La Romana.[3][4]

His father, Aquino Cedeño Severino, was a boxing trainer. He has a younger brother, Hendri[3] who participated in the 64 kg boxing category of the 2019 Pan American Games[5] and a sister, Imbel, who was also a boxer.[4] Cedeño is a private from the Air Force of the Dominican Republic[3] and is a southpaw.[6]

Career

2016

Cedeño won the silver medal in the Youth Pan American Championship held in Garabito, Costa Rica, when he lost 0–3 to Nicaraguan Rommel Caballero.[7][8]

At Sibur Arena, Saint Petersburg, he participated in November at the Youth World Championships, defeating by technical knockout the Moldovan Alexandru Paraschiv[6] but was defeated in the round of 16 by Ankush Dahiya from India.[9]

2017

He was awarded Boxing Athlete of the Year from his native city council and Sport Union.[10]

2018

He lost 0–5 to Diego Moreno in the Central American and Caribbean Games qualifier held in Tijuana, [11] nonetheless, he was selected to participate in the games.[12] During the Central American and Caribbean Games he won 5–0 to Trinidadian and Tobagonian representative Aaron Solomón Prince[13] before falling 1–4 to the 2014 Central American and Caribbean and 2016 Olympic Champion[14] Cuban Arlen López to earn the bronze medal.[15]

Cedeño defeated the Dominican Adonis Johnson, winning the gold medal at the Romana Cup.[16]

2019

He participated in the XXXVIII Independence Cup held in the Dominican city of Santiago de los Caballeros, defeating 5–0 to the Ecuadorian Bryan Angulo to win the gold medal.[17]

He qualified for 2019 Pan American Games with victories over Chilean Diego Guerra[18] and Aaron Prince from Trinidad and Tobago before losing from Cuban Arlen López when he was not able to contest the semifinal bout for injury reasons,[19] winning the bronze medal.[20][21]

Under the guidance of the Cuban Armando Hernández, National Head Coach, he claimed to be getting ready to bring a medal to his home country, especially preparing to face his biggest rival, Cuban Arlen López.[22] In the games, Cedeño was drafted along with Cuban Arlen López in the 75 kg category quarterfinals, with Cedeño losing the bout 1–4.[23]

He competed in Yekaterinburg, Russia at the World Championships where he and his team arrived late when the tournament already have started,[24] nonetheless, he started winning over Croatian Mladen Sobjeslavski 5–0 in the first round,[25][26] a win by Referee Stop the Combat by opponent injury against the Swedish Adam Chartoi in the second round[27][28] and finally falling 1–4 to Cuban Arlen López in the third round.[29]

During the Romana Cup, Euri Cedeño win over Mexican Héctor Aguirre to secure the gold medal.[30][31]

2021

After the cancellation of the

2021 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Buenos Aires, Cedeño secured a 2020 Summer Olympics spot after being among the top five of his weight division based on the IOC's Boxing Task Force Rankings for the Americas.[32]

As part of the preparations for the Summer Olympics,

Refugee Olympic Team Eldric Sella when the referee stopped the contest after 67 seconds of the first round.[34]

Professional boxing record

9 fights 8 wins 0 losses
By knockout 7 0
By decision 1 0
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
2 Win 2–0 Abrahan Peralta KO 1 (6) Nov 4 2022 Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1 Win 1–0 Alexis Santana Sapelle KO 1 (6) 3:00 Oct 9 2022 Club Mauricio Baez, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

References

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