Boxing at the 2007 Pan American Games

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DatesJuly 20–28, 2007
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The Men's Boxing Tournament at the 2007 Pan American Games was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from July 20 to July 28. It served as a qualification tournament for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. The number one and two earned a ticket for the Olympic Tournament.

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There were three qualifying events for the Boxing Tournament at the 2007 Pan American Games:

Medal winners

EventGoldSilverBronze
Light Flyweight
(– 48 kilograms)
Flag of the United States.svg  Luis Yáñez  (USA)Flag of Venezuela.svg  Kevin Betancourt  (VEN)Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Winston Méndez  (DOM)

Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Carlos Ortíz (PUR)

Flyweight
(– 51 kilograms)
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  McWilliams Arroyo  (PUR)Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Juan Carlos Payano  (DOM)Flag of Cuba.svg  Yoandri Salinas  (CUB)

Flag of Mexico.svg  Braulio Ávila  (MEX)

Bantamweight
(– 54 kilograms)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Carlos Cuadras  (MEX)Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Claudio Marrero  (DOM)Flag of Brazil.svg  James Pereira  (BRA)

Flag of Guyana.svg  Clive Atwell  (GUY)

Featherweight
(– 57 kilograms)
Flag of Cuba.svg  Idel Torriente  (CUB)Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Abner Cotto  (PUR)Flag of Brazil.svg  Davi Souza  (BRA)

Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Orlando Rizo  (NCA)

Lightweight
(– 60 kilograms)
Flag of Cuba.svg  Yordenis Ugás  (CUB)Flag of Brazil.svg  Éverton Lopes  (BRA)Flag of Argentina.svg  Luis Rueda  (ARG)

Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  José Pedraza  (PUR)

Light Welterweight
(– 64 kilograms)
Flag of the United States.svg  Karl Dargan  (USA)Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Jonathan González  (PUR)Flag of Brazil.svg  Myke Carvalho  (BRA)

Flag of Cuba.svg  Inocente Fiss  (CUB)

Welterweight
(– 69 kilograms)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Pedro Lima  (BRA)Flag of the United States.svg  Demetrius Andrade  (USA)Flag of Argentina.svg  Diego Chaves  (ARG)

Flag of Jamaica.svg  Ricardo Smith  (JAM)

Middleweight
(– 75 kilograms)
Flag of Cuba.svg  Emilio Correa  (CUB)Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Argenis Núñez  (DOM)Flag of Brazil.svg  Glaucélio Abreu  (BRA)

Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Carlos Góngora  (ECU)

Light Heavyweight
(– 81 kilograms)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Eleider Álvarez  (COL)Flag of Cuba.svg  Yusiel Nápoles  (CUB)Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Julio Castillo  (ECU)

Flag of the United States.svg  Christopher Downs  (USA)

Heavyweight
(– 91 kilograms)
Flag of Cuba.svg  Osmay Acosta  (CUB)Flag of Venezuela.svg  José Payares  (VEN)Flag of Brazil.svg  Rafael Lima  (BRA)

Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Jorge Quiñónes  (ECU)

Super Heavyweight
(+ 91 kilograms)
Flag of Cuba.svg  Robert Alfonso  (CUB)Flag of Colombia.svg  Óscar Rivas  (COL)Flag of Canada.svg  Didier Bence  (CAN)

Flag of Brazil.svg  Antônio Nogueira  (BRA)

Medal table

PlaceNation Gold medal america.svg Silver medal america.svg Bronze medal (Americas).svg Total
1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)5128
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)2114
3Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico  (PUR)1225
4Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)1168
5Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia  (COL)1102
6Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX)1012
7Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic  (DOM)0314
8Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela  (VEN)0202
9Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador  (ECU)0033
10Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  (ARG)0022
11Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana  (GUY)0011
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua  (NCA)0011
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)0011
Flag of Canada.svg  Canada  (CAN)0011
Total11112244

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