Yarisel Ramirez

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Yarisel Ramirez
Personal information
National teamUSA Boxing
Born (1999-12-11) 11 December 1999 (age 24)
Guantanamo, Cuba
Sport
SportBoxing
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Lima Bantamweight

Yarisel Ramirez is an American boxer.She won the bronze medal in the 2019 Pan American Games in Boxing in the Bantamweight category. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Yarisel Ramirez". Team USA. Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. "Yarisel Ramirez". Olympics. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  3. "Cuban-born Yarisel Ramirez named 10th US boxer for Tokyo". Miami Herald. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.