Yoel Finol

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Yoel Finol
Yoel Finol Rivas 2015.jpg
Finol in 2015
Born
Yoel Segundo Finol Rivas

(1996-09-21) 21 September 1996 (age 28)
El Vigía, Venezuela
Statistics
Weight(s) Bantamweight
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights3
Wins3
Wins by KO1
Losses0
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Rio Janeiro Flyweight
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Toronto Light Flyweight
South American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Cochabamba Bantamweight

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]

Contents

Amateur career

Olympic results

Rio 2016

Tokyo 2020

Pan American Games result

Toronto 2015

Professional career

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]

Personal life

Finol's elder sister Carolina was married to, and later murdered by former WBA super featherweight and WBC lightweight world champion Edwin Valero. [5]

Professional boxing record

3 fights3 wins0 losses
By knockout10
By decision20
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
3Win3–0Javier MartinezUD617 Dec 2020Discoteca Kilymandiaro, Puerto Colombia, Colombia
2Win2–0Carmelo MarmolUD619 Dec 2019Coliseo Sugar Baby Rojas, Barranquilla, Colombia
1Win1–0Jeyson CervantesTKO4 (6), 0:266 Jul 2019Coliseo Sugar Baby Rojas, Barranquilla, Colombia

References

  1. "Yoel Finol awarded the Olympic silver medal after the disqualification of Misha Aloian". scorum.com. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  2. "Gabriel Maestre Makes Debut in Force, Crushes Barraza in Two". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  3. "Maestre TKOs Chaves in 4". fightnews.com. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  4. "Maestre shined brilliantly at "Maratón Boxística"". wbaboxing.com. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  5. "Olympian Finol: I've Forgiven Edwin Valero For Killing My Sister". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 27 March 2021.