Pedro Carrión Sago (born August 24, 1971 in Cuba) is a Cuban heavyweight boxer best known to win several medals in international amateur competition at super heavyweight.
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's boxing | ||
Representing  Cuba
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| World Amateur Championships | ||
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2003 Bangkok | Super Heavyweight |
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2001 Belfast | Super Heavyweight |
| Goodwill Games | ||
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2001 Brisbane | Super Heavyweight |
Amateur
editAt the 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships he beat Jason Estrada, but lost to Alexei Mazikin. At the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships he defeated Sebastian Köber but lost a war with Alexander Povetkin in the final.
Amateur Highlights
edit- 1994 won the gold medal at the Junior World Championships in Istanbul at Superheavyweight.
- 2001 won a bronze medal at the World Championships in Belfast at Superheavyweight. Results were:
- Defeated Jason Estrada (USA) RSCO-3
- Lost to Alexey Mazikin (Ukraine) PTS (20-26)
- 2001 3rd place at the Goodwill Games in Brisbane. Results were:
- Lost to Rustam Saidov (Uzbekistan) PTS (15-23) (Semifinals)
- Defeated Alexey Mazikin (Ukraine) PTS (14-10) (Third place Bout)
- 2003 won the silver medal at the World Championships in Bangkok at Superheavyweight. Results were:
- Defeated Ali Mansour (Lebanon) RSCO-4
- Defeated Oleg Kryzhanovsky (Belarus) RSC-2
- Defeated Sebastian Kober (Germany) PTS (26-18)
- Lost to Alexander Povetkin (Russia) PTS (27-29)
Pro
editHe turned pro at the advanced age of 34 in Germany but lost one of his first bouts; his record is 6-1.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Pedro Carrión from BoxRec (registration required)