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1 Amateur career  


1.1  Olympic results  




1.2  World Championship results  




1.3  Pan American Games results  






2 Professional career  


2.1  Early career  






3 Professional boxing record  




4 References  




5 External links  













Arlen López






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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surnameis López and the second or maternal family name is Cardona.
Arlen López
Born

Arlen López Cardona


(1993-02-21) 21 February 1993 (age 31)
Guantanamo, Cuba
Statistics
Weight(s)Light-heavyweight
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Boxing record
Total fights2
Wins2
Wins by KO2

Medal record

Men's boxing
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio Janeiro Middleweight
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Light-heavyweight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Doha Middleweight
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Middleweight
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Middleweight
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago 80 kg
Pan American Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tegucigalpa [fr] Middleweight
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Veracruz Middleweight
Silver medal – second place 2018 Barranquilla Middleweight
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Yerevan Featherweight

Arlen López Cardona (born 21 February 1993) is a Cuban professional boxer. López was a highly accomplished amateur, winning gold medals at both the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.[1][2] López also won gold medals at both the 2015 and 2019 Pan American Games, the 2014 and 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games and the 2015 World Championships. As a professional, he has qualified for his third Olympics in 2024.

Amateur career[edit]

Olympic results[edit]

Rio 2016

Tokyo 2020

World Championship results[edit]

Doha 2015

Hamburg 2017

Yekaterinburg 2019

Pan American Games results[edit]

Toronto 2015

Lima 2019

Professional career[edit]

Early career[edit]

In April 2022, it was announced that Cuban amateur boxers would have the ability to fight professionally abroad for the first time since 1962, negating the need for boxers to defect from the country.[3][4] López made his professional debut against Fernando Galvan on 20 May 2022. López won the bout the after knocking his opponent out with a left hook in the opening round.[5][6]

Professional boxing record[edit]

2 fights 2 wins 0 losses
By knockout 2 0
By decision 0 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
2 Win 2–0 Francisco Rios Amezquita TKO 1 (8), 2:58 10 Sep 2022 Grand Hotel, Tijuana, Mexico
1 Win 1–0 Fernando Galvan KO 1 (6), 1:34 20 May 2022 Palenque de la FNSM, Aguascalientes, Mexico

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Arlen Lopez wins Cuba's third boxing gold at Rio Games". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  • ^ "Tokyo Olympics: Great Britain's Ben Whittaker wins boxing silver after defeat by Arlen Lopez". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  • ^ "IN A HISTORIC DECISION, CUBA WILL ALLOW BOXERS TO FIGHT PROFESSIONALLY ABROAD". ringtv.com. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  • ^ "PROFESSIONAL BOXING APPROVED IN CUBA FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 1962". dazn.com. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  • ^ "Yoelvis Gomez and David Morrell lead the new Cuban revolution". boxing-social.com. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  • ^ "Cuban boxers impressively debut in Mexico". wbcboxing.com. Retrieved 2 July 2022.

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