RIVERA FIGUEROA Yankiel

10 Sep 1997
23
Male
BAYAMON
 
Puerto Rico

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
BOX Boxing Men's Fly (48-52kg) 17

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Kokugikan Arena
KAZ
BIBOSSINOV SBIBOSSINOV Saken
4
WP
PUR
RIVERA FIGUEROA YRIVERA FIGUEROA Yankiel
1
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

:
World Championships
RankEventYearLocation
17Fly2017Hamburg, GER

Pan American Games
RankEventYearLocation
3Fly2019Lima, PER

Pan American Championships
RankEventYearLocation
5Fly2017Tegucigalpa, HON

Copa Romana
RankEventYearLocation
3Fly2019La Romana, DOM
:
El Doctorcito [Spanish for little doctor, because a person once told him he would become a doctor and the name stuck]. (telemundopr.com, 27 May 2021)
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Athlete
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Spanish
:
Carlos Espada [national], PUR; Rolando Valcarcel [personal], PUR
:
Southpaw (boxrec.com, 08 Feb 2020)
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He took up the sport at age 15. (elnuevodia.com, 21 May 2021)
:
He used to get in fights at school and his father suggested he take up boxing. "My father told me one day that rather than fighting in school, it would be better to fight in the ring. I followed his advice and here I am. I liked boxing from a young age and my father loved it. I liked to fight at school and would start for any reason. It was like that until boxing came into my life, it changed me for the better. I never had any more problems at school and today, I am loved by my teachers and schoolmates." (elnuevodia.com, 21 May 2021; aipsamerica.com, 02 Aug 2019)
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To win a gold medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, and to become a professional boxer. (elnuevodia.com, 21 May 2021; aipsamerica.com, 02 Aug 2019)
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Puerto Rican boxers Ivan Calderon and Wilfredo Gomez. (aipsamerica.com, 02 Aug 2019)
Legend
:
Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
WP:
Win on Points
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