PEZO SABOYA Leodan

Date of Birth: 7 Nov 1993

Age: 27

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.69/5'6''

Birth Country:

Peru

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Boxing	Men's Light (57-63kg)	17

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Kokugikan Arena	Men's Light (57-63kg) - Preliminaries - Round of 32 #51 KAZ SAFIULLIN ZSAFIULLIN Zakir 5 WP PER PEZO SABOYA LPEZO SABOYA Leodan 0	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Pan American Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Light	2019	Lima, PER

Languages spoken:

Armando Echegaray [national, personal]; Alberto Rossel [personal]

He took up boxing at age 18 in Lima, Peru. (elpoli.pe, 02 Aug 2019; ovacion.pe, 20 May 2021)

He discovered the sport by joining the Armando Boxing Club, run by his coach Armando Echegaray. (elpoli.pe, 02 Aug 2019)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (extra.com.pe, 19 May 2021)

Coach Armando Echegaray. (elpoli.pe, 02 Aug 2019)

General Interest

Olympic qualifying results
He secured a spot for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo through the IOC Boxing Task Force [BTF] rankings. (peru21.pe, 20 May 2021)

General
BREAK AND RETURN
He quit boxing in 2015 due to the lack of support and resources, but returned to the sport in late 2017. "You cannot really quit boxing. You can spend time away from it but it calls you back. I remember a friend invited me to a fight, I won it and met up again with coach Armando Echegaray. We talked, I returned to train at his club and later I returned to the national team." (elpoli.pe, 02 Aug 2019)

NAME
His parents named him after South American singer Leo Dan. (ATV.pe Facebook page, 21 May 2021)

Social Media

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/leodanpezo
https://instagram.com/leodanpezo

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
WP:: Win on Points

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