In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Finol and the second or maternal family name is Rivas.
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| Born | Yoel Segundo Finol Rivas (1996-09-21) 21 September 1996 (age 28) El Vigía, Venezuela | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Bantamweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
Amateur career
Olympic results
Rio 2016
- Round of 32: Defeated Leonel de los Santos (Dominican Republic) 3–0
- Round of 16: Defeated Muhammad Ali (Great Britain) 3–0
- Quarter-finals: Defeated Mohamed Flissi (Algeria) 3–0
- Semi-finals: Defeated by Shakhobidin Zoirov (Uzbekistan) 3–0
Tokyo 2020
- Round of 32: Defeated by Ryomei Tanaka (Japan) 5–0
Pan American Games result
Toronto 2015
- Preliminaries: Defeated PG Tondo (Canada) 3–0
- Quarter-finals: Defeated Yuberjen Martínez (Colombia) 3–0
- Semi-finals: Defeated by Joahnys Argilagos (Cuba) 2–1
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.
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. 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.
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.
Professional boxing record
| 3 fights | 3 wins | 0 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 1 | 0 |
| By decision | 2 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Javier Martinez | UD | 6 | 17 Dec 2020 | Discoteca Kilymandiaro, Puerto Colombia, Colombia | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Carmelo Marmol | UD | 6 | 19 Dec 2019 | Coliseo Sugar Baby Rojas, Barranquilla, Colombia | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Jeyson Cervantes | TKO | 4 (6), 0:26 | 6 Jul 2019 | Coliseo Sugar Baby Rojas, Barranquilla, Colombia |
References
- "Yoel Finol awarded the Olympic silver medal after the disqualification of Misha Aloian". scorum.com. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- "Gabriel Maestre Makes Debut in Force, Crushes Barraza in Two". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- "Maestre TKOs Chaves in 4". fightnews.com. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- "Maestre shined brilliantly at "Maratón Boxística"". wbaboxing.com. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- "Olympian Finol: I've Forgiven Edwin Valero For Killing My Sister". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
External links
- Boxing record for Yoel Finol from BoxRec (registration required)
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