Yosvany Veitía

Yosvany Veitía Soto (also spelled Yosbany, born 12 March 1992) is a Cuban amateur boxer in the light flyweight division who competed at the 2012 Olympics.[1] He is a southpaw.[2]

Yosvany Veitía
Personal information
Full nameYosvany Veitía Soto
Born (1992-03-12) 12 March 1992
Caibarién, Villa Clara, Cuba
Sport
CountryCuba
SportBoxing
Event(s)Light flyweight
Coached byRolando Acebal
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Cuba
World Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 HamburgFlyweight
Silver medal – second place2015 DohaFlyweight
Bronze medal – third place2013 AlmatyLight flyweight
Bronze medal – third place2023 TashkentBantamweight
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2011 GuadalajaraLight flyweight
Silver medal – second place2015 TorontoFlyweight
Silver medal – second place2019 LimaFlyweight
Pan American Championship
Gold medal – first place2017 TegucigalpaFlyweight
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place2014 VeracruzFlyweight
Youth World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2010 Baku Light flyweight
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Veitía and the second or maternal family name is Soto.

Career

At the 2010 Youth World Amateur Boxing Championships he won Bronze.

At the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships (results) he beat Birzhan Zhakypov and two unknowns but was stopped by Mongolian defending champion Pürevdorjiin Serdamba. At the 2011 Pan American Games (results) he lost the final to local Joselito Velázquez.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics (results) he beat Australian Billy Ward 26:4, then lost to eventual winner Zou Shiming 10:13.

He also holds two notable wins over Naoya Inoue, the world's best active boxer, pound for pound.

He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

References
  1. "Yosvany Veitía, segundo boxeador cubano eliminado en boxeo olímpico". Cubaencuentro.com (in Spanish). 4 August 2012.
  2. "Yosvany Veitía Soto". EcuRed.cu (in Spanish).
  3. "Boxing VEITIA Yosbany – Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympics.com/tokyo-2020/. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
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