Southpaw Yanez who hails from Duncanville, Texas was a hyperactive kid who was taken to the gym by his father in 1997 at the age of 8 when he had trouble getting his son to listen and settle down. He wanted him to receive structure, release energy in a positive environment and instill discipline.
When Yanez was 14, he started compiling referrals from school administrators for disrupting class. After he had received 30 referrals, his coach Rodarte gave him an ultimatum to straighten up in school or he wouldn't be able to come to the gym.
Yanez won a silver medal at the Cadet(U17) World Championships in 2005 and a gold medal at the Junior Olympics. In 2006 he became the US champion and won the National Golden Gloves, in 2007 he repeated both wins.
In Brazil at the PanAm games 2007 he reached the final by beating two opponents who had beaten him earlier the same year – Cuba's Yampier Hernandez in the quarterfinals and Dominican Wilton Mendez in the semifinals and also bested Venezuelan Kevin Betancourt, ranked 58th in the world for the gold medal.
He won the US Olympic trials in August 2007.
Yanez didn't lose a fight in US Open competition, going 92-0. In the past three years, he's 26-3 in international competition.
In August 2007, Yanez became the first boxer ever from Dallas, TX. to qualify for the Olympics. He was the third boxer from the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, behind Donald Curry and Sergio Reyes of Ft. Worth. At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Chicago he qualified for the Olympics for good but lost surprisingly to fellow southpaw and eventual silver medalist Harry Tanamor from the Philippines.
In November 2007, Yanez earned his ticket into the 2008 Olympics by "advancing to the quarterfinals of the AIBA World Championships in Chicago."[1] In a bout against Australia's Stephen Sutherland, the referee was forced to stop the fight in the second round after Yanez caused three standing eight counts. With this win, Yanez earned his official place as a light flyweight (106 pounds) in the 2008 Olympics to be hosted in Beijing, China. At the meeting in China in November 2007 he was soundly defeated by world champ Zou Shiming.[2][3]
On July 16, 2008, Yanez was reinstated to the U.S. Olympic team after having been removed to the team for missing three weeks of training camp in Colorado.[4] On August 13, 2008 Yanez won his first bout against Kelvin de la Nieve of Spain. The final score recorded reflected Yanez in the lead, outscoring de la Nieve 12-9.[5] Then he lost to eventual Mongolian runner-up Pürevdorjiin Serdamba 7:8.
Professional careerEdit
Following the 2008 Olympics, Yanez announced that he would turn professional. His first professional fight took place on Friday, February 20 versus Julio Cesar Valadez of San Antonio at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Yanez won his professional debut by majority decision.[6]
Yanez will begin his professional career fighting in the bantamweight division (118 pounds), more than twelve pounds heavier than his amateur weight class of light flyweight (48 kilograms). Yanez lost in his last fight to Alan Salazar Blanco by unanimous decision
Professional boxing recordEdit
7 Wins (0 knockouts, 7 decisions), 1 Losses, 1 Draws
Res.
Record
Opponent
Type
Rd., Time
Date
Location
Notes
loss 7-1 Alan Salazar Blanco UD Deportivo Trabajadores del Metro, Iztacalco
^["Yanez wins pro debut in decision over Valadez". Sporting News. 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
External linksEdit
BIO
Luis Yanez Amateur Boxing Record
October 14, 2023
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Luis Yanez born October 25 1988 is an American professional boxer As an amateur he won a gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games at junior flyweight and competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics Luis YanezStatisticsNickname s The Latin LegendWeight s Light Flyweight 108 lb Super Flyweight 115 lb Height5 ft 3 in 160 cm NationalityAmericanBorn 1988 10 25 October 25 1988 age 34 Duncanville Texas U S StanceSouthpawBoxing recordTotal fights9Wins7Wins by KO0Losses1Draws1No contests0Medal record Pan American Games2007 Rio Light Flyweight Contents 1 Amateur career 2 Professional career 3 Professional boxing record 4 References 5 External linksAmateur career EditSouthpaw Yanez who hails from Duncanville Texas was a hyperactive kid who was taken to the gym by his father in 1997 at the age of 8 when he had trouble getting his son to listen and settle down He wanted him to receive structure release energy in a positive environment and instill discipline When Yanez was 14 he started compiling referrals from school administrators for disrupting class After he had received 30 referrals his coach Rodarte gave him an ultimatum to straighten up in school or he wouldn t be able to come to the gym Yanez won a silver medal at the Cadet U17 World Championships in 2005 and a gold medal at the Junior Olympics In 2006 he became the US champion and won the National Golden Gloves in 2007 he repeated both wins In Brazil at the PanAm games 2007 he reached the final by beating two opponents who had beaten him earlier the same year Cuba s Yampier Hernandez in the quarterfinals and Dominican Wilton Mendez in the semifinals and also bested Venezuelan Kevin Betancourt ranked 58th in the world for the gold medal He won the US Olympic trials in August 2007 Yanez didn t lose a fight in US Open competition going 92 0 In the past three years he s 26 3 in international competition In August 2007 Yanez became the first boxer ever from Dallas TX to qualify for the Olympics He was the third boxer from the Dallas Ft Worth area behind Donald Curry and Sergio Reyes of Ft Worth At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Chicago he qualified for the Olympics for good but lost surprisingly to fellow southpaw and eventual silver medalist Harry Tanamor from the Philippines In November 2007 Yanez earned his ticket into the 2008 Olympics by advancing to the quarterfinals of the AIBA World Championships in Chicago 1 In a bout against Australia s Stephen Sutherland the referee was forced to stop the fight in the second round after Yanez caused three standing eight counts With this win Yanez earned his official place as a light flyweight 106 pounds in the 2008 Olympics to be hosted in Beijing China At the meeting in China in November 2007 he was soundly defeated by world champ Zou Shiming 2 3 On July 16 2008 Yanez was reinstated to the U S Olympic team after having been removed to the team for missing three weeks of training camp in Colorado 4 On August 13 2008 Yanez won his first bout against Kelvin de la Nieve of Spain The final score recorded reflected Yanez in the lead outscoring de la Nieve 12 9 5 Then he lost to eventual Mongolian runner up Purevdorjiin Serdamba 7 8 Professional career EditFollowing the 2008 Olympics Yanez announced that he would turn professional His first professional fight took place on Friday February 20 versus Julio Cesar Valadez of San Antonio at the American Airlines Center in Dallas Texas Yanez won his professional debut by majority decision 6 Yanez will begin his professional career fighting in the bantamweight division 118 pounds more than twelve pounds heavier than his amateur weight class of light flyweight 48 kilograms Yanez lost in his last fight to Alan Salazar Blanco by unanimous decisionProfessional boxing record Edit7 Wins 0 knockouts 7 decisions 1 Losses 1 DrawsRes Record Opponent Type Rd Time Date Location Notesloss 7 1 Alan Salazar Blanco UD Deportivo Trabajadores del Metro Iztacalco Win 7 0 nbsp Timur Shailezov SD 8 2013 04 19 nbsp Cendera Center El Paso Texas Won vacant WBC USNBC Super Flyweight title Win 6 0 nbsp Joseph Rios SD 8 2012 03 24 nbsp La Villita Maverick Plaza San Antonio Texas Retained USA Texas State Super Flyweight title Win 5 0 nbsp Jamal Parram UD 6 2012 02 17 nbsp College Park Center Arlington TexasDraw 4 0 nbsp Joseph Rios PTS 6 2011 02 04 nbsp Fort Worth Convention Center Fort Worth TexasWin 4 0 nbsp Samuel Gutierrez UD 6 2010 02 09 nbsp Fair Park Dallas TexasWin 3 0 nbsp Jose Manuel Garcia UD 6 2009 08 15 nbsp The Fairmont Dallas Hotel Dallas Texas Won vacant USA Texas State Super Flyweight title Win 2 0 nbsp Joseph Rios UD 6 2009 06 19 nbsp Dr Pepper Arena Frisco TexasWin 1 0 nbsp Julio Valadez MD 4 2009 02 20 nbsp American Airlines Center Dallas TexasReferences Edit lt Yanez punches his ticket to Beijing Evan Osnos The Boxing Rebellion The New Yorker February 4 2008 at page 7 DualCHN USA www amateur boxing strefa pl lt Duncanville s Yanez must realize reborn dream lt Luis Yanez wins first Olympics bout Yanez wins pro debut in decision over Valadez Sporting News 2009 02 20 Retrieved 2009 02 20 External links EditBIO Luis Yanez Amateur Boxing Record Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Luis Yanez amp oldid 1172506519, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
