In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Kindelán and the second or maternal family name is Mesa.
Mario César Kindelán Mesa (born August 10, 1971), best known as Mario Kindelán, is a Cuban former amateur boxer. He is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, having competed in the lightweight division at the 2000 and 2004 events. His cousin is baseball player Orestes Kindelán.
His most successful period came in a winning streak starting with the 1999 Pan American Games title, and covered every major event he entered including the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, three world championships (1999, 2001, 2003), and the 2003 Pan American Games. His most recent victory was at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, defeating Amir Khan in the final, and retaining his gold medal from four years earlier.
Kindelan holds wins over future professional world champions Felix Trinidad, Miguel Cotto, Amir Khan and Andreas Kotelnik. Kindelan also beat fellow Olympic champions Somluck Kamsing and Felix Diaz.[2]
Prior to the Olympics in 2004 Kindelan had beaten Khan 33–13 at the pre-tournament as well as beating him at the Olympics 30-22.
Mario Kindelan's amateur record was 358–22, having not lost since 1999 till his retirement in 2004.[3]
Amateur highlights
1998 World Cup Champion
1999 Pan-American Games Champion
1999 World Champion
2000 Olympic Gold Medalist
2001 World Champion
2003 World Champion
2003 Pan-American Games Champion
2004 Olympic Gold Medalist
In 1999, he was named as one of the top ten athletes in Cuba, and was named Boxer of the Year.
In May 2005, aged 34, he came out of retirement and travelled to Bolton, England for a third fight with Amir Khan. He had beaten Khan twice already the previous year – in the Pre-Olympic tournament and the Olympic Lightweight final – however Khan had become a popular attraction in the UK and a third fight was arranged to set up his professional debut. Khan beat Kindelan on points 19–13.
Having retired, he is generally considered one of the greatest amateur boxers ever seen, leading to the comment during his final fight by the boxing commentator that he was "a professional in a vest".
Typical for athletes from Cuba, where professional sport is prohibited, his reward is his pride in representing his people on the Olympic stage. He said, of being offered $1 million to compete professionally, "I thanked them, but money cannot buy what I have."
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In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Kindelan and the second or maternal family name is Mesa Mario Cesar Kindelan Mesa born August 10 1971 best known as Mario Kindelan is a Cuban former amateur boxer He is a two time Olympic gold medalist having competed in the lightweight division at the 2000 and 2004 events His cousin is baseball player Orestes Kindelan Mario KindelanStatisticsReal nameMario Cesar Kindelan MesaWeight s LightweightHeight5 ft 4 1 2 in 164 cm 1 NationalityCubanBorn 1971 08 10 August 10 1971 age 51 Holguin CubaStanceSouthpawMedal record Men s amateur boxingRepresenting CubaEvent 1st 2nd 3rdOlympic Games 2 0 0World Championships 3 0 0World Cup 3 0 0Pan American Games 2 0 0Central American and Caribbean Games 2 0 0Total 9 0 0Olympic Games2000 Sydney Lightweight2004 Athens LightweightWorld Championships1999 Houston Lightweight2001 Belfast Lightweight2003 Bangkok LightweightPan American Games1999 Winnipeg Lightweight2003 Santo Domingo LightweightCentral American and Caribbean Games1993 Ponce Lightweight1998 Maracaibo Lightweight Contents 1 Success 2 Amateur highlights 2 1 2000 Olympic Games 2 2 2004 Athens Olympic Games 2 3 World Amateur Championships 3 Retirement 4 References 5 External linksSuccess EditHis most successful period came in a winning streak starting with the 1999 Pan American Games title and covered every major event he entered including the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney three world championships 1999 2001 2003 and the 2003 Pan American Games His most recent victory was at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens defeating Amir Khan in the final and retaining his gold medal from four years earlier Kindelan holds wins over future professional world champions Felix Trinidad Miguel Cotto Amir Khan and Andreas Kotelnik Kindelan also beat fellow Olympic champions Somluck Kamsing and Felix Diaz 2 Prior to the Olympics in 2004 Kindelan had beaten Khan 33 13 at the pre tournament as well as beating him at the Olympics 30 22 Mario Kindelan s amateur record was 358 22 having not lost since 1999 till his retirement in 2004 3 Amateur highlights Edit1998 World Cup Champion 1999 Pan American Games Champion 1999 World Champion 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist 2001 World Champion 2003 World Champion 2003 Pan American Games Champion 2004 Olympic Gold MedalistIn 1999 he was named as one of the top ten athletes in Cuba and was named Boxer of the Year 2000 Olympic Games Edit 1st round bye Defeated Pongsith Wiangwiset Thailand 14 8 Defeated Tigran Ouzlian Greece RSC 4 Defeated Alexandr Maletin Russia 27 15 Defeated Andreas Kotelnik Ukraine 14 4 in the Gold Medal match 2004 Athens Olympic Games Edit Kindelan s results in the games were as follows Round of 32 Defeated Ahmed Sadiq of Nigeria RSC 3 Round of 16 Defeated Asghar Ali Shah of Pakistan 24 9 Quarterfinals Defeated Rovshan Huseynov of Azerbaijan 23 11 Semifinals Defeated Murat Khrachev of Russia 20 10 Gold Medal match Defeated Amir Khan of Great Britain 30 22 World Amateur Championships Edit 1999 in Houston United States as a lightweight Defeated Mahlon Kerwick United States 10 4 Defeated Temur Suleymanov Uzbekistan 3 2 Defeated Pongsith Wiangwiset Thailand 8 2 Defeated Gheorghe Lungu Romania 9 4 Defeated Aleksei Stepanov Russia 10 32001 in Belfast Northern Ireland as a lightweight Defeated Donier Khatamov Tajikistan RSC OS 2 Defeated Martin Kristjansen Denmark RSC OS 3 Defeated Patrick Bogere Sweden RSC OS 2 Defeated Alexandr Maletin Russia RSC OS 3 Defeated Vladimir Kolesnik Ukraine 29 152003 in Bangkok Thailand as a lightweight Defeated Boris Georgiev Bulgaria RSCH 4 Defeated Stephen Burke England RSC OS 3 Defeated Jong Sub Baik South Korea 30 14 Defeated Gyula Kate Hungary 24 12 Defeated Pichai Sayotha Thailand 45 27 4 Retirement EditIn May 2005 aged 34 he came out of retirement and travelled to Bolton England for a third fight with Amir Khan He had beaten Khan twice already the previous year in the Pre Olympic tournament and the Olympic Lightweight final however Khan had become a popular attraction in the UK and a third fight was arranged to set up his professional debut Khan beat Kindelan on points 19 13 Having retired he is generally considered one of the greatest amateur boxers ever seen leading to the comment during his final fight by the boxing commentator that he was a professional in a vest Typical for athletes from Cuba where professional sport is prohibited his reward is his pride in representing his people on the Olympic stage He said of being offered 1 million to compete professionally I thanked them but money cannot buy what I have References Edit Mario Kindelan Sports Reference Retrieved 2015 09 20 Mario Kindelan BoxRec Super Mario Kindelan interesting info Mario Kindelan BoxRec External links EditArticle Mario Kindelan at Olympics at Sports Reference com archived Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mario Kindelan amp oldid 1163122719, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
