Raúl González (boxer)

For other people named Raúl González, see Raúl González (disambiguation).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.

Raúl González Sánchez (born June 5, 1967) is a boxer from Cuba, who won the silver medal in the Men's Flyweight Division (– 51 kg) at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. In the final he lost to North Korea's Choi Chol-Su. Three years later, at the 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Berlin, he captured the bronze medal in his weight division.

Raúl González

Personal information
Born	(1967-06-05) June 5, 1967 (age 56)
Medal record Men’s Boxing Representing  Cuba Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Flyweight World Amateur Championships 1995 Berlin Flyweight Pan American Games 1995 Mar del Plata Flyweight

Career

U.S. boxer Rudolph Bradley said his first thought when Raúl González put him down was, "Man, he's strong. I knew the Cubans were strong but I didn't think he could put me down. Yeah, I was in trouble, but I was boxing and moving, trying to get my head back. I've never been stopped, I've been hit hard hundreds of times in Army fights."^[1]

Olympic results

• Defeated Leszek Olszewski (Poland) 15-7
• Defeated Moses Malagu (Nigeria) RSC 2 (0:23)
• Defeated David Serradas (Venezuela) 14-7
• Defeated Tim Austin (United States) RSC 1 (1:04)
• Lost to Choi Chol-Su (North Korea) 2-12

References

1. Goodwill (United Press International,) Detroit Free Press, July 29, 1990, p. 40.