Junior Alcántara

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alcántara and the second or maternal family name is Reyes.
Junior Alcántara
Personal information
Full nameJunior Alcántara Reyes
NationalityDominican
Born (2004-10-02) 2 October 2004 (age 20)
Higüey, Dominican Republic
Sport
SportBoxing
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Dominican Republic
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Flyweight
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Flyweight
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 San Salvador Flyweight

Junior Alcántara Reyes (born 2 October 2004)[1][2] is a Dominican Republic boxer, Pan American Games champion and Central American Games silver medalist.

Career

2019

He was gold medalist in the Dominican Republic School Sports Games, where he was discovered for the National Team.[1]

2022

At the IBA Youth World Championships, he won 4-1 over Ukrainian Vladyslav Kondratiuk,[3] but lost 1-4 to the Australian Jye Dixon.[4]

2023

He participated in the IBA World Championships, defeating 5-0 to the Kenyan Abednego Kyalo,[5] before losing 0-5 to the Japanese Kazuma Aratake in the round of 16 of the minimumweight category.[6] Alcántara lost 0-5 to Colombian Yuberjen Martínez, to win the silver medal in the Central American and Caribbean Games.[7] He gave his home country a gold medal in the boxing competition of the 2023 Pan American Games in the 51 kg category becoming the fourth gold medalist in boxing for the Dominican Republic.[1] He also won a berth for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c Cadete, Primitivo (1 November 2023). "Yunior Alcántara: "De los Juegos Escolares a las olimpiadas"" [Yunior Alcántara: “From the School Games to the Olympics”]. Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Junior Alcántara Reyes". Sport Data. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Junior Encarnación consigue primer triunfo para Dominicana en Mundial" [Junior Encarnación achieves first victory for the Dominican Republic in the World Cup]. Listin Diario (in Spanish). Nucia, Alicante, Spain. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  4. ^ "IBA Youth Men´s & Women´s World Championships 2022" (PDF). IBA. p. 35. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  5. ^ "José Luis de los Santos vuelve a ganar en Mundial de Boxeo" [José Luis de los Santos wins again in the Boxing World Championships]. El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish). 5 May 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  6. ^ Cadete, Primitivo (9 May 2023). "Cristian Pinales busca avanzar hoy en el Mundial de Boxeo" [Cristian Pinales seeks to advance today in the Boxing World Championships]. Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Boxeo da dos oro y gimnasia uno a RD en San Salvador" [Boxing gives two gold and gymnastics one to the RD in San Salvador]. El Caribe (in Spanish). 29 June 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Boxeador Yunior Alcántara gana la medalla de oro en los Juegos Panamericanos" [Boxer Yunior Alcántara wins the gold medal at the Pan American Games]. Diario Libre (in Spanish). 27 October 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.