Euri Cedeño

Euri Cedeño
Born
Euri Cedeño Martínez

(1999-11-01) 1 November 1999 (age 25)
La Romana
NationalityDominican
Statistics
Weight classMiddleweight
Weight(s)60 kg
Boxing record[1]
Total fights9
Wins8
Wins by KO7
Draws1
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Dominican Republic
Central American and Caribbean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Barranquilla Middleweight

Euri Cedeño Martínez (born November 1, 1999, in La Romana) is a boxer from the Dominican Republic. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Personal life

Cedeño weighs 60 kilograms (130 lb) and was born on November 1, 1999[2] in La Romana.[3][4]

His father, Aquino Cedeño Severino, was a boxing trainer. He has a younger brother, Hendri[3] who participated in the 64 kg boxing category of the 2019 Pan American Games[5] and a sister, Imbel, who was also a boxer.[4] Cedeño is a private from the Air Force of the Dominican Republic[3] and is a southpaw.[6]

Career

2016

Cedeño won the silver medal in the Youth Pan American Championship held in Garabito, Costa Rica, when he lost 0–3 to Nicaraguan Rommel Caballero.[7][8]

At Sibur Arena, Saint Petersburg, he participated in November at the Youth World Championships, defeating by technical knockout the Moldovan Alexandru Paraschiv[6] but was defeated in the round of 16 by Ankush Dahiya from India.[9]

2017

He was awarded Boxing Athlete of the Year from his native city council and Sport Union.[10]

2018

He lost 0–5 to Diego Moreno in the Central American and Caribbean Games qualifier held in Tijuana, [11] nonetheless, he was selected to participate in the games.[12] During the Central American and Caribbean Games he won 5–0 to Trinidadian and Tobagonian representative Aaron Solomón Prince[13] before falling 1–4 to the 2014 Central American and Caribbean and 2016 Olympic Champion[14] Cuban Arlen López to earn the bronze medal.[15]

Cedeño defeated the Dominican Adonis Johnson, winning the gold medal at the Romana Cup.[16]

2019

He participated in the XXXVIII Independence Cup held in the Dominican city of Santiago de los Caballeros, defeating 5–0 to the Ecuadorian Bryan Angulo to win the gold medal.[17]

He qualified for 2019 Pan American Games with victories over Chilean Diego Guerra[18] and Aaron Prince from Trinidad and Tobago before losing from Cuban Arlen López when he was not able to contest the semifinal bout for injury reasons,[19] winning the bronze medal.[20][21]

Under the guidance of the Cuban Armando Hernández, National Head Coach, he claimed to be getting ready to bring a medal to his home country, especially preparing to face his biggest rival, Cuban Arlen López.[22] In the games, Cedeño was drafted along with Cuban Arlen López in the 75 kg category quarterfinals, with Cedeño losing the bout 1–4.[23]

He competed in Yekaterinburg, Russia at the World Championships where he and his team arrived late when the tournament already have started,[24] nonetheless, he started winning over Croatian Mladen Sobjeslavski 5–0 in the first round,[25][26] a win by Referee Stop the Combat by opponent injury against the Swedish Adam Chartoi in the second round[27][28] and finally falling 1–4 to Cuban Arlen López in the third round.[29]

During the Romana Cup, Euri Cedeño win over Mexican Héctor Aguirre to secure the gold medal.[30][31]

2021

After the cancellation of the 2021 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Buenos Aires, Cedeño secured a 2020 Summer Olympics spot after being among the top five of his weight division based on the IOC's Boxing Task Force Rankings for the Americas.[32]

As part of the preparations for the Summer Olympics,[32] he participated in the International Boxing Tournament Konstantin Korotkov Memorial, there he lost to the Russian Dzhambulat Bizhamov.[33] During the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics tournament, he defeated the Venezuelan athlete competing under the Refugee Olympic Team Eldric Sella when the referee stopped the contest after 67 seconds of the first round.[34]

Professional boxing record

9 fights 8 wins 0 losses
By knockout 7 0
By decision 1 0
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
2 Win 2–0 Abrahan Peralta KO 1 (6) Nov 4 2022 Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1 Win 1–0 Alexis Santana Sapelle KO 1 (6) 3:00 Oct 9 2022 Club Mauricio Baez, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

References

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