Marco Verde Explained

Marco Verde
Realname:	Marco Alonso Verde Álvarez
Nationality:	Mexican
Birth Date:	11 February 2002
Birth Place:	Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico^[1]

Marco Alonso Verde Álvarez (born 11 February 2002) is a Mexican boxer.

Career

Verde won the gold medal in the 2023 Pan American Games in Boxing in the 71 kg category.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} He also won the silver medal in the welterweight category at the 2024 Summer Olympics after losing the final bout against Uzbek Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev.

Olympic results

2024 – Paris

• Round of 16 – defeated Tiago Muxanga (Mozambique) 3–2
• Quarterfinals – defeated Nishant Dev (India) 4–1
• Semifinals – defeated Lewis Richardson (Great Britain) 3–2
• Final – lost to Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev (Uzbekistan) 0–5 (won silver medal)

Personal life

His father Manuel was also a boxer and competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: ¿Quién es Marco Verde? El boxeador mexicano que pelea en los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024?. El Universal. 31 July 2024. 2 August 2024. es.
2. Web site: Binner . Andrew . 2023 Pan American Games Boxing: Ten breakout stars to watch at Paris 2024 . Olympics.com . 28 October 2023 . 19 December 2023.
3. Web site: BoxRec: Marco Verde . BoxRec . 20 May 2019 . . 16 April 2024.
4. Web site: Marco Verde stops Olympic champion Roniel Iglesias . BoxingTalk . 16 April 2024.
5. Web site: Marco Verde could be Mexico's star at the Panamerican Games . 024Boxing . 16 October 2023 . 16 April 2024.
6. Web site: Salvador . Rodríguez. Paris 2024: Conoce a Marco Verde, mexicano que busca medalla en boxeo. ESPN.com.mx. 31 July 2024. 2 August 2024. es.