Yoel Finol Explained

Yoel Finol
Realname:Yoel Segundo Finol Rivas
Height:1.67m
Weight:Bantamweight
Birth Date:1996 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Mérida, Venezuela
Style:Southpaw
Total:3
Wins:3
Ko:1
Losses:0

Yoel Segundo Finol Rivas (born 21 September 1996) is a Venezuelan professional boxer. As an amateur he was awarded the silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics after the original silver medalist, Mikhail Aloyan, was disqualified following a failed drugs test.[1]

Amateur career

Olympic results

Rio 2016

Tokyo 2020

Pan American Games result

Toronto 2015

Professional career

Finol made his professional debut on 6 July 2019 against Jeyson Cervantes. Finol knocked his Colombian opponent down twice en route to a fourth-round technical knockout victory.[2]

On 19 December 2019, Finol fought for a second time as a professional against Carmelo Marmol. Finol was taken the distance as he won via wide unanimous decision after winning every round on each of the three scorecards.[3] Almost a year after his last fight, Finol returned to the ring against Javier Martinez on 17 December 2020. Finol won a comfortable unanimous decision after dominating his Colombian opponent throughout the bout.[4]

Personal life

Finol's elder sister Carolina was married to, and later murdered by former WBA super featherweight and WBC lightweight world champion Edwin Valero.[5]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
3Win3–0Javier Martinez UD617 Dec 2020
2Win2–0Carmelo Marmol619 Dec 2019
1Win1–0Jeyson Cervantes4 (6), 6 Jul 2019

Notes and References

  1. News: Yoel Finol awarded the Olympic silver medal after the disqualification of Misha Aloian. scorum.com. 11 August 2020. en.
  2. News: Gabriel Maestre Makes Debut in Force, Crushes Barraza in Two. boxingscene.com. 11 August 2020. en.
  3. News: Maestre TKOs Chaves in 4. fightnews.com. 11 August 2020. en.
  4. News: Maestre shined brilliantly at "Maratón Boxística". wbaboxing.com. 18 December 2020. en.
  5. News: Olympian Finol: I've Forgiven Edwin Valero For Killing My Sister. boxingscene.com. 27 March 2021. en.