Yuri Falcão Explained
| Yuri Falcão |
| Nationality: | Brazilian |
| National Team: | Brazil |
| Country: | Brazil |
| Sport: | Boxing |
| Birth Date: | 18 August 2002 [1] |
| Birth Place: | Espírito Santo, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.70m [2] |
Yuri Falcão dos Reis (born 18 August 2002 in Espírito Santo) is a Brazilian boxer.[3] [4] He is the nephew of Olympic medalists Yamaguchi Falcão and Esquiva Falcão.[5]
Career
In 2021, he competed in the 2021 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships in Kielce, Poland, where he reached the quarterfinals in the -60 kg category.[6]
He was champion of the Brazilian Boxing Championship in 2022 and 2023. [7]
At the 2023 IBA Men's World Boxing Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, he won two fights, but in the round of 16, facing Olympic medalist and world champion from Cuba Lázaro Álvarez, he ended up being eliminated in the Light welterweight category. [8] [9]
At the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile, he won a bronze medal in the 63.5 kg category.[10]
Notes and References
- http://cbboxe.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/RELACAO-PROVISORIA-DE-INSCRICOES-DEFERIDAS-E-INDEFERIDAS-02-11-2021.pdf Relação de inscrições
- https://ge.globo.com/es/jogos-pan-americanos/noticia/2023/10/21/quem-sao-os-atletas-capixabas-que-vao-disputar-o-pan-americano-2023.ghtml Quem são os atletas capixabas que vão disputar o Pan-Americano 2023?
- https://boxrec.com/en/box-am/1103628 Profile at BoxRec
- https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/esportes/noticia/2023-05/abner-teixeira-e-yuri-reis-avancam-oitavas-do-mundial-de-boxe Abner Teixeira e Yuri Reis avançam às oitavas do Mundial de Boxe
- https://ge.globo.com/es/jogos-pan-americanos/noticia/2023/10/21/quem-sao-os-atletas-capixabas-que-vao-disputar-o-pan-americano-2023.ghtml Quem são os atletas capixabas que vão disputar o Pan-Americano 2023?
- https://www.surtoolimpico.com.br/2021/04/yuri-dos-reis-perde-para-cazaque-e-da.html Yuri dos Reis perde para cazaque e dá adeus ao Mundial de Boxe
- https://ge.globo.com/es/jogos-pan-americanos/noticia/2023/10/21/quem-sao-os-atletas-capixabas-que-vao-disputar-o-pan-americano-2023.ghtml Quem são os atletas capixabas que vão disputar o Pan-Americano 2023?
- http://cbboxe.org.br/yuri-falcao-estreia-mundial-tashkent/ Yuri Falcão estreia com vitória no Mundial Masculino
- https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/esportes/noticia/2023-05/abner-teixeira-e-yuri-reis-avancam-oitavas-do-mundial-de-boxe Abner Teixeira e Yuri Reis avançam às oitavas do Mundial de Boxe
- https://www.agazeta.com.br/mais-esportes/capixaba-yuri-falcao-conquista-a-medalha-de-bronze-no-pan-de-santiago-1023 Capixaba Yuri Falcão conquista a medalha de bronze no Pan de Santiago
