Arlen López

Arlen López Cardona (born 21 February 1993) is a Cuban professional boxer. López was a highly accomplished amateur, winning gold medals at both the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.[1][2] López also won gold medals at both the 2015 and 2019 Pan American Games, the 2014 and 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games and the 2015 World Championships.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Cardona.
Arlen López
Statistics
Real nameArlen López Cardona
Weight(s)Light-heavyweight
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
NationalityCuban
Born (1993-02-21) 21 February 1993
Guantanamo, Cuba
Boxing record
Total fights2
Wins2
Wins by KO2
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio JaneiroMiddleweight
Gold medal – first place 2020 TokyoLight-heavyweight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 DohaMiddleweight
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 TorontoMiddleweight
Gold medal – first place 2019 LimaMiddleweight
Pan American Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 TegucigalpaMiddleweight
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 VeracruzMiddleweight
Silver medal – second place 2018 BarranquillaMiddleweight
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 YerevanFeatherweight

Amateur career

Olympic results

Rio 2016

Tokyo 2020

World Championship results

Doha 2015

Hamburg 2017

Yekaterinburg 2019

Pan American Games results

Toronto 2015

  • Quarter-finals: Defeated Jason Ramírez (Costa Rica) 3–0
  • Semi-finals: Defeated Endry Saaverda (Venezuela) 3–0
  • Final: Defeated Jorge Vivas (Colombia) 3–0

Lima 2019

  • Quarter-finals: Defeated Euri Cedeño (Dominican Republic) 4–1
  • Semi-finals: Defeated Lesther Espino (Nicaragua) 5–0
  • Final: Defeated Hebert Conceição (Brazil) 5–0

Professional career

Early career

In April 2022, it was announced that Cuban amateur boxers would have the ability to fight professionally abroad for the first time since 1962, negating the need for boxers to defect from the country.[3][4] López made his professional debut against Fernando Galvan on 20 May 2022. López won the bout the after knocking his opponent out with a left hook in the opening round.[5][6]

Professional boxing record
2 fights 2 wins 0 losses
By knockout 2 0
By decision 0 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
2 Win 2–0 Francisco Rios Amezquita TKO 1 (8), 2:58 10 Sep 2022 Grand Hotel, Tijuana, Mexico
1 Win 1–0 Fernando Galvan KO 1 (6), 1:34 20 May 2022 Palenque de la FNSM, Aguascalientes, Mexico

References
  1. "Rio Olympics 2016: Arlen Lopez wins Cuba's third boxing gold at Rio Games". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  2. "Tokyo Olympics: Great Britain's Ben Whittaker wins boxing silver after defeat by Arlen Lopez". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  3. "IN A HISTORIC DECISION, CUBA WILL ALLOW BOXERS TO FIGHT PROFESSIONALLY ABROAD". ringtv.com. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  4. "PROFESSIONAL BOXING APPROVED IN CUBA FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 1962". dazn.com. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  5. "Yoelvis Gomez and David Morrell lead the new Cuban revolution". boxing-social.com. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  6. "Cuban boxers impressively debut in Mexico". wbcboxing.com. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
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