Juan Ubaldo

Juan José Ubaldo Cabrera (born April 30, 1979 in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional) is a boxer from the Dominican Republic best known to win the PanAm title at middleweight as an amateur.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ubaldo and the second or maternal family name is Cabrera.
Juan Ubaldo
Personal information
Full nameJuan José Ubaldo Cabrera
BornApril 30, 1979 (1979-04-30) (age 44)
Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing the  Dominican Republic
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo Middleweight
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 2002 San Salvador Light Middleweight

Amateur

At the Sydney Olympics 2000 he lost in the first round to local hero Richard Rowles.

Ubaldo won Light Middleweight silver at the 2002 Central American Games losing to Juan Camilo Novoa.

He added the gold medal at middleweight 2003, at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo. He defeated Jean Pascal 19:11 and Yordanis Despaigne 23:12.

He participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native Caribbean country. There he was stopped in the first round of the Middleweight (75 kg) division by Cameroon's Hassan Ndam Njikam.

Pro

He turned pro in 2005 and beat his first 11 opponents.

References
  • Boxing record for Juan Ubaldo Cabrera from BoxRec (registration required)
  • Juan José Ubaldo at Yahoo! Sports at the Wayback Machine (archived October 10, 2012)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Juan José Ubaldo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.



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