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Medal record
Men's Boxing
Competitor for Flag of Cuba Cuba
Olympic Games
Gold 2000 Sydney Bantamweight
Gold 2004 Athens Bantamweight
World Amateur Championships
Gold 2001 Belfast Bantamweight
Gold 2005 Mianyang Bantamweight
Pan American Games
Gold 2003 Santo Domingo Bantamweight
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold 2006 Cartagena Bantamweight

Guillermo Rigondeaux Ortiz (born September 30, 1980 in La Prueba) is a Cuban amateur boxer, who has completely dominated the bantamweight (54 kg) division at the onset of the 21st century. Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la Boxing has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since its introduction to the program at the 1904 Summer "I am proud and happy to proclaim that you have presented to the world the best Olympic Games ever The Boxing Competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held over a period of sixteen days at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated The Bantamweight class in the Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the third-lightest class The World Amateur Boxing Championships is the highest competition for boxing amateurs organised by world's governing body AIBA, which stands for the Association International The Men's 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Belfast, Northern Ireland, from June 3 to June 10. The Men's 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Mianyang, People's Republic of China from November 13 to November 20 The Pan American Games are a Multi-sport event, held every four years between competitors from all nations of The Americas. The 14th Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from 1 to 17 August 2003 The Central American and Caribbean Games are the oldest continuing regional games The 20th edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games was held in the city of Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight,

The southpaw boxer-puncher won gold at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics He is also World Champion from 2001 and 2005. "I am proud and happy to proclaim that you have presented to the world the best Olympic Games ever Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. His rival is Aghasi Mammadov, but Rigondeaux has won all bouts except for their match at the 2003 World Championships. Aghasi Mammadov (born June 1, 1980 in Baku) is an Azerbaijani boxer who competed in the Bantamweight division (54 kg at

However, he left his team at the Pan American Games of Rio de Janeiro 2007 to party a little and was eliminated from the national team. The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, is a major International Multi-sport event which was celebrated After this adventure, Guillermo decided to return to his Cuba.

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Olympic results

2000

2004

Arrest

Aug 3, 2007 Despite being announced by Arena Box promotions as being signed and on their way to join their former team mates who defected in January to fight professionally in Germany, Rigondeaux and Lara were found/arrested at a hotel in Cabo Frio in Brazil, and are set to be deported back to Cuba by the end of the week. Aghasi Mammadov (born June 1, 1980 in Baku) is an Azerbaijani boxer who competed in the Bantamweight division (54 kg at Clarence Adam Vinson (born July 10, 1978 in Washington DC) is an American boxer. Raimkul Khudoynazarovich Malakhbekov (Раимкуль Худойназарович Малахбеков born August 16, 1974 in Dushanbe) is one of highest Mehrullah Lassi (born November 24, 1979) is a former Pakistani amateur boxer best known to win a gold medal at the 2002 Asian Games Gennady Gennadiyevich Kovalev (Геннадий Геннадиевич Ковалёв (born 17 May 1983 in Kropotkin Krasnodar Krai) is a boxer Bahodirjon Sooltonov (Баходирджон Султанов born January 15, 1985) is an Uzbekistani boxer who competed in the Worapoj Petchkoom (born May 18, 1981 in Surat Thani Province, วรพจน์ เพชรขุ้ม is a Thai boxer who Although the deportation was due to Rigondeaux "willingly" going back to Cuba, he has been sacked from the national team and will from now on be allowed only to coach. There was speculation that the decision to return had been accelerated by pressures on the deserting boxer's families in Cuba.


He is currently seeking to speak with Cuba's new president Raul Castro to see if he can be allowed to box again.

A short preview of a documentary being made by filmmaker Jorge Swaby was shown on YouTube and a lot of people are supporting the great boxing star.

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