Anderson Rojas is an amateur boxer from Ecuador who has qualified for the 2012 Olympics as a light welterweight.[1]

Anderson was a quarter-finalist and 5th-place finisher at middleweight at the 2012 American Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament. Five spots were available for qualification at light welterweight and Anderson qualified over the other quarter-finalists since his loss was to the eventual winner Roniel Iglesias.[2] Qualification being dependent on how the opponent performed in later rounds was controversial and will not be used in future Olympics.[3]

Anderson also won a gold medal at the South American Championships and a silver medal at the Panamerican Youth Championships.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "News". AIBA. Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
  2. ↑ "Puerto Rican and US dominate podiums in Rio de Janeiro". Aroundtherings.com. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
  3. ↑ "CANOE -- SLAM! Sports: G Boxing - Two Canadian male boxers earn berths to London Olympics". Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2012-05-18.
  4. ↑ "News". AIBA. Retrieved 2017-01-04.


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