Emilio Correa (boxer born 1985)
{{short description|Cuban boxer}}
{{For|his father, the Olympic boxer from the 1970s|Emilio Correa (boxer born 1953)|}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox boxer (amateur)
| name = Emilio Correa Jr.
| full_name = Emilio Correa Bayeux Júnior
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|10|12|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Santiago de Cuba
| image = Gimnasio de Boxeo Rafael Trejo (41439480084).jpg
| show-medals = yes
| medals =
{{MedalSport | Men's amateur boxing }}
{{MedalCountry | {{CUB}} }}
{{MedalComp | Olympic Games }}
{{MedalSilver | 2008 Beijing | Middleweight }}
{{MedalComp | World Amateur Championships }}
{{MedalBronze | 2005 Mianyang | Middleweight }}
{{MedalComp | Pan American Games }}
{{MedalGold | 2007 Rio | Middleweight }}
{{MedalGold | 2011 Guadalajara | Middleweight }}
}}
Emilio Correa Bayeux Júnior{{family name footnote|Correa|Bayeux|lang=Spanish}} (born 12 October 1985) is a Cuban amateur boxer best known for winning the middleweight Gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games. He is the son of Olympic champion Emilio Correa Sr.
Career
In 2004, he lost by stoppage in the welterweight final of the World Junior Championships to Elshod Rasulov and finished third at the national senior championships.
In 2005, he moved up to middleweight and won the national championships. At the World Championships, he won a bronze after losing to Russian star Matvey Korobov.
In 2006, he lost the final of the national championships to veteran Yordanis Despaigne.
At the PanAm Games 2007, he knocked out American Shawn Porter, outpointed Marco Periban 34:10, beat Carlos Góngora 21:13 in the semis and Argenis Nunez 22:5 in the final.
He reached the 2008 Middleweight Olympic final, where he lost a bout for gold against Great Britain's James DeGale. The bout would have gone to countback had he not bitten DeGale, for which he was penalized 2 points.{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Emilio Correa, Jr. |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/emilio-correa-jr-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203012921/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/emilio-correa-jr-1.html |archive-date=3 December 2016}}
At the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships he was upset by Romanian Bogdan Juratoni.
At the 2012 Olympic qualifier{{cite web |url=http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/AmericanOlyQual2012.html |title=American Olympic Qualifier - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - May 5-12 2012 |website=amateur-boxing.strefa.pl}} he was disqualified in his first bout and therefore didn't participate in the London games.
= Olympic results =
2008
- Defeated Jarrod Fletcher (Australia) 17-4
- Defeated Sergiy Derevyanchenko (Ukraine) 18-4
- Defeated Elshod Rasulov (Uzbekistan) 9-7
- Defeated Vijender Singh (India) 8-5
- Lost to James DeGale 14-16
Notes
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References
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External links
- [http://www.amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/PanamericanGames2007.html PanAm results 2007]
- {{Olympedia|name=Emilio Correa, Jr.}}
- {{Olympics.com|emilio-correa-bayeaux|Emilio Correa Bayeaux}}
{{Footer Pan American Champions Middleweight}}
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Category:21st-century Cuban sportsmen
Category:Olympic boxers for Cuba
Category:Olympic silver medalists for Cuba
Category:Olympic medalists in boxing
Category:Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba
Category:Pan American Games gold medalists in boxing
Category:Boxers at the 2007 Pan American Games
Category:Boxers at the 2011 Pan American Games
Category:AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists
Category:Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games