title: Boxing at the 2007 Pan American Games
text: # Boxing at the 2007 Pan American Games
  
  The Men's Boxing Tournament at the 2007 Pan American Games was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from July 20 to July 28. It served as a qualification tournament for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. The number one and two earned a ticket for the Olympic Tournament.
  
  There were three qualifying events for the Boxing Tournament at the 2007 Pan American Games:
  
  * Pan American Games Qualifier 1 in Barquisimeto, Venezuela from February 2 to February 8, 2007
  * Pan American Games Qualifier 2 in Buenos Aires, Argentina from March 15 to March 20, 2007
  * Pan American Games Qualifier 3 in Port of Spain, Trinidad from April 23 to April 28, 2007
  
  ## Medal winners
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Light Flyweight (– 48 kilograms) | Luis Yáñez United States | Kevin Betancourt Venezuela | Winston Méndez Dominican Republic Carlos Ortíz Puerto Rico |
  | Flyweight (– 51 kilograms) | McWilliams Arroyo Puerto Rico | Juan Carlos Payano Dominican Republic | Yoandri Salinas Cuba Braulio Ávila Mexico |
  | Bantamweight (– 54 kilograms) | Carlos Cuadras Mexico | Claudio Marrero Dominican Republic | James Pereira Brazil Clive Atwell Guyana |
  | Featherweight (– 57 kilograms) | Idel Torriente Cuba | Abner Cotto Puerto Rico | Davi Souza Brazil Orlando Rizo Nicaragua |
  | Lightweight (– 60 kilograms) | Yordenis Ugás Cuba | Éverton Lopes Brazil | Luis Rueda Argentina José Pedraza Puerto Rico |
  | Light Welterweight (– 64 kilograms) | Karl Dargan United States | Jonathan González Puerto Rico | Myke Carvalho Brazil Inocente Fiss Cuba |
  | Welterweight (– 69 kilograms) | Pedro Lima Brazil | Demetrius Andrade United States | Diego Chaves Argentina Ricardo Smith Jamaica |
  | Middleweight (– 75 kilograms) | Emilio Correa Cuba | Argenis Núñez Dominican Republic | Glaucélio Abreu Brazil Carlos Góngora Ecuador |
  | Light Heavyweight (– 81 kilograms) | Eleider Álvarez Colombia | Yusiel Nápoles Cuba | Julio Castillo Ecuador Christopher Downs United States |
  | Heavyweight (– 91 kilograms) | Osmay Acosta Cuba | José Payares Venezuela | Rafael Lima Brazil Jorge Quiñónes Ecuador |
  | Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kilograms) | Robert Alfonso Cuba | Óscar Rivas Colombia | Didier Bence Canada Antônio Nogueira Brazil |
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Place | Nation | | | | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Cuba | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
  | 2 | United States | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
  | 3 | Puerto Rico | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
  | 4 | Brazil | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
  | 5 | Colombia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
  | 6 | Mexico | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | 7 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
  | 8 | Venezuela | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | 9 | Ecuador | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
  | 10 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | 11 | Guyana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 11 | Nicaragua | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 11 | Jamaica | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 11 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Total | Total | 11 | 11 | 22 | 44 |
  