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Luis Yanez

  • Home: Duncanville, TX
  • Birthdate: 10/25/1988

Weight Class: 106 pounds
Hometown: Duncanville, Texas
Birthdate: October 25, 1988
Height: 5-3
Weight:  106 pounds Reach: 26 1/4
Coach: Dennis Rodarte
Club: GTO
School: Duncanville High School
Began boxing: 1997
Career Highlight: Winning a silver medal at the Cadet World Championships and a gold medal at the Junior Olympic International Invitational
Biggest Influence: My biggest influence is Hector Beltran because I grew up with him and he has helped me train since I was little
Draw to boxing: My dad brought me to the gym
Greatest strength in the ring: My mind
Loves most about boxing: New experiences
Goals in and out of the ring: To be the best and have respect for others
Favorite Movie: Rocky
Favorite TV show: Martin
Favorite song: Danger
Hobbies outside of boxing: I work, train and go to school
Something people don't know about me: I won the Cadet Pan American Games and was the youngest silver medalist at the Cadet World Championships 

2008 UNITED STATES OLYMPIAN
2007 PAN AMERICAN GAMES GOLD MEDALIST
2007 U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPION
2007 NATIONAL GOLDEN GLOVES CHAMPION
2006 NATIONAL CHAMPION
TWO-TIME JUNIOR OLYMPIC NATIONAL CHAMPION
2005 CADET WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS SILVER MEDALIST
2006 JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS BRONZE MEDALIST
2006 NATIONAL GOLDEN GLOVES CHAMPION
2006 UNDER 19 NATIONAL CHAMPION

2008
USA Boxing Olympic Invitational: dec. Paulo Carvalho, BRA, 20-10
USA vs. Puerto Rico Dual: stopped Bryan Aquino, PUR, RSCO-3
USAvs.  Mexico: lost on points to Odlion Zaleta, MEX, 13-11

2007
USAvs. China: lost by retirement to Zou Shiming, RET-3
USAvs. Kazakhstan: lost by points to Olzhas Sattibayev, 25-14
AIBA World Championships: won on walkover over Simanga Shiba, W/O, in 1st round; stopped Stephen Sutherland, RSC-2 (1:40), in 2nd round; lost by points to Harry Tanamor, 17-7, in quarterfinals
U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Boxing: dec. Malcom Franklin, 27-12, in quarterfinals; stopped Jerail Singleton, RSC-3 (1:18) in semifinals; dec. Diego Hurtado, 22-6; dec. Malcom Franklin, 35-11 for 1st
U.S. Championships:  dec. Jerail Singleton, St. Louis, Mo., 23-11, in quarterfinals; dec. Diego Hurtado, Reno, Nev., 14-8, in semifinals; dec. Daniel Lozano, Bowling Green, Fla., 19-8, in finals for 1st
Pan American Games:  dec. Paulo Carvalho, BRA, 19-6; dec. Yampier Hernandez, CUB, 11-8, in quarterfinals; dec. Winston Mendez, DOM, 13-9, in semifinals; dec. Kevin Betancourt, VEN, 14-7, in finals for 1st

2006
Junior World Championships:
stopped Muhammad Nisar, PAK, RSCO-2, in first round; dec. Misha Aloyan, RUS, 22-8, in second round; dec. John Joe Nevin, IRL, 14-12, in quarterfinals; lost on points to Alexei Collado Acosta, CUB, 12-5, in semifinals for 3rd.
Under 19 National Championships:
stopped Francisco Ibarra, Brighton, Colo., RSCO-3 (1:08), in semifinals; dec. Gabino Saenz, Indio, Calif., 10-4, in finals
National Golden Gloves:  dec. Stephon Young, 5-0, in quarterfinals; dec. Keola McKee, 5-0, in semifinals; dec. Roberto Ceron, 3-2, in finals for 1st.
U.S. Championships: stopped Keola McKee, RSC-3, in quarterfinals; dec. Vincent Montoya, 23-2, in semifinals; dec. Roberto Ceron, 18-16, in finals for 1st.