Lázaro Álvarez

Lázaro Jorge Álvarez Estrada (born 28 January 1991) is a Cuban professional and amateur boxer. As an amateur Álvarez won the world title in 2011, 2013 and 2015. He also won gold medals at the 2011, 2015, and 2019 Pan American Games and bronze medals at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Olympics. He is a southpaw. His amateur record is currently 213-37, with 15 knockouts.

Lázaro Álvarez
Álvarez at the 2016 Olympics
Statistics
Weight class
Weight(s)60 kg (132 lb)
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
NationalityCuban
Born (1991-01-28) 28 January 1991
Pinar del Río, Cuba
Boxing record[1]
Total fights5
Wins5
Wins by KO2
Losses0
Draws0
No contests0
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Cuba
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 3
World Championships 3 2 0
Pan American Games 3 0 0
Central American & Caribbean Games 2 0 0
Total 8 2 3
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2012 LondonBantamweight
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroLightweight
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoFeatherweight
World Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 BakuBantamweight
Gold medal – first place2013 AlmatyLightweight
Gold medal – first place2015 DohaLightweight
Silver medal – second place2017 HamburgLightweight
Silver medal – second place2019 YekaterinburgFeatherweight
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2011 GuadalajaraBantamweight
Gold medal – first place2015 TorontoLightweight
Gold medal – first place2019 LimaLightweight
Pan American Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 TegucigalpaLightweight
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place2014 VeracruzLightweight
Gold medal – first place2018 BarranquillaLightweight
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Álvarez and the second or maternal family name is Estrada.

Amateur career

In the final of 2011 World Championships, he beat Luke Campbell from England after 3 rounds with 14–10 final score.[2][3]

Later that year he also won the 2011 Pan American title vs Mexican Oscar Valdez.[4]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, competing at bantamweight, he beat American Joseph Diaz and Robenílson Vieira of Brazil but lost to Irishman John Joe Nevin 14-19 in the semifinal and won bronze. He lost in the final of the Cuban Championships to Robeisy Ramirez.[4]

After 2012, he moved up to lightweight.

Álvarez won the lightweight title at the 2013 AIBA World Championships, beating Joseph Cordina, Fazliddin Gaibnazarov, Saylom Ardee, Berik Abdrakhmanov and, in the final, Robson Donato Conceicao.[4]

In 2014, he won the Cuban title.[4]

At the 2015 Pan American Games, he won gold, beating Elvis Severino Rodriguez, Kevin Luna and Lindolfo Delgado along the way.[4] That year, he also won the World Series of Boxing final, against Zakir Safiullin.[4]

He won the bronze medal at the men's lightweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, losing to Conceicao in the semifinal.[5][6]

Later in 2016 he was suspended from the Cuban national team, suspended from competition for six months, and removed from the list of the best athletes of the year after he died his hair. [7]

At the 2019 World Championships, he fought at featherweight, beating Peter McGrail, before losing to Mirazizbek Mirzakhalilov in the final.[8][9]

Professional career

Early career

Álvarez made his professional debut on 20 May 2022, in a bout against Francisco Mercado. He took a clear unanimous decision after six rounds. In the time since Álvarez has had four fights in Mexico and Bolivia in between amateur events.

Professional boxing record
5 fights 5 wins 0 losses
By knockout 2 0
By decision 3 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
5 Win 5–0 Willmank Canonico Brito UD 10 10 Mar 2023 Velaria de la Feria, León, Mexico
4 Win 4–0 Sergio Puente RTD 4 (8), 3:00 27 Jan 2023 Showcenter Monterrey, San Pedro, Mexico
3 Win 3–0 Brandom Obledo Cabrera TKO 5 (8), 0:51 7 Oct 2022 Centro de Usos Multiples, Hermosillo, Mexico
2 Win 2–0 Alexis Nahuel Torres UD 8 22 Jul 2022 Pabellon Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
1 Win 1–0 Francisco Mercado UD 6 20 May 2022 Palenque de la FNSM, Aguascalientes, Mexico

References
  1. "Boxing record for Lázaro Álvarez". BoxRec.
  2. "British duo Andrew Selby and Luke Campbell win world boxing silver". guardian.co.uk. 8 October 2011. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  3. "WORLD BOXING: Britain forced to settle for three silvers in Baku". epost.co.uk. 8 October 2011. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  4. "LAZARO ALVAREZ - 60 KG". AIBA. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  5. "Lazaro Jorge Alvarez". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  6. "Robson Conceicao wins a first ever boxing gold for Brazil". The Irish Times. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  7. Castillo, Elisinio (30 December 2016). "Cuban Olympic Medal Winner Suspended Over Dyeing Hair". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  8. "Lazaro Alvarez is one step closer to his fourth title at AIBA World Boxing Championships". AIBA. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  9. Foster, Elliot (25 September 2019). "McGrail heads home from Russia with bronze". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
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