Junior Alcántara Reyes (born 2 October 2004, Higüey, La Altagracia)[1][2] is a Dominican Republic boxer, Pan American Games champion and Central American Games silver medalist.
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| Full name | Junior Alcántara Reyes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Dominican | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 October 2004 Higüey, La Altagracia | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
2019 edit
He was gold medalist in the Dominican Republic School Sports Games, where he was discovered for the National Team.[1]
2022 edit
At the IBA Youth World Championships, he won 4-1 over Ukrainian Vladyslav Kondratiuk,[3] but lost 1-4 to the Australian Jye Dixon.[4]
2023 edit
He participated in the IBA World Championships, defeating 5-0 to the Kenyan Abednego Kyalo,[5] before losing 0-5 to the Japanese Kazuma Aratake in the round of 16 of the minimumweight category.[6] Alcántara lost 0-5 to Colombian Yuberjen Martínez, to win the silver medal in the Central American and Caribbean Games.[7] He gave his home country a gold medal in the boxing competition of the 2023 Pan American Games in the 51 kg category becoming the fourth gold medalist in boxing for the Dominican Republic.[1] He also won a berth for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[8]
References edit
- ^ a b c Cadete, Primitivo (1 November 2023). "Yunior Alcántara: "De los Juegos Escolares a las olimpiadas"" [Yunior Alcántara: “From the School Games to the Olympics”]. Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Junior Alcántara Reyes". Sport Data. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Junior Encarnación consigue primer triunfo para Dominicana en Mundial" [Junior Encarnación achieves first victory for the Dominican Republic in the World Cup]. Listin Diario (in Spanish). Nucia, Alicante, Spain. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "IBA Youth Men´s & Women´s World Championships 2022" (PDF). IBA. p. 35. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "José Luis de los Santos vuelve a ganar en Mundial de Boxeo" [José Luis de los Santos wins again in the Boxing World Championships]. El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish). 5 May 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ Cadete, Primitivo (9 May 2023). "Cristian Pinales busca avanzar hoy en el Mundial de Boxeo" [Cristian Pinales seeks to advance today in the Boxing World Championships]. Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Boxeo da dos oro y gimnasia uno a RD en San Salvador" [Boxing gives two gold and gymnastics one to the RD in San Salvador]. El Caribe (in Spanish). 29 June 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Boxeador Yunior Alcántara gana la medalla de oro en los Juegos Panamericanos" [Boxer Yunior Alcántara wins the gold medal at the Pan American Games]. Diario Libre (in Spanish). 27 October 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.