Yoel Finol

Yoel Segundo Finol Rivas (born 21 September 1996) is a Venezuelan professional boxer. As an amateur he was awarded a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics after the original silver medalist, Mikhail Aloyan was disqualified following a failed drugs test.[1]

Yoel Finol
Statistics
Real nameYoel Segundo Finol Rivas
Weight(s)Bantamweight
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
NationalityVenezuelan
Born (1996-09-21) 21 September 1996
Mérida, Venezuela
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights3
Wins3
Wins by KO1
Losses0
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Venezuela
Olympic Games
2016 Rio JaneiroFlyweight
Pan American Games
2015 TorontoLight Flyweight
South American Games
2018 CochabambaBantamweight

Amateur career

Olympic results

Rio 2016

Tokyo 2020

  • Round of 32: Defeated by Ryomei Tanaka (Japan) 5–0

Pan American Games result

Toronto 2015

Professional career

Finol made his professional debut on 6 July 2019 against Jeyson Cervantes. Finol knocked his Colombian opponent down twice en route to a fourth-round technical knockout victory.[2]

On 19 December 2019, Finol fought for a second time as a professional against Carmelo Marmol. Finol was taken the distance as he won via wide unanimous decision after winning every round on each of the three scorecards.[3]Almost a year after his last fight, Finol returned to the ring against Javier Martinez on 17 December 2020. Finol won a comfortable unanimous decision after dominating his Colombian opponent throughout the bout.[4]

Personal life

Finol's elder sister Carolina was married to, and later murdered by former WBA super featherweight and WBC lightweight world champion Edwin Valero.[5]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
3 fights 3 wins 0 losses
By knockout 1 0
By decision 2 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
3 Win 3–0 Javier Martinez UD 6 17 Dec 2020 Discoteca Kilymandiaro, Puerto Colombia, Colombia
2 Win 2–0 Carmelo Marmol UD 6 19 Dec 2019 Coliseo Sugar Baby Rojas, Barranquilla, Colombia
1 Win 1–0 Jeyson Cervantes TKO 4 (6), 0:26 6 Jul 2019 Coliseo Sugar Baby Rojas, Barranquilla, Colombia

References
  1. "Yoel Finol awarded the Olympic silver medal after the disqualification of Misha Aloian". scorum.com. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  2. "Gabriel Maestre Makes Debut in Force, Crushes Barraza in Two". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  3. "Maestre TKOs Chaves in 4". fightnews.com. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  4. "Maestre shined brilliantly at "Maratón Boxística"". wbaboxing.com. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  5. "Olympian Finol: I've Forgiven Edwin Valero For Killing My Sister". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 27 March 2021.


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