Maikro Romero

Maikro Romero (born December 9, 1972) is a Cuban boxer, who won the gold medal in the Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) category at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Later he changed weight class to Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) and won the 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships. Trying to defend his title in 1999, he lost to Brian Viloria in the final and won a silver medal. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney he won a bronze medal together with Kim Un-Chol of North Korea.

Amateur highlights

Two time gold medalist at the Pan American Games (1997, 1999) Gold medalist at the 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Budapest Four time Cuban National Champion (1992–1995)

Olympic results

1996

Defeated Eric Morel (United States) 24-12

Defeated Lernik Papyan (Armenia) 22-6

Defeated Elias Recaido (Philippines) 18-3

Defeated Albert Pakeyev (Russia) 12-6

Defeated Bulat Jumadilov (Kazakhstan) 12-11

2000

Defeated José Luis Varela (Venezuela) 15-1

Defeated Marian Velicu (Romania) RSC 4

Defeated Valeriy Sydorenko (Ukraine) 12-5

Lost to Brahim Asloum (France) 12-13

References

1972 births

Living people

Cuban people of Spanish descent

Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Boxers at the 1999 Pan American Games

Olympic boxers for Cuba

Olympic gold medalists for Cuba

Olympic bronze medalists for Cuba

Sportspeople from Guantánamo

Olympic medalists in boxing

Cuban male boxers

AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists

Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba

Pan American Games medalists in boxing

Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba

Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Cuba

Competitors at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games

Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games

Flyweight boxers

Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in boxing

Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games

20th-century Cuban people