Joel Casamayor

Joel "El Cepillo" Casamayor Johnson (born July 12, 1971 in Guantánamo, Cuba) is a Cuban boxer, who turned pro after defecting to the United States on the eve of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The nickname "El Cepillo", literally translated to "the brush", comes from his uppercut, which rakes his opponents across the face. Also, for his ability to "brush off" punches from his opponents.

Amateur career

• 1989 - Gold medal (Bantamweight) at the Junior World Championships
• 1992 - Gold medal (Bantamweight) at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain
• Defeated Venkatesan Devarajan (India) points
• Defeated Riadh Klaai (Tunisia) points
• Defeated Roberto Jalnaiz (Philippines) KO 1
• Defeated Mohammed Achik (Morocco) TKO 1
• Defeated Wayne McCullough (Ireland) points
• 1993 - Silver medal (Bantamweight) at the 1993 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Tampere, Finland
• Defeated Agathangelos Tsiripidis (Greece) TKO 3
• Defeated Dirk Krueger (Germany) points
• Defeated Arthur Mikaelian (Armenia) points
• Defeated Vladislav Antonov (Russia) points
• Lost to Alexander Hristov (Bulgaria) points
• 1994 - Bronze medal (Featherweight) at the World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand
• Defeated Brian Carr (Scotland) points
• Defeated Nourredine Medjihoud (Algeria) points
• Defeated Cristian Rodriguez (Argentina) points
• Lost to Falk Huste (Germany) points
• 1994 - Silver Medal (Featherweight) at the Goodwill Games in St. Petersburg, Russia
• Defeated Kai Kandelin......
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