Yuri Falcão
Brazilian boxer (born 2002)
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Yuri Falcão dos Reis (born 18 August 2002 in Vila Velha) is a Brazilian boxer.[3][4] He is the nephew of Olympic medalists Yamaguchi Falcão and Esquiva Falcão.[5]
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| National team | Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 August 2002 [1] Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
In 2021, he competed in the 2021 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships in Kielce, Poland, where he reached the quarterfinals in the -60 kg category.[6]
He was champion of the Brazilian Boxing Championship in 2022 and 2023.[7]
At the 2023 IBA Men's World Boxing Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, he won two fights, but in the round of 16, facing Olympic medalist and world champion from Cuba Lázaro Álvarez, he ended up being eliminated in the Light welterweight category.[8][9]
At the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile, he won a bronze medal in the 63.5 kg category.[10]
At the 2025 World Boxing Championships, he won four fights, reaching the final defeating olympic champion Erislandy Álvarez at the semifinal, and securing a silver medal. [11][12]
