Alexis Rubalcaba

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rubalcaba and the second or maternal family name is Polledo.

Alexis Rubalcaba

Personal information
Full name	Alexis Rubalcaba Polledo
Nationality	Cuba
Born	(1972-09-09) September 9, 1972 Pedro Betancourt, Matanzas
Height	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight	95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Weight class	Super Heavyweight
Medal record World Amateur Championships 1997 Budapest Super Heavyweight Pan American Games 1999 Winnipeg Super Heavyweight Goodwill Games 1998 New York Super Heavyweight

Alexis Rubalcaba (born September 9, 1972) is a retired boxer from Cuba, who competed in the Super Heavyweight division. He twice represented his native country at the Summer Olympics: in 1996 (where he suffered a shocking loss to Paea Wolfgramm of Tonga in the quarter-finals) and in 2000. One of his biggest achievements in amateur boxing was winning the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Two years earlier, at the 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Budapest, Hungary, he won a silver medal.

Results

1996 Summer Olympics

• 1st round bye
• Defeated Paolo Vidoz (Italy) RSC 1 (2:39)
• Lost to Paea Wolfgramm (Tonga) 12–17

1999 Pan American Games

• Defeated Ruben Pallardel (Peru) KO 1
• Defeated Patrice L'Heureux (Canada) RSC 2
• Defeated Claudio Silva (Brazil) RSCH 1
• Defeated Davin King (United States) WO.

2000 Summer Olympics

• Defeated Cengiz Koc (Germany) KO 1
• Lost to Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov (Kazakhstan) 12–25

References

• Amateur record ( ( 2009-10-25)
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alexis Rubalcaba". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.