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Arturo Santos Reyes

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Arturo Santos Reyes
File:Arturo Santos Reyes
Medal record
Representing  Mexico
Men’s boxing
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Cartagena Bantamweight

José Arturo Santos Reyes (b. December 28, 1985) is a Mexican amateur boxer best known to win silver at the world junior championships 2004 at flyweight and qualify for the Olympics 2008 at featherweight. He was born in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico.

Career

At the world junior championships 2004 he beat Zorigtbaataryn Enkhzorig but lost the 2004 final to Ilhom Rahimov from Uzbekistan.

At the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games he won silver at bantamweight beating Héctor Manzanilla but losing to Guillermo Rigondeaux.

At the 2007 World Championships he reached the quarterfinal where he lost to Vasyl Lomachenko but qualified for Beijing.

He is participating in the Beijing 2008 Olympics where he Nick Okoth and Alaa Shili to reach the quarter finals with hope of gaining a medal for Mexico.