Carlos Banteux

{{Short description|Cuban boxer (born 1986)}} {{family name hatnote|Banteur|Suárez|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox boxer (amateur) | name = Carlos Banteur | image = | caption = | full_name = Carlos Banteur Suárez | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|10|13}} | birth_place = Santiago de Cuba, Cuba | death_date = | death_place = | height = 1.74 m | weight = 69 kg | weight class = Welterweight | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's amateur boxing}} {{MedalCountry|{{CUB}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} {{MedalSilver| 2008 Beijing | Welterweight}} {{MedalCompetition|World Cup}} {{MedalSilver| 2005 Moscow | Light Welterweight}} {{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}} {{MedalGold| 2011 Guadalajara | Welterweight}} }}

'''Carlos Banteur Suárez''' (born October 13, 1986) is a Cuban amateur boxer from Santiago de Cuba best known for qualifying for the 2008 Olympics at welterweight. His name is sometimes misspelled '''Banteaux''', '''Banteaur''' or '''Banteux''' by some sources outside Cuba.

==Career== Banteur won the 64 kg World Junior Championships 2004, but struggled at senior level for years at junior welter even nationally. His best result was a second place in 2006 vs Inocente Fiss, in 2007 he again exited early.

After the failed defection of dominant welterweight world champion Erislandy Lara, however, Lara was sidelined and the division was wide open. Banteur moved up and won the 2008 nationals immediately with a clear 15:6 final win over veteran Yudel Johnson.

He won the Dominican ''Copa Independencia'' and dominated his four bouts at the Olympic qualifier routing Óscar Molina 19:4 in the all-important semifinal. In the meaningless final he also beat fellow qualifier John Jackson 12:2.

At the Olympics Banteur defeated Hosam Abdin to reach the medal rounds.

===Olympic Games=== *'''2008''' in Beijing, China (light welterweight) **1st round bye **Defeated Billy Joe Saunders (Great Britain) 13-6 **Defeated Hosam Bakr Abdin (Egypt) 10-2 **Defeated Kanat Islam (China) 17-4 **Lost to Bakhyt Sarsekbayev (Kazakhstan) 18-9

===World Cup=== *'''2005''' in Moscow, Russia (light welterweight) **Lost to Kanat Orakbayev (Kazakhstan) 36–44 **Lost to Oleg Komissarov (Russia) 25–30

==External links== * [http://www.amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/WorldJuniorChamps2004.html 2004 World Juniors] * [http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Nationalchamps/Cuba2008.html Nationals 2008] * [http://www.amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/AmericanOlyQual2008_1.html Olympic qualifier] * {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/carlos-banteux-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418075527/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/carlos-banteux-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Carlos Banteux}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Banteur, Carlos}} Category:Living people Category:1986 births Category:Olympic boxers for Cuba Category:Welterweight boxers Category:Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Category:Boxers at the 2011 Pan American Games Category:Olympic silver medalists for Cuba Category:Boxers from Santiago de Cuba Category:Olympic medalists in boxing Category:Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Category:Cuban male boxers Category:21st-century Cuban sportsmen Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Category:Pan American Games gold medalists in boxing Category:Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games