# Yoandris Salinas

Yoandris Salinas (born September 20, 1985) is a Cuban professional boxer from Ciego de Ávila best known to medal repeatedly at flyweight in international amateur tournaments.

## Amateur

Salinas sensationally lost in 2005 to 16-year-old Roniel Iglesias but beat Andry Laffita 2006 and 2007 at the national championships and therefore represented Cuba at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games where he lost the final (6:5) to Dominican Juan Carlos Payano.
In 2006 he won a tournament called "Cuban Olympics" by edging out (smaller) junior flyweight superstar Zou Shiming from China in the final.
At the Pan American Games 2007 he lost due to head injury to eventual winner McWilliams Arroyo.
In 2008 he tried the bantamweight division at the national championships but lost early to Osieres Hernández. In this division he now has Olympic silver medalist Yankiel León in front of him.

## Professional

He turned professional in 2009 at junior-featherweight. He won 20 of his first 21 contests, the only blemish on his record being a draw against Nehomar Cermeno in Panama City in October 2011. He faced Scott Quigg for the WBA super-bantamweight championship in Manchester on 28 September 2013. The fight resulted in a draw.

## Professional boxing record

20 Wins(13 knockouts, 7 decisions), 1 Losses, 2 Draws :
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 20–1–2 | Enrique Quevedo | TKO | 5 (10) | Jul 12, 2014 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Draw | 20–0–2 | Scott Quigg | MD | 12 | 2013-10-05 | The O2 Arena, Greenwich, London, United Kingdom | For WBA World Super Bantamweight title. |
| Win | 20–0–1 | Eliecer Lanzas | UD | 10 | 2012-10-06 | Hotel Holiday Inn, Managua, Nicaragua | |
| Win | 19–0–1 | Jose Anibal Cruz | TKO | 4 (8) | 2012-07-26 | Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| Win | 18–0–1 | Geyci Lorenzo | RTD | 6 (8) | 2012-07-23 | Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| Win | 17–0–1 | Imer Velasquez | TKO | 6 (9) | 2012-05-19 | Coliseo Miguel Grau, Callao, Peru | Retained WBA Fedebol Super Bantamweight title. |
| Win | 16–0–1 | Bismarck Alfaro | TKO | 8 (10) | 2012-02-17 | Casino Pharaohs, Managua, Nicaragua | |
| Win | 15–0–1 | Danny Erazo | UD | 8 | 2012-01-07 | Palacio de los Deportes, Heredia, Costa Rica | |
| Win | 14–0–1 | Aneudy Matos | TKO | 2 (10) | 2011-11-25 | Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| Draw | 13–0–1 | Nehomar Cermeno | SD | 8 | 2011-10-22 | Arena Roberto Durán, Panama City, Panama | For vacant NABA USA Super Bantamweight title. |
| Win | 13–0 | Felipe Almanza | KO | 3 (8) | 2011-08-12 | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida | |
| Win | 12–0 | Carlos Rivas | UD | 9 | 2011-07-30 | San José, Costa Rica | Won vacant WBA Fedebol Super Bantamweight title. |
| Win | 11–0 | Jhon Alberto Molina | KO | 3 (10) | 2011-07-16 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Won vacant WBC Latino Super Bantamweight title. |
| Win | 10–0 | Javier Castro | TKO | 2 (8) | 2011-07-09 | Gimnasio Marcelino Gonzalez, Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico | |
| Win | 9–0 | Robert DaLuz | UD | 6 | 2011-06-24 | Dade County Auditorium, Miami, Florida | |
| Win | 8–0 | Leshaun Blair | KO | 1 (6) | 2011-05-21 | Rec Center, Wilson, North Carolina | |
| Win | 7–0 | David Green | TKO | 6 (6) | 2011-04-23 | Miami-Dade County Fair & Expo, Miami, Florida | |
| Win | 6–0 | Ivan Moxey | KO | 3 (6) | 2011-04-02 | Roger Dean Stadium, Jupiter, Florida | |
| Win | 5–0 | Ángel López | TKO | 1 (4) | 2011-01-28 | Double Tree Westshore Hotel, Tampa, Florida | |
| Win | 4–0 | Danny Aquino | SD | 4 | 2010-12-07 | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida | |
| Win | 3–0 | Jesse Padilla | UD | 4 | 2010-02-27 | Electricians Union Hall, Miami, Florida | |
| Win | 2–0 | Yuniel Ramos | TKO | 3 (4) | 2010-02-05 | Don Taft University Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida | |
| Win | 1–0 | Felix Flores | UD | 4 | 2009-12-04 | LaCovacha, Miami, Florida | Professional debut. |