Roberto Jalnaiz was a boxer who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and 1992 Summer Olympics in Seoul Korea and Barcelona, Spain, respectively.
Jalnaiz first campaigned in the flyweight division where he won a bronze medal at the 1987 Southeast Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. The following year, he took part in the 1988 Summer Olympics and lost to Hungary’s Janos Varadi in his opening bout.
Jalnaiz qualified for the 1992 Summer Olympics by reaching the semifinals of the 1992 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships in Bangkok. He stopped Agustin Castillo of the Dominican Republic in his opening bout in Barcelona before posting another abbreviated victory over Frenchman Philippe Wartelle to reach the quarterfinals of the bantamweight division. Jalnaiz was leading Joel Casamayor halfway through the first round of their quarterfinal bout when the Cuban landed a solid left that knocked him out and abruptly put an end to their duel. Casamayor went on to win the gold medal. On top of his Olympic stints, Jalnaiz is best known for winning the country's only gold medal at the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing, China. Jalnaiz retired after the Barcelona Games and became a boxing trainer and talent scout.
He remained involved in boxing after migrating to the US and was often included in Manny Pacquiao’s large entourage whenever the Filipino ring icon has a fight in the United States.
Jalnaiz first campaigned in the flyweight division where he won a bronze medal at the 1987 Southeast Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. The following year, he took part in the 1988 Summer Olympics and lost to Hungary’s Janos Varadi in his opening bout.
Jalnaiz qualified for the 1992 Summer Olympics by reaching the semifinals of the 1992 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships in Bangkok. He stopped Agustin Castillo of the Dominican Republic in his opening bout in Barcelona before posting another abbreviated victory over Frenchman Philippe Wartelle to reach the quarterfinals of the bantamweight division. Jalnaiz was leading Joel Casamayor halfway through the first round of their quarterfinal bout when the Cuban landed a solid left that knocked him out and abruptly put an end to their duel. Casamayor went on to win the gold medal. On top of his Olympic stints, Jalnaiz is best known for winning the country's only gold medal at the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing, China. Jalnaiz retired after the Barcelona Games and became a boxing trainer and talent scout.
He remained involved in boxing after migrating to the US and was often included in Manny Pacquiao’s large entourage whenever the Filipino ring icon has a fight in the United States.
GAMES
1988 Summer Olympics, Seoul
1992 Summer Olympics, Barcelona
1992 Summer Olympics, Barcelona