Robert Leosdan Alfonso Acea was born on November 11,1986 and is a Cuban professional boxer.
12 Facts About Robert Alfonso
Robert Alfonso is best known for his victory at the 2007 Pan American games in the super heavyweight division.
Robert Alfonso immediately won a major title, in the Pan American Games in Rio, beating Brazilian Antonio Rogerio Nogueira 4:0 in the semis and Colombian Oscar Rivas 8:4 in the finals [1].
Robert Alfonso lost his first Olympic bout 3:5 to Ukrainian Vyacheslav Glazkov.
Robert Alfonso immigrated to the United States in 2012 to begin his professional career.
Robert Alfonso made a strong comeback on June 25,2016 with a knockout against Charles Daughtry 0:24 seconds into the first round.
Robert Alfonso went on to win 3 additional fights from July to September 2016, all by way of unanimous decision.
Robert Alfonso's winning continued into 2017 with a first-round TKO over Keith Thompson at the BJCC in Birmingham, Alabama on the undercard of Deontay Wilder vs Gerald Washington on February 25.
Robert Alfonso landed several big hits against opponent Roberto Santos throughout the first and second rounds, causing Santos to forfeit at the end of the second round.
Robert Alfonso earned a shot at his first title fight on August 11,2017.
Robert Alfonso emerged victorious by unanimous decision after a tough ten-round battle.
Robert Alfonso finished the year with a six-round unanimous decision victory over opponent Ronny Hale in Alexandria, Louisiana.