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{{Short description|Cuban boxer (born 1985)}}
{{family name hatnote|Acosta|Méndez Duarte|lang=Spanish}} 
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| name=Osmay Acosta
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| fullname = Osmay Acosta Méndez Duarte
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| nationality = {{CUB}}
| weight class = [[Heavyweight]] 
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|4|3}}
| birth_place = [[Havana]], [[Ciudad de la Habana]]
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| height = {{convert|1.88|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|91|kg|lb}}
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{{MedalCompetition|[[Boxing at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]] | [[Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight|Heavyweight]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Amateur Boxing Championships|World Amateur Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships|2009 Milan]] | Heavyweight}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Games]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[Boxing at the 2007 Pan American Games|2007 Rio]] | Heavyweight}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Central American and Caribbean Games]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[Boxing at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games|2006 Cartagena]] | Heavyweight}}
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'''Osmay Acosta Méndez Duarte''' (born April 3, 1985) is a Cuban former [[amateur boxing|amateur boxer]], who competed between [[boxing in the 2000s|2001 and 2010]], best known to win the 2007 PanAm Games at Heavyweight with 201&nbsp;lbs (91&nbsp;kg) limit.

==Career==
Acosta is a 1,85 m tall fighter, a southpaw, who won the 165&nbsp;lbs world cadet championships 2001 vs Zaur Teymurov and
became the junior world champion at 75&nbsp;kg/165&nbsp;lbs in 2002 in [[Santiago de Cuba]] beating Russian Nikolai Galacki 10:9, Uzbek Alisher Matniazov KO, and Kazack [[Dmitriy Gotfrid]] in the final 14:8.

At senior level he first struggled badly, in 2005 he was disqualified at the nationals at 178&nbsp;lbs.

At the national senior championships ("Playa Girón") 2006 he was beaten inside the distance by [[Odlanier Solis]] in an attempt to compete at super heavyweight so he dropped down to 201&nbsp;lbs where he won the [[Boxing at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games|2006 Central American Games]].

He was part of the Cuban team that won the [[2006 Boxing World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://rusboxing.ru/news.php?readmore=223 | title=Федерация Бокса России }}</ref>

He became national champion at 201&nbsp;lbs vs. [[Ismaikel Perez]] in 2007 and defeated southpaw [[Adam Willett]] 22:3 in the PanAm qualifier. He won the [[Boxing at the 2007 Pan American Games|2007 PanAm games]] stopping local favourite [[Rafael Lima (boxer)|Rafael Lima]] in the semifinals and easily beating [[Jose Julio Payares]] of Venezuela 11:3 (including a knockdown) in the finals.

At the Nations Cup he beat [[Alexander Povernov]] 14:8, at the Ahmet Comert Cup 2007<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Tournaments/AhmetComert2007.html|title = AhmetComert2007}}</ref> he defeated European Champion [[Denis Poyatsika]]. He would have been one of the top favorites at the world championships 2007 but Cuba didn't participate.

Acosta was undefeated for more than a year then was upset at the 2008 [[Strandzha Cup]] by an unknown Scotsman Stevie Simmons and struggled at the National Championships.

He qualified for Beijing by winning the first Olympic qualifier by beating fellow-qualifier [[Deontay Wilder]] in the final.
At the Olympics he lost to the eventual Russian winner Chakhkeiv.

At the [[2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships]] he defeated [[John M'Bumba]] but lost the final to fellow southpaw [[Egor Mekhontsev]] and won silver.

===Highlights===
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{{gold1}} Cuban National Youth Championships (75&nbsp;kg), [[Santiago de Cuba, Cuba]], May 2001:
*1/8: Defeated Alexander López RSC 4 {{small|(1:24)}}
*1/4: Defeated Yoandri Duvergel by unanimous decision, 5–0 (4 rds)
*1/2: Defeated Leiser Guzmán by unanimous decision, 5–0 (4 rds)
*Finals: Defeated Maikel Gómez by unanimous decision, 5–0 (4 rds)
{{gold1}} XXXVII Cuban National School Games (75&nbsp;kg), [[Santiago de Cuba, Cuba]], July 2001:
*1/4: Defeated Yunieski Pacheco RSC 3
*1/2: Defeated Yeliexer Delis RET 2 {{small|(1:02)}}
*Finals: Defeated [[Yunieski Gonzalez]] 11–9
{{gold1}} World Cadet Championships (75&nbsp;kg), [[Baku, Azerbaijan]], October 2001:
*1/8: Defeated Mikhtar Ruzibayev (Kazakhstan)
*1/4: Defeated Aleksandr Koval (Ukraine)
*1/2: Defeated Maksim Volf (Russia)
*Finals: Defeated Zaur Teymurov (Azerbaijan)
{{gold1}} VIII Roberto Balado Memorial (75&nbsp;kg), [[Havana, Cuba]], May 2002:
*Finals: Defeated Gerardo Castaño (Cuba) by unanimous decision, 5–0 (4 rds)
{{gold1}} World Youth Championships (75&nbsp;kg), [[Santiago de Cuba, Cuba]], November 2002:
*1/8: Defeated Levitico Neumann (Germany) 14–1 (4 rds)
*1/4: Defeated Nikolay Galachkin (Russia) 10–9 (4 rds)
*1/2: Defeated Alisher Matniyazov (Uzbekistan) KO 3
*Finals: Defeated [[Dmitriy Gotfrid]] (Kazakhstan) 14–8 (4 rds)
{{gold1}} IX Roberto Balado Memorial (81&nbsp;kg), [[Havana, Cuba]], May 2003:
*Finals: Defeated Yislán Barrera (Cuba) by split decision, 4–1 (4 rds)
XLIII Playa Girón (81&nbsp;kg), [[Camagüey, Cuba]], January 2004
* Lost to [[Ismaikel Pérez]] (Cuba) 8–10 (4 rds)
XLIV Playa Girón (81&nbsp;kg), [[Pinar del Río, Cuba]], January 2005:
* Lost to [[Yuniel Dorticos]] (Cuba) DQ 4
{{bronze3}} XLV Playa Girón (+91&nbsp;kg), [[Bayamo, Cuba]], January 2006:
*1/8: Defeated Alexander Marín (Cuba) by split decision, 3–2 (4 rds)
*1/4: Defeated Yurinieski Chibás (Cuba) by unanimous decision, 5–0 (4 rds)
*1/2: Lost to [[Odlanier Solís]] (Cuba) RET 3
{{gold1}} III Cuban Olympiad (91&nbsp;kg), [[Havana, Cuba]], April 2006:
*1/4: Defeated Juanerge Castillo (Dominican Republic) RSCO 1
*1/2: Defeated [[Isael Álvarez]] (Cuba) 22–7 (4 rds)
*Finals: Defeated Glendys Hernández (Cuba) RSCH 3
China–Cuba Duals (91&nbsp;kg), [[Havana, Cuba]], May 2006:
* Defeated Yao Wei (China) 9–2 (4 rds)
{{gold1}} [[2006 Central American and Caribbean Games|XX Central American and Caribbean Games]], [[Cartagena, Colombia]], July 2006:
*1/4: Defeated Juan de Jesús Paredes (Dominican Republic) 14–5 (4 rds)
*1/2: Defeated John Nieves (Colombia) 10–1 (4 rds)
*Finals: Defeated [[José Payares]] (Venezuela) 13–9 (4 rds)
{{silver2}} [[2006 Boxing World Cup|World Cup]] (91&nbsp;kg), [[Baku, Azerbaijan]], October 2006:
*1/8: Defeated Zhenis Taumurinov (Kazakhstan) RSCO
*1/4: Defeated [[Adam Willett]] (United States) 17–4 (4 rds)
*1/2: Defeated [[Elchin Alizade]] (Azerbaijan) 28–10 (4 rds)
*Finals: Lost to [[Rakhim Chakhkiev]] (Russia) 15–24 (4 rds)
{{gold1}} XLVI Playa Girón (91&nbsp;kg), [[Sancti Spiritus, Cuba]], January 2007:
*1/16: Defeated Noel Hernández (Cuba) RET 3
*1/8: Defeated Yuckleidis Fuentes (Cuba) by walkover
*1/4: Defeated Yasmani Consuegra (Cuba) 9–5 (4 rds)
*1/2: Defeated [[Yunieski Gonzalez]] (Cuba) 22–8 (4 rds)
*Finals: Defeated [[Ismaikel Pérez]] (Cuba) 18–14 (4 rds)
I Pan American qualifier (91&nbsp;kg), [[Barquisimeto, Venezuela]], February 2007:
*1/4: Defeated [[José Payares]] (Venezuela) 10–4 (4 rds)
*1/2: Defeated [[Azea Augustama]] (Haiti) RSCI
*Finals: Defeated [[Adam Willett]] (Dominican Republic) 22–3 (4 rds)
{{gold1}} XXVI Independence Cup (91&nbsp;kg), [[Santiago, Dominican Republic]], February 2007:
*1/4: Defeated Juanerge Castillo (Dominican Republic) 19–17 (4 rds)
*1/2: Defeated Víctor Segura (Dominican Republic) 22–6 (4 rds)
*Finals: Defeated [[Rafael Lima (boxer)|Rafael Lima]] (Brazil) 15–11 (4 rds)
National match-up (91&nbsp;kg), [[Havana, Cuba]], March 2007:
* Defeated [[Yunieski Gonzalez]] (Cuba) by unanimous decision, 5–0 (4 rds)
National match-up (91&nbsp;kg), [[Havana, Cuba]], April 2007:
* Defeated [[Ismaikel Pérez]] (Cuba) 9–5 (4 rds)
France–Cuba Duals (91&nbsp;kg), [[Amiens, France]], April 2007:
* Defeated Enmanuel Zombi (France) 28–4 (4 rds)
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{{gold1}} Nations Cup (91&nbsp;kg), [[Calais, France]], April 2007:
*1/2: Defeated David Reed (England) 26–7 (4 rds)
*Finals: Defeated [[Alexander Povernov]] (Germany) 8–4 (4 rds)
Romania–Cuba Duals (91&nbsp;kg), [[Bucharest, Romania]], May 2007:
* Defeated Petrisol Gananau (Romania) 3–0 (4 rds)
{{gold1}} XXII Ahmet Comert Memorial (91&nbsp;kg), [[Istanbul, Turkey]], May 2007:
*1/8: Defeated Mustafá Dede (Turkey) by walkover
*1/4: Defeated Sergey Pivovarenko (Ukraine) by walkover
*1/2: Defeated Remzi Ozbek (Turkey) 14–4 (4 rds)
*Finals: Defeated [[Denys Poyatsyka]] (Ukraine) RET 3
{{gold1}} XXXVIII [[Giraldo Cordova Cardin International Boxing Tournament|Giraldo Córdova Cardín]] (91&nbsp;kg), [[Santa Clara, Cuba]], May 2007:
*1/2: Defeated José Miguel Piloto (Cuba) 24–8 (4 rds)
*Finals: Defeated [[Deivis Julio]] (Colombia) 9–3 (4 rds)
{{gold1}} XV Pan American Games (91&nbsp;kg), [[Río de Janeiro, Brazil]], July 2007:
*1/4: Defeated [[Deivis Julio]] (Colombia) 10–2 (4 rds)
*1/2: Defeated [[Rafael Lima (boxer)|Rafael Lima]] (Brazil) RSC 2 {{small|(1:53)}}
*Finals: Defeated [[José Payares]] (Venezuela) 11–3 (4 rds)
Cuban National Team Championships (91&nbsp;kg), [[Havana, Cuba]], November 2007:
* Defeated Daniel Echevarria (Cuba) RET 1
* Defeated Nelson De La Rosa (Cuba) RET 2
* Defeated Reinier Castillo (Cuba) 9–0 (4 rds)
* Defeated Yoandri Reyna Poll (Cuba) RSC 2
* Defeated José Miguel López (Cuba) 14–0 (4 rds)
{{gold1}} XLVI Playa Girón (91&nbsp;kg), [[Holguín, Cuba]], January 2008:
*1/4: Defeated Nelson De La Rosa (Cuba) 11–0 (4 rds)
*1/2: Defeated [[Erislandy Savón]] (Cuba) 6–3 (4 rds)
*Finals: Defeated [[Yunieski Gonzalez]] (Cuba) 16–14 (4 rds)
Local match-up (91&nbsp;kg), [[Sancti Spiritus, Cuba]], January 2008:
* Defeated Noel Hernández (Cuba) RET 3
LIX Strandzha Cup (91&nbsp;kg), [[Plovdiv, Bulgaria]], February 2008:
* Lost to [[Stephen Simmons (boxer)|Stephen Simmons]] (Scotland) 16–21 (4 rds)
{{gold1}} XXVII Independence Cup (91&nbsp;kg), [[Santiago, Dominican Republic]], February 2008:
*1/4: Defeated Juan de Jesúa Paredes (Dominican Republic) 9–0 (4 rds)
*1/2: Defeated [[Rafael Lima (boxer)|Rafael Lima]] (Brazil) 6–1 (4 rds)
*Finals: Defeated [[Jorge Quiñonez]] (Ecuador) 13–0 (4 rds)
I Olympic Qualifier of the Americas (91&nbsp;kg), [[Puerto España]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]], March 2008:
*1/4: Defeated Emanuel Anderson (Barbados) 10–6 (4 rds)
*1/2: Defeated Jacques-Louis Sylvera (Canada) 9–1 (4 rds)
*Finals: Defeated [[Deontay Wilder]] (United States) 12–1 (4 rds)
{{gold1}} IV Cuban Olympiad (91&nbsp;kg), [[Havana, Cuba]], April 2008:
*1/8: Defeated Wualfredo Rivero (Venezuela) 5–0 (4 rds)
*1/4: Defeated José Fernández (Cuba) 5–0 (4 rds)
*1/2: Defeated [[Erislandy Savón]] (Cuba) 13–8 (4 rds)
*Finals: Defeated Yasmany Consuegra (Cuba) 10–5 (4 rds)
{{silver2}} VIII Klitschko Brothers Tournament (91&nbsp;kg), [[Kyiv, Ukraine]], May 2008
*1/4: Defeated [[Clemente Russo]] (Italy) 4–2 (4 rds)
*1/2: Defeated Sergey Pivovarenko (Ukraine) 12–4 (4 rds)
*Finals: Lost to [[Oleksandr Usyk]] (Ukraine) 4–10 (4 rds)
{{gold1}} XXXIX Usti Nad Labem Grand Prix (91&nbsp;kg), [[Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic]], June 2008:
*1/4: Defeated Aleksandr Beleziun (Lithuania) RSC 2
*1/2: Defeated Lukas Schulz (Germany) by walkover
*Finals: Defeated Vladimir Prusa (Czech Republic) RSC 2
Cuba–France Duals (91&nbsp;kg), [[Havana, Cuba]], June 2008:
* Defeated [[John M'Bumba]] (France) by unanimous decision, 5–0 (4 rds)
{{bronze3}} XXIX Summer Olympics (91&nbsp;kg), [[Beijing, China]], August 2008:
*1/8: Defeated [[Olanrewaju Durodola]] (Nigeria) 11–0 (4 rds)
*1/4: Defeated [[Helias Pavlidis]] (Greece) 7–4 (4 rds)
*1/2: Lost to [[Rakhim Chakhkiev]] (Russia) 5–10 (4 rds)
{{gold1}} Ostrava Grand Prix (91&nbsp;kg), [[Ostrava, Czech Republic]], October 2008:
*1/4: Defeated József Darmos (Hungary) 9–1
*1/2: Defeated Vladimir Reznicek (Czech Republic) 13–5
*Finals: Defeated Vitalijus Subačius (Lithuania) 4–2
Cuban National Team Championships (91&nbsp;kg), [[Santiago de Cuba, Cuba]], November 2008:
* Defeated Reinier Castillo RET 2
* Defeated Yoandry Reyna Poll RET 2
* Defeated Jorge Luis Garbey RET 4
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{{gold1}} [[2008 Boxing World Cup|World Cup]] (91&nbsp;kg), [[Moscow, Russia]], December 2008:
*1/4: Defeated [[Evgenyi Romanov|Yevgeniy Romanov]] (Russia) 15–4
*1/2: Defeated Roman Masalimov (Russia) 21–3
*Finals: Defeated [[Oleksandr Usyk]] (Ukraine) by walkover
{{gold1}} XLVIII Playa Girón (91&nbsp;kg), [[Guantanamo, Cuba]], January 2009:
*1/8: Defeated Yuniel Castro RET 1
*1/4: Defeated Yoandri Maceo 10–0
*1/2: Defeated Jorge Luis Garbey 5–2
*Finals: Defeated Pedro Julio Rodriguez 20–12
{{gold1}} LIII Bocskai Memorial (91&nbsp;kg), [[Debrecen, Hungary]], February 2009:
*1/8: Defeated Stjepan Vugdelija (Croatia) 10–2
*1/4: Defeated [[Ali Mazaheri]] (Iran) 8–1
*1/2: Defeated [[John M'Bumba]] (France) 11–9
*Finals: Defeated [[Evgenyi Romanov|Yevgeniy Romanov]] (Russia) 7–2
{{bronze3}} LX Strandzha Cup (91&nbsp;kg), [[Plovdiv, Bulgaria]], February 2009:
*1/4: Defeated Oleksandr Trifonov (Ukraine) 2–0
*1/2: Lost to [[Egor Mekhontsev]] (Russia) 2–6
{{gold1}} XXIV Ahmet Comert Memorial (91&nbsp;kg), [[Istanbul, Turkey]], April 2009:
*1/4: Defeated Mihail Muntean (Moldova) 3–0
*1/2: Defeated József Darmos (Hungary) 10–0
*Finals: Defeated Sergey Kalchugin (Russia) 10–5
{{gold1}} XXIX Giraldo Córdova Cardín (91&nbsp;kg), [[Sancti Spiritus, Cuba]], June 2009:
*1/2: Defeated Omar Ibanez (Cuba) 10–3
*Finals: Defeated [[Julio Castillo]] (Ecuador) 9–3
{{gold1}} VIII Pan American Championships (91&nbsp;kg), [[Mexico City, Mexico]], July 2009:
*1/2: Defeated [[Deivis Julio]] (Colombia) 12–5
*Finals: Defeated Jacques-Louis Sylvera (Canada) 5–1
{{silver2}} [[2009 AIBA World Boxing Championships|World Championships]] (91&nbsp;kg), [[Milan, Italy]], September 2009:
*1/16: Defeated [[Con Sheehan]] (Ireland) 11–0
*1/8: Defeated [[Tervel Pulev]] (Bulgaria) 11–2
*1/4: Defeated [[Mohamed Arjaoui]] (Morocco) 6–2
*1/2: Defeated [[John M'Bumba]] (France) 9–2
*Finals: Lost to [[Egor Mekhontsev]] (Russia) 2–12
Cuban National Team Championships (91&nbsp;kg), [[Camagüey, Cuba]], November 2009:
* Lost to [[Yusiel Nápoles]] 0–3
* Defeated Jorge Luis Garbey 5–2
* Defeated José Fernández 5–1
Kazakhstan–Cuba Duals (91&nbsp;kg), [[Astana, Kazakhstan]], December 2009:
* Lost to [[Vasiliy Levit]] 6–7
{{silver2}} Zharylgapov Memorial (91&nbsp;kg), [[Karaganda, Kazakhstan]], December 2009:
*Finals: Lost to Zhan Kosobutskiy (Kazakhstan) 0–5
{{gold1}} XLIX Playa Girón (91&nbsp;kg), [[Santiago de Cuba, Cuba]], January 2010:
*1/8: Defeated Michel Prado 2–0
*1/4: Defeated José Fernández 3–0
*1/2: Defeated Leinier Perot 7–3
*Finals: Defeated [[José Larduet]] 9–1
LIV Bocskai Memorial (91&nbsp;kg), [[Debrecen, Hungary]], February 2010:
*1/8: Lost to [[Egor Mekhontsev]] (Russia) 2–7
{{bronze3}} LXI Strandzha Cup (91&nbsp;kg), [[Yambol]], [[Bulgaria]], February 2010:
*1/4: Defeated Ramezjon Ahmedov (Uzbekistan) 4–1
*1/2: Lost to Sergey Kalchugin (Russia) 2–4
Cuba–Ecuador Duals (91&nbsp;kg), [[Havana, Cuba]], March 2010:
* Defeated [[Julio Castillo]] (Ecuador) 3–0
{{silver2}} V Cuban Olympiad (91&nbsp;kg), [[Camagüey, Cuba]], May 2010:
*1/4: Defeated Ronney Aguirre (Cuba) 18–4
*1/2: Defeated Reinier Castillo (Cuba) 10–1
*Finals: Lost to Leinier Perot (Cuba) 1–4
Cuban National Team Championships (91&nbsp;kg), [[Pinar del Rio, Cuba]], November 2010:
* Defeated Rafael Reyes 12–2
* Lost to Leinier Perot 6–9
* Defeated [[Erislandy Savón]] 7–6
* Defeated José Fernández 7–0
{{gold1}} Cuban National Cerro Pelado Cup (91&nbsp;kg), [[Havana, Cuba]], December 2010:
*Finals: Defeated Ronney Aguirre 15–3
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.geocities.ws/pedrinet/acosta.html Osmay Acosta Amateur Career] (in Spanish) compiled by Pedro Cabrera Isidrón of the Cuban Olympics Committee. Last updated: August 29, 2008.
* [http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/WorldCadetChampionships2001.html 2001 cadet results]
* [http://www.inder.cu/indernet/Provincias/stg/boxeo_mundial_juvenil_2002/web_site_competition_summary.htm2002 2002 junior results]{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418051548/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ac/osmay-acosta-1.html sports-reference]

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