Andry Laffita
Laffita rose to prominence after Olympic champion Yuriorkis Gamboa moved out of his weight class.During the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Mianyang, China Laffita defeated Somjit Jongjohor, Violito Payla, Juan Carlos Payano, Jérôme Thomas and Mirat Sarsembayev to reach the final.After Salinas moved up in weight class, Laffita finally claimed the championship in 2008 vs Alexei Collado.Laffita beat Braulio Ávila by a razor-thin countback decision in the semifinals of the regional qualifying tournament in 2008.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Laffita won the silver medal, losing in the final to Thai boxer Somjit Jongjohor.