José Kelvin de la Nieve

Who is José Kelvin de la Nieve?

José Kelvin de la Nieve Linares is a boxer competied in the light flyweight weight class at the 2008 Summer Olympics for Spain.

He became a Spanish citizen in 2000 and is based out of Huelva. He has been competing with the Club Deportivo Yoon. After failing to qualify for the 2004 Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the 2005 Mediterranean Games and was able to become the only boxer from Spain to box in Beijing. He lost his Olympic debut to American southpaw Luis Yanez 9:12.

De la Nieve won silver at the 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Liverpool, England after he lost to Hovhannes Danielyan in the final.

At the 2010 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Moscow, Russia he won the bronze medal after he lost to Paddy Barnes from Ireland at the Semifinals.