# Saidel Iván Horta Rodríguez del Rey

**Date of birth:** March 28, 2002

**Categories:** Sports, boxing

Saidel Iván Horta Rodríguez del Rey was born on March 28, 2002, in Cienfuegos, Cuba. A product of the Cuban boxing school, he broke through internationally in 2023, taking featherweight (57 kg) silver at the World Championships in Tashkent and another silver at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.

He boxed for Cuba at the Paris 2024 Olympics at 57 kg. He later moved up to 60 kg, where in October 2026 he won the continental title in Puebla, Mexico, going 4-0, and secured a place at the 2027 Pan American Games in Lima.