Horta from Cienfuegos shone in his debut. Author: rebellious youth
The start of the 22nd World Boxing Championship from a seat at the Humo Arena in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, couldn’t have been better for the Cuban discipline team attending the fight, as the franchise has already added its first win on the tour, which will run until May 14. .
For the Tamers, it was Cienfuegos’ Saidel Horta, who first went up to the board in the first round of the 54-57kg featherweight division. There, without apparent difficulties, he overtook his duty rival, Belarusian Maxim Pankov.
The young local boxer, new to this level of competition, will return to the ring next Friday to face Trinidadian Anthony Joseph.
This Tuesday there will be a presentation dedicated to the Antilles delegation of the three-time world champion Lazaro Alvarez (63.5 kg), who will fight in gloves with the Mexican Donovan Morales; before that, Nelson Vaillant from Camagüey (86 kg), rival of Daniel Guzmán from the Dominican Republic, makes his debut.
Cuba arrived in the Uzbek city with a team of 13 boxers, a group that pursues among its goals an increase in the number of medals of the Greater Antilles in World Cup competitions, fairs, where our country is the main winner with a historically accumulated 80 gold medals, 35 silver and 28 bronze.
To do this, his main figures will perform in the ring, led by Julio Cesar La Cruz (92 kg), who is striving for a feat: winning his sixth world title. Next to him are the experienced and always reliable Roniel Iglesias (67 kg) and Arlen Lopez (80 kg), both twice Olympic champions.
Added to this powerful trident, who we won’t see in the first round because he was among the “seeded” in the regular draw, is the current king of the 75 kg weight category, Yoenlis Hernandez (also approved by the drawing system) and another one, which Yosbani Veitia (54 kg ) from Sancti Spiritus already knows what it means to rise to the top of the World Cup podium, who, together with Alvarez from Pinar del Rio, seem to be the best trump cards of the squad, which will once again follow the orders of coach Rolando Asebal.
The rest of the team is made up of Alejandro Claro (48kg), Erislan Romero (51kg), Erislandis Alvarez (60kg), Jorge Cuellar (71kg), Nelson Williams (86kg) and the 2021 youth championship bronze. world championship Fernando Arzola (+92 kg).
Source: Juventud Rebelde