Lazaro Alvarez achieved his third success in a row in the jousting tournament. Author: I WAS GOING TO
Fourteen victories. Such is the balance of successive victories of the Cuban boxing team at the World Boxing Championship in Tashkent in 2023.
Roniel Iglesias (67kg) added to that number this Saturday with a 5-2 win over Dominican Johnny Fernandez, though the Antillean had to struggle to pull out of the fight, his first-ever Uzbekistan-hosted competition.
Another from Pinar del Río, Lázaro Alvarez (63.5 kg), later achieved his third success at Humo Arena by easily defeating the Brazilian Iurie Dosreis 5-0. The three-time world champion vueltabajero told the digital newspaper Jit, dedicating the victory this Saturday
“a conquest that will lead him to fight for bronze next Wednesday against the Mongolian Chinzorig Baatarsukh” of his little daughter, who has a birthday this Sunday.
The Tamers’ third smile of the day came from young boxer Jorge Cuellar (71kg), who was able to defeat South African Simnikwe Bongko and with a unanimous vote of 5-0 is now going into his third fight. next Tuesday against the Ecuadorian Jose Rodriguez.
On Sunday, Cuba is waiting for the debut in battle of another of our world monarchs: Yoenlis Hernandez, who will fight Jordanian Mohammad Almhart in the weight category up to 75 kg.
In the poster itself, Erislan Romero will come to the board at 51kg to face Kenya’s Davis Macharia with fistfights, followed by Seidel Horta (57kg) against Dominican Leonel de los Santos; while Fernando Arzola (+92) will face Indian Narender Narender.
Source: Juventud Rebelde