Yoenli Hernandez showed himself very solidly on Uzbek soil. Author: I WAS GOING TO
CUBA will have six representatives in the semi-finals of the World Boxing Championship after a long day of fighting during which our army has reduced its troops by half.
Five young boxers unanimously secured the bronze medal for the Greater Antilles: in the weight of 57 kg, Saidel Orta surpassed Serik Temirzhanov (Kazakhstan); in 75, Yoenli Hernandez eliminated the Bulgarian Mofid Rami; Fernando Arzola did the same in heavyweight (+92 kg) against China’s Danabieke Baykewuzi; Alejandro Claro (48 kg) defeated Scottish Bashir Akil; Finally, Erislandy Alvarez (60 kg) sent home Andrew Chilat from Zambia.
The sixth victory, divided but undeniable, belongs to the 2017 monarch Yosbani Veitia, who beat the old man known as the Venezuelan Yoel Finol 4:1 and thus secured at least a fourth medal in this competition, where he also adds silver. (2015) and bronze (2013).
Now, smiles aside, the truth is that the day was not exactly a happy one for Cuba, as some of its best and most recognized representatives were left behind, causing a lot of controversy.
In one of the most controversial fights of the quarterfinals, the 2019 champion Roniel Iglesias (67 kg) lost by separate voting (2-3) to Asadkhuja Muidinkhudzhaev, a local resident. The original verdict was 2-3 against the two-time Olympic Monarch, but usually these types of closed decisions are passed on to an additional committee where the result is checked, where it ended in a 1-1 draw, which made
Representatives of Cuba issued an official statement, believing that an injustice had been committed against their athlete.
Another who gave up very hard was Arlen Lopez in the 80 kg weight class against China’s Tanglatihan Touohetaerbike. In the case of the world and Olympic champion the situation was different because, despite the fact that the initial verdict reflected 3:2 in his favor, then the judges gave 2:0 in favor of the Asian, and he found himself raising a victorious weapon.
Five-time world champion Julio Cesar la Cruz (92 kg) dropped out in an extremely equal fight against Uzbek Lazizbek Mullodzhonov, where it was clear that the local team weighed. However, in view of the constant mixed judgments of the referees, it is true that the Camaguey player had to force his offense more in order to remove any trace of doubt about his superiority.
The most obvious way to say goodbye to competitors was the triple king of the planet Lazaro Alvarez (63.5 kg), who lost to Chinzorig Baatarsukh (Mongolia) with a score of 4:1; as well as his teammates Jorge Cuellar (71 kg) and Nelson Williams (86 kg), both in unanimous results against Indian Nishant Dev and Mexican Rogelio Romero respectively.
This Friday there will be a day of rest in the Eurasian capital, and on Saturday the semi-final matches will return to action in the ring. In this case, Claro will play against Sahil Alakhverdovi (Georgia); Veitia against the Kazakh Mahmud Sabyrkhan; Horta will face Hussam Mohammed (India); Erislandi will face Mohammad Abu Jajeh (Jordan); Yoenli will face Moreno Fendero (France) and Arzola will face Magomed Abdullayev (Azerbaijan).
Source: Juventud Rebelde