2024-06-06 21:04:59
Textual content: Editorial Cuba Noticias 360
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This Friday, Erislandy Alvárez from Cienfuegos turned the fifth Cuban boxer with a ticket to the Olympic Video games subsequent summer season. The Antillean consultant defeated the Kazakh Bazarbay Mukhammedsaby with a 3-2 vote and secured one of many 5 spots distributed within the light-weight division (63.5 kilograms) within the final qualifying event primarily based in Bangkok, Thailand.
His compatriot Jorge Cuéllar didn’t have the identical luck, who misplaced a unanimous resolution of 0-5 towards the Polish Damián Durkacz within the 71 kilos. Nevertheless, the person from Sancti Spiritus nonetheless has an opportunity to realize his objective if he wins his two fights this weekend.
Tremendous heavyweight Fernando Arzola (+92 kg) can be nonetheless alive within the Thai capital. After making his debut on Wednesday with a 5-0 success towards the Mexican Javier Cruz, the person from Santiago will take to the sector tomorrow for his second look towards the Mongolian Byeknur Khali, however he would nonetheless want a 3rd victory to seal his ticket to Paris.
Of the 4 Antilleans current on this final pre-Olympic, Yakelín Estornell has already been eradicated. The veteran from Guantanamo, transformed to boxing after a profession as a fighter, fell to the Canadian Sara Kali on the way in which to a spot within the 66 kilos, and couldn’t transcend as the primary Cuban girl to entry a summer season occasion within the sport of the fists.
With the one feminine consultant now out of choices, Cuba’s goal now’s to realize a full staff within the seven males’s classes known as for the Parisian competitors, because the two Olympic monarchs Julio César La Cruz (92 kg) and Arlen López (80 kg) , in addition to the world runner-up Saidel Horta (57 kg), bought their passports within the final Pan American Video games, whereas Alejandro Claro (51 kg) did so within the Busto Arsizio qualifier, held final March.
Whatever the last variety of locations, Antillean boxing can have a troublesome outlook in Paris given the virtually full renewal of its squad with respect to the Tokyo 2020 Video games. Within the Japanese capital, the so-called Flagship competed in seven of the eight divisions in lyes and propelled the Caribbean delegation to 14th place within the medal desk by nation, due to 4 titles and a bronze.
Nevertheless, solely the skilled La Cruz and López will repeat that staff, who will search to climb to the highest of the rostrum for the third time within the Olympic Video games. Within the case of Roniel Iglesias, monarch within the now uncalled 69 kilos, he was not noted of this cycle, whereas Andy Cruz, holder of the 63, left the island two years in the past and is presently working in skilled boxing. His alternative is the not too long ago labeled Álvarez.
Likewise, the three-time bronze medalist Lázaro Álvarez, Yosbany Veitía from Sancti Spiritus and Dainer Peró from Camagüey won’t repeat their presence beneath the 5 rings, whose locations within the featherweight, flyweight and tremendous heavyweight, respectively, had been now occupied by Horta, Claro and Arzola , the latter nonetheless awaiting the Olympic ticket. Lastly, Cuéllar would full the staff if he lastly makes the passage within the new 71 kilo division.