2023-12-18 17:35:40
Foto: RL Hevia
Text: Editorial Cuba Noticias 360
The boxers Julio César La Cruz and David Morell vindicated Cuban boxing this weekend, after seven days before Lázaro Álvarez and Robeisy Ramírez left through the narrow door in search of their respective world belts.
The two-time Olympic champion from Camagüey, representing the Federation of the Caribbean island (FCB), won his first professional crown by defeating the Nigerian Austine Nnamdi in an exotic poster that took place in Conakry, capital of Guinea, last Saturday.
“The Shadow,” as the Antillean is known, was indecipherable for his rival in the main event of the evening, scheduled for 10 rounds, for the title of the super-cruise division of the World Boxing Association (WBA). English).
La Cruz dosed the work perfectly to dominate all the rounds, reported the Jit portal. He increased his authority in the second half of a fight. He hit with precision, although the exchanges were not sustained, he added to the publication.
Statements by Cuban two-time Olympic champion Julio César La Cruz about the conquest of the international gold belt of the super-cruising division of the World Association of #Boxingwith a unanimous victory in 10 rounds over the Nigerian Austine Nnamdi, in Conakry, Guinea. #Cuba pic.twitter.com/g4O3mtecfV
— JIT Cuban Sport (@jit_digital) December 17, 2023
The success of the pentamonarch of the world is considered the second and most important at the professional level of the Tamers of Cuba, after the crown of the Central American and Caribbean Boxing Federation that Lázaro Álvarez achieved in the middle of the year.
Precisely, the man from Pinar del Río who also competes under the FCB umbrella was one of the two Cubans who was defeated the previous weekend. “The Prince” was on the verge of his first WBA universal belt in the rented category, after falling to the Russian Albert Batyrgaziev in Dubai.
That same day another Cuban Olympic champion had to settle for defeat, but it was Robeisy Ramírez, who for several years has had no ties with the Cuban federation and acts on his own in the World Boxing Organization (WBO) circuit.
The Cienfuegos native could not justify his nickname “the Train” against the Mexican Rafael “El Divino” Espinoza and lost the featherweight division title after 12 rounds that ended with a divided vote of the judges.
In the case of Robeisy, the one who was in charge of redeeming him was Morrell, one who also does not exhibit ties to Cuban boxing and retained his status as WMA super middleweight champion. The 25-year-old fighter finished off the Ghanaian Sena Agbeko before finishing the second round of the fight held on Saturday in Minneapolis, United States.
Now, the boxer from Santa Clara has made five successful defenses of his belt and all of them were stopped by referees. Once this new successful performance was recorded at 168 pounds, specialized publications such as ESPN placed him as a future challenger for Mexican star Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez, super weight champion.
DAVID MORRELL JR. DELIVERS ????@OsvaryJ ends the final fight in Showtime Boxing’s 37-year history with a 2nd-round KO over Sena Agbeko.#MorrellAgbeko #ShowtimeBoxing pic.twitter.com/OqNzqScqg8
— SHOWTIME Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) December 17, 2023
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