The Guantanamo boxer Arlen Lopez Cardona, of 75 kilograms, became champion in the 31st edition of the Olympic Games and gave the gold medal to his province.
The Guantanamo boxer Arlen Lopez Cardona, of 75 kilograms, became champion in the 31st edition of the Olympic Games and gave the gold medal to his province.
The neighborhood Sur was warm and full of joy because of men and women who filled the house of the beloved son that has made history in world boxing: who is the World Champion, Central American and Caribbean Champion, Pan American and Olympic champion now.
Sport hegemony of boxing in the easternmost province is ratified with the ninth title in these Olympic events that the 23-year pugilist achieved with courage as Angel Herrera and Felix Savon among other prominent athleteshave done.
Reyna Cardona, mother of the Olympic champion has lived the greatest emotions, she knew her son had the perfect conditions to convince and win in this competition.
"This precious medal is dedicated to my Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz. I was born in 1958, I met this great leader with the energy that gave me and is always present in my life and I said, Fidel helps my son to win the medal as you won the war of January 1959. And I awarded the gold, "said the mother after the victory of her son.
"When he phoned me before that fight, I told Tito, I promised the medal, bring it to me my child, mijito bring it to me and said I trusted my mom and now has given me all pride, already has four big medals AIBA ".
The fight at the home of Arlen Lopez Cardona was watched by Mariluz Leyva, member of the Provincial Bureau of the Communist Party in Guantanamo and sports sector authorities at Guantanamo.
the whole Cuba lived exciting moments, first when Robeisy Ramirez, 56 kg, won his second gold medal in Olympic Games, after beating American Shakur Stevenson and then with the title of Arlen Lopez by unanimous decision against the Uzbek Bektemir Melikuziev.
Translation: Liubis Balart Martínez