Cuban boxing made a good debut at the World Boxing Championshipin Doha Thursday, thanks to the triumphs by fighters Yasnier Toledo, Arlen López and Erislandy Savón.
Cuban boxing made a good debut at the World Boxing Championshipin Doha Thursday, thanks to the triumphs by fighters Yasnier Toledo, Arlen López and Erislandy Savón.
Light welter weight Toledo started the victorious path, with a victory 3-0 over Abdelhak Aatakni (Morocco). Later, middle weight Lopez got another victory on 3-0 over Ailaj Venk (Slovenia) on Lopez' first match on World Championships.
"I stayed myself focused, concentrated. That is why I won the match," Lopez said to reporters after the fight.
Cruiser weight Savon joined, with a victory 3-0 and left Ecuadorian Julio Castillo, who lost to the Caribbean in the World Series V, on the road.
Meanwhile, two time Pan American champion, Mexican flyweight Joselito Velazquez, surprisingly lost against the Philippinean Rogen Ladon 0-3.
Ladon attacked from the beginning to prevail over Velazquez, who was bye in the opening round and was the first in the category of 49 kilograms.
From the beginning the Asian released his artillery of blows to take advantage and showed it in the second assault, when he was close to send the Mexican to the canvas, penalized by one point after a header.
Ladon was not in danger at any time , controlled the final minutes and eventually left with the decision of the three judges all gave 30 to 27, to give the first big surprise of the fair of the world and qualify for the third stage.
In addition to Velázquez, Mexico suffered the removal of Lindolfo Delgado, and now must find a ticket to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro-2016 in another competition.
In other bouts, Venezuelan light welter Luis Bunker lost 0-3 against Italian Vincenzo Mangiacapre in the second phase of the contest, which gives 23 seats to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
The first assault was favorable for Bunker, by split decision. Two judges gave partial 10-9 in his favor on the European, the other judge saw winner in this round to Mangiacapre score of 10-9.
Mario Delgado from Ecuador won 2-1 at US Anthony Campbell and the judges verdict was: 28-29, 29-28 and 29-28, and Argentinean heavyweight Yamil Peralta defeated 3-0 to German Roman Fress with referee decisions of 30-27, 29-28 and 30-27.
Source: PL