{"id":15514,"date":"2026-03-16T14:10:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T18:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/?p=15514"},"modified":"2026-03-16T14:10:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T18:10:02","slug":"cuba-competing-for-nine-titles-and-13-boxers-qualified-for-santo-domingo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/cuba-competing-for-nine-titles-and-13-boxers-qualified-for-santo-domingo\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuba: Competing for Nine Titles and 13 Boxers Qualified for Santo Domingo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7017 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/boxing-1024x448.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/boxing-1024x448.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/boxing-300x131.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/boxing-768x336.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/boxing-1536x672.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/boxing.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>Guantanamo.- Cuba will compete today in Guadalajara for nine belts and has qualified 13 athletes for the boxing tournament of the Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The island\u2019s flagship sporting organization secured a full team in the men\u2019s division with representation in all seven weight categories, and six spots among the women, as it did not field a competitor in the 60-kilogram division.<\/p>\n<p>The two-time Olympic champion Julio C\u00e9sar La Cruz (90 kg), the reigning Olympic champion Erislandy \u00c1lvarez (65 kg), and the world runner-up Fernando Arzola (+90 kg) will compete for the title in the qualifying tournament, along with Yunier Sorsano (70 kg), Saidel Horta (60 kg), Alejandro Claro (55 kg), and Keylor Garc\u00eda (80 kg).<\/p>\n<p>Among the women, Carysney Garc\u00eda (54 kg) and Magda Mass\u00f3 (57 kg) advanced to the title match with 5-0 victories against Guatemalan Jennifer Yool and by RSC against Salvadoran Gabriela C\u00e1rcamo, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Although they debuted with losses, Yailena Palomo (51 kg), Dayira Mesa (70 kg), and Yoana Rodr\u00edguez (75 kg) also secured their spots at the Santo Domingo multi-sports complex, benefiting from the high number of entries in their respective weight classes.<\/p>\n<p>The Guadalajara event drew just over 80 boxers from Barbados, Colombia, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, and Mexico.<\/p>\n<div class=\"penci-single-link-pages\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guantanamo.- Cuba will compete today in Guadalajara for nine belts and has qualified 13 athletes for the boxing tournament of the Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo 2026. 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