The first poster of female boxing in Cuba took place this Saturday in the ring of the “Giraldo Córdova Cardín” Higher Training School for High Performance Athletes, in Havana.
A total of 12 bouts, two in each of the six divisions, defined the Cuban members at the Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador, El Salvador, in 2023. The poster comes just a few weeks after the presence of Cubans was made official. in this sport.
Santiago Suárez, head coach of the now constituted team #Cuba from #Boxing feminine comments on the first official poster between women. #Boxing #CubanSport pic.twitter.com/SXGcd0N3DZ
— Tony Díaz Susavila (@beisbolpress) December 17, 2022
Most of the 48 chosen to try to be included in the list have had results in other combat sports quite related to boxing, according to a report from the Cuban News Agency (ACN).
At least seven of them had experience as athletes, according to statements to Radio Rebelde by Alberto Puig de la Barca, president of the Cuban boxing federation.
These are the best girls who have been training for some time, prior to the officialization of the practice of boxing among women.
Cuba gives the green light to the official practice of women’s boxing
The National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation (Inder) made official the practice of boxing among women at the beginning of the month, a request that had been valued for several years.
The change is part of a series of reforms that have been accelerating in Cuban boxing. Last May, Cuba made its professional boxing debut at a show in Mexico after a six-decade ban.
Previously, in 2014, the insular fighters had entered the semi-pro circuit.
Boxing for women has gained acceptance across the globe and has been part of the Olympic program since the London 2012 edition.
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