Cubans Arlen López and Julius Cesar La Cruz will participate in the stop of the World Tour of the International Association of Boxing (IBA, for its acronym in English), which with the category of Golden Belt Series began this Thursday in the Moroccan city of Marrakech.
Arlen, double Olympic champion, will face Egyptian Abdel Rahman Salah next Saturday, the first of the three rivals he will have to challenge on the way to the tournament tournament, according to a note published in the sports portal Hit.
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The presentation of La Cruz, also a two-time Olympic champion, is scheduled for this Sunday and his opponent will be the winner of the previous duel between the Egyptian Karim Matalla and the Guinean Ibrahina Sory Barry, the information added.
Arlen and La Cruz appear among the most prominent figures of the Domadores de Cuba franchise, which began to venture into professional circuits last year after the Cuban Boxing Federation sign a representation agreement with the Mexican promoter Golden Ring.
In addition, both ventured into the highest category of World Tour Boxing during an event held in the Mexican city of Guadalajara, where they won the scepter.
Cuban Julio César La Cruz is crowned in the World Boxing Tour
On that occasion, Arlen defeated Algerian Younes Nemouchi in the final without major setbacks, while La Cruz recovered from a bad start to lead local Carlos Antonio Rodríguez 3-1 in the fight for the belt of the division of 92 kilograms.
The World Boxing Tour is a circuit of four levels (Diamond, Gold, Silver and Bronze Belts) that, in addition to greater blank opportunities, provides boxers with more lucrative incentives, in particular the cash prize awarded to its medalists. , as well as the distribution of points for the ranking world.
