SAN LUIS POTOSÍ, Mexico.- The Cuban boxer Saidel Hortaone of the title contenders in the 57kg category, has been eliminated in the round of 16 of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
Horta, another of Cuba’s medal hopes, failed to advance to the next round after losing to Kyrgyzstan’s Munarbek Seiitbek Uulu.
The Cuban boxer lost a fight that was stopped in the third round due to a cut suffered by the Caribbean boxer. The judges’ vote awarded the fight to Munarbek Seiitbek Uulu, with 28-29, 28-29, 28-29, 29-28, 30-27.
Following the injury, the ring doctor suggested stopping the fight due to the depth of the wound.
Rolando Acebal, head trainer of the Cuban team, told the press that his pupil did not follow the agreed plan for the second round and paid the consequences.
“The planned tactic worked perfectly in the first round, because we instructed Saidel to attack from the beginning to take advantage and force him to seek the fight. If the opposite happened, he could have retreated, as he usually does,” Acebal explained.
However, in the second round, “Horta was confused.” “He did the opposite of what we told him, he started attacking, defending. That was not indicated, we told him to repeat what he did in the first round and from then on there was no progress.”
The coach attributed the above to the Cuban’s youth and lack of experience.
Horta and Julio Cesar La Cruz fell in their respective divisions, leaving a bleak outlook for the boxing squad.
The double Olympic champion Julio Cesar La Cruz He lost his fight this Sunday against his compatriot Loren Berto Alfonso, competing for Azerbaijanand said goodbye to the Olympic dream in his first appearance.
The standard-bearer La Cruz lost in a close fight (2-3) and upset the predictions of gold that the Cuban sports authorities had predicted.
Few promises of medals
This Wednesday, July 31, archer Hugo Franco was eliminated from the competition after being defeated in the round of 32 by the Chinese Yan Wang. With a final score of 2-6, Franco won the first set 28-27, but Wang took the next three sets with scores of 25-29, 26-28 and 27-28.
Earlier in the day, Franco had defeated Mexican Bruno Martinez in the round of 32 with a score of 7-3. In that match, he tied the first set (26-26), lost the second (27-28), and won the remaining three sets: 28-27, 29-27 and 27-26.
Also this Wednesday the judoka Iván Felipe Silva, multiple champion Pan American Championship in the 90 kg category, was eliminated in his first fight by hansoku-make against Erlan Sherov of Kyrgyzstan. The performance of the representation of the Island in this sport opened the eve Maylin Del Toro Carvajal (63 kg). The four-time Pan American Games medalist lost her match against Japan’s Miko Takaichi. Del Toro was defeated by ippon in a match that lasted just over three minutes.
In rowing, Reidy Cardona competed today in the semi-finals of the single scull at the Centro Náutico de Aguas Tranquilas. Although he finished last in his heat with a time of 7:15.63 minutes, this result allows him to move on to the medal discussion.
