Although the World Boxing Championship held in Liverpool has not yet been entered into the World Boxing Championship, it is already a fact that the Cuban squad will not be able to approach its harvest of the last appointment of the world, in which six pugilists rose to the podium. Now, with a squad of eight men, at most they can aspire will be three medals.
This gloomy panorama occurs after the elimination of five of the Caribbean troops in Liverpool, where only the experienced Julio César La Cruz, the star Erislandy Álvarez (the best of the national team without debate) and the Mosca Alejandro Claro, who will not climb the quadrilateral until next Tuesday against the Hungarian Istvan Szaka.
This Sunday, Rolando Martínez (55 kilograms) and Jorge Soto (80), defeated by two world medalists fell. Martínez succumbed 4-1 at the hands of Azerí Azerí Nijat Huseynov, Bronze in 2021 Youth Lid, while Soto lost 3-2 against the American Robby Gonzales, world champion of Belgrade 2021.
The Sunday day was saved by the fiery Erislandy Álvarez, much superior to Spanish Oier Ibarreche, which he swept without compassion with unanimous vote of the judges. The Cienfueguero goes in search of its first title of the orb after falling in the 2023 final against the Frenchman Sofiane Oumiha, before whom he later took revenge for the Olympic scepter of Paris.
Erislandy’s triumph adds to Julio La Cruz in the Supercomplete Division (+90). “The shadow”, which seeks its sixth crown and its seventh medal of the world, opened with victory over the Azerí Mahammad Abdullayev, winner of bronze in the last two World Cup editions. His next pitfall will be the Iranian Amir Esmaeili.
So far, the Cuban squad commanded by the coach Rolando Acebal only adds three successes, as Luis Enrique Vinent also won (60). The nephew of the Bicampeón Olympic Héctor Vinent began with his right foot against Croatian Vide Prkačin, but this Saturday fell by divided decision against Hungarian Kruzító Kovács
The Cross leads a generational mixture of Cuban team to Boxing World
Meanwhile, Jorge Cuéllar (70) and Nelson Williams (90) said goodbye after his first fighting against the Swedish Kevin Scott and Turkish Emrah Yaşar, respectively.
Cuba has had at least one champion in each of the 22 World Cup events held between 1974 and 2023. In fact, since the opening edition in Havana 51 years ago, the island’s army is that more crowns (81) and medals (149) has conquered.
However, in two of the last three World Cups it has only achieved a scepter and now, with so few troops alive, it will be difficult to maintain the golden tradition.
The other Cuban delegation
This Sunday the Bulgarian nationalized Cuban Javier Ibáñez debuted. The Matancero, Olympic bronze in Paris 2024, razed 5-0 at its premiere against the American Orlando Zamora-García and in his next duel the Irishman Thady Joyce will be measured.
Meanwhile, the complete Loren Berto Alfonso and Enmanuel Reyes will jump for the first time to the Enstera on Monday. Alfonso, representative of Azerbaijan, will open the hostilities in the 90 kilograms against the German Yasse Cisse, a first stumbling block to his third consecutive world podium.
The Pinarño was crowned the Belgrade 2021 and was silver in Tashkent 2023 after falling into the final against Russian Sharabutdin Ataev. In addition, he won two Olympic medals in Tokyo 2020 (bronze) and Paris 2024 (silver).
“The prophet”, meanwhile, will begin its route in Liverpool in front of the Croatian Zvonimir Rebolj. Defending the colors of Spain, the 32 -year -old capital expects to advance the discussion of the medals and improve its Belgrade 2021 bronze.
Enmanuel Reyes and Loren Berto Alfonso would not face until a hypothetical final of the heavyweights, which would be a reissue of the semifinals of the Paris Olympic Games, where the Cuban-Azerí took the victory.
