Cuban Olympic champion Andy Cruz left the island last Saturday. “Officially tonight is breathing freedom”, confirmed Willie Suarez on the Facebook page Cuban Boxing. “I know where she is, but I’m not going to tell for his safety,” she warned.
The boxer with the greatest projection on the island “did not go out illegally,” the specialist specified, nor did he do it by “boat.” That escape route had been ruled out since June, when he saw an escape attempt foiled by the alleged accusation of Rolando Céspedes, The prosecutora man who has spent more than 10 years in the sports release business and has immigration contacts in Cuba.
Andy Cruz left the island by plane, according to the communicator, who claimed to have photos. “This morning [por el sábado] He just took off from Cuba around twelve o’clock, more or less”. The athlete arrived in a third country where “he is already safe and sound”.
“This morning [por el sábado] He just took off from Cuba around twelve o’clock, more or less”. The athlete arrived in a third country where “he is already safe and sound”
The boxer made a trip to the Dominican Republic, where “he met his partner,” confirmed baseball specialist Francys Romero. “Andy Cruz will look to start his professional career.”
An image of Andy Cruz on the plane was shared by the journalist from Full Swing, Daniel de Malas. “He finally escaped from Cuba, after several attempts and being expelled from the sports movement,” he stressed that from the Dominican he will seek to strengthen his path “to freedom.”
The nightmare seems to end for the Olympic champion, who in July was expelled from the sport for what the National Boxing Commission described as “repeated indiscipline”, including “his absences and late arrivals for training, his teaching activities, marked by a noticeable decline in their academic performance.
The sanction was announced to Cruz days after he appeared at the Sports City Coliseum in Havana to request his withdrawal and was waiting for the lengthy passport unlocking processes to which athletes who represent an interest are subjected. and who do not want to continue competing under the Cuban system.
“Finally he escaped from Cuba, after several attempts and being expelled from the sports movement,” said Daniel de Malas
It is not yet known whether Andy Cruz will settle in the Dominican Republic or move to the United States to pursue his professional career. “Now without ties to the island’s authorities, it would alert the main promoters of the moment who have been following the double Pan American title holder Toronto 2015 and Lima 2019 for some time, as well as the Belgrade World Boxing Championship in 2021,” specified the communicator Jorge Ebro of The New Herald.
Days before Cruz’s departure, the Domadores team suffered the loss of the winner of a gold medal at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games and a bronze medal at the 2021 Belgrade Boxing World Cup, Osvel Caballero, who defected in Mexico after beating Gerson Tiger escobar.
In August, billy rodriguez He escaped after his triumphant debut against the Mexican Miguel Ángel Luna. Billy The Kid he settled in Miami and signed with a promoter to boost his professional career.
Andy Cruz is one of the athletes who were recognized by the Government of Cuba after obtaining Olympic medals in Tokyo 2020 (held in 2021 due to the pandemic). The champions were gifted with high-end Mercedes-Benz cars in January and most of them were very grateful to the authorities and the late Fidel Castro.
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