The Cuban navy participating in the boxing world championship Based in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbuekistan, this Tuesday they enjoyed the victories of the three-time universal champion Lázaro Álvarez and the rookie in these competitions, Nelson Williams, in order to maintain their undefeated pace in the contest.
Pinar del Río Álvarez took the first of the six steps he will need to win his fourth crown by defeating Mexican César Morales by unanimous decision in a bout of the 63.5-kilogram division held at the Humo Arena, according to a report from the sports portal Hit.
The newspaper highlights that in the duel between lefties, the Caribbean man handled his lead hand with precision as a prelude to good straight blows, which he complemented with intelligent combinations and the ability to respond to physical demands.
The judges saw the vueltabajero come out unscathed in the three rounds against a rival who has had experience in professional boxing with a record of 19 successes and seven defeats.
“They are usually very combative opponents, but I managed to make him fail to complete my actions while he was wearing himself out,” said Álvarez, who will return to the ring on Thursday to cross gloves with the Ethiopian Mesfin Keralah.
The triumph of the three-time Olympic bronze medalist also happened shortly after the Camagüeyan Williams made his triumphant debut in the 86 kilogram division by submitting the Dominican Daniel Guzmán 5-0, in what Hit He valued as “another good demonstration among the novice members of the squad.”
“It was a good fight, in which I was able to comply with the instructions from the corner to face an opponent of greater stature and reach,” said the man from Camagüey, who in his next presentation will have the Tajik Parviz Karimov in the opposite corner.
The incursions of the Cuban fighters will continue this Wednesday. In duels scheduled for dawn on the island, the young Erislandis Álvarez will find Gianlugi Kalaipupin, from Indonesia, as an opponent, while Jorge Cuéllar will train against Australian Shannan Davey.
The Cuban team had achieved its first success in this planetary fair through Saidel Horta in the 57-kilogram division, who was much higher than the Belarusian Maksim Dankov to receive a favorable vote from the five judges.
Cuba achieves its first success at the World Boxing Championships in Tashkent
Cuba is one of the nations that has boxers in all divisions of the contest. The history of the World Cups has the island as the one with the greatest number of titles won, with 80. In addition, Cuban boxers have achieved 35 silver and 28 bronze medals in all the events held.
Cuban teams have been successful in 12 of the 20 editions in which they have participated. Only in the versions of Milan 2009 and Yekaterinburg 2019 they could not win more than one crown.
