The Cuban Erislandy Álvarez achieved this Friday a victory by divided vote over the local Joel Segura in a billboard held in the city of Jalisco, in Mexicoto score a successful premiere in the circuits of the professional boxing.
The young boxer was favored by two of the three judges of the bout (58-56, 57-56 and 56-57) in order to increase to 16 the victories achieved in boxing rented by the Domadores de Cuba franchise, which has only had until the moment a setback, according to a note from the sports portal Hit.
WIN BY SPLIT DECISION
Erislandy Álvarez dominated a large part of the fight and there is controversy in the final qualifications … and he wins in his debut against José Segura
Cards: 58-55; 57-56; 56-57
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The outcome of the fight corresponding to the 135-pound division, agreed to six rounds, meant the 16th failure of the Mexican fighter in his professional career.
According to the outlet, the information coming from Mexican territory “mixes positive criteria about the dominance of the Caribbean and questions about the decision”, but considers that in any case the victory achieved is an “excellent step.”
The Domadores de Cuba franchise entered professional boxing for the first time in May 2022, after the Cuban Boxing Federation signed a representation contract for its fighters with the Mexican promoter Golden Ring.
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On that occasion six of its members came out unscathed. Five before the agreed limit, although against rivals with little experience at the highest level of professional boxing.
While that was happening in Jalisco, the cuban boxing received bad news from Marrakech, where two-time Olympic champions Arlen López and Julio César La Cruz gave up in their respective fights for the belt in the most recent event with the Golden Belt Series category, corresponding to the 2023 World Tour of the International Boxing Association (IBA). ).
In the 80-kilogram division, Arlen was defeated by a vote of 1-4 by the Russian and Olympic bronze medalist, Iman Khataev, and La Cruz fell in the same way in the 92-kilogram division against the Italian world runner-up Aziz Abbes Mouhiidine, review the specialized medium.
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Remember Hit that with this result Mouhiidine celebrated revenge for what happened in the dispute over the universal belt at the Belgrade 2022 event and “fanned the flame of a rivalry” for the next version of the planetary tournament, when the Cuban aspires to his sixth reign .
Both Arlen and La Cruz had been crowned in the stop of this category held last year in the Mexican city of Guadalajara, and now they had clearly come out on top against two opponents, on the way to the defining match.
