The two-time Cuban Olympic champion Roniel Iglesias defeated this Sunday by technical KO in the third round the local Eleazar Valenzuela in the city of Tijuana, Mexicoto add his third success without setback in the professional boxing.
In the duel, agreed to eight rounds in the division welterweightthe boxer from Pinar del Río raised to 19 the victories achieved by the Domadores de Cuba franchise, which has only suffered one setback since it began its forays into the rented boxing circuits, according to a note published by sports portal Hit.
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“The referee ended the fight in the third round before the strong siege of the Cuban on the Mexican,” said the ESPN television network, quoted by the outlet.
Iglesias signed with his performance the KO number 14 recorded by the Cuban crew, which in May 2022 debuted with six fighters in a poster held in the Mexican city of Aguascalientes.
Then four of the Cubans who climbed into the ring finished their fights before the agreed limit, among them the also Olympic champion Arlen López, author of the most spectacular blow of the evening.
Cuban amateur boxers returned to the professional arena thanks to the Mexican promotion company Golden Ring after it signed a representation contract with the Cuban federation of this sport.
Days before Roniel’s triumph, the Tamers had extended his winning streak through the young Erislandy Álvarez, who in the Venezuelan city of Maracaibo needed less than two minutes to defeat the local Omar “Nicolino” Echenique, in a lightweight fight (up to 135 pounds).
The only one defeat Suffered by the fighters on the island so far was at the expense of Yosvany Veitía, who lost 1-2 to the Mexican Daniel “Tubo” Ramírez, in a fight in the 118-pound division held in Ciudad Juárez last December. .
