The cuban boxers Albert González and Carlos Castillo left this Thursday the participating team in the world Cup held in the city of Cologne, Germanyaccording to official media on the island.
“Albert González (82 kg) and Carlos Castillo (+92 kg) left the delegation” reads the end of a note published in the sports portal Hitdedicated to highlighting the fact that three other Cuban fighters secured bronze medals on the second date of the tournament.
#Cuba adds three bronzes in the Boxing World Cup in Cologne.
They were contributed by Lázaro Álvarez, Freddy Pérez and Saidel Horta. Roniel did not appear due to injury. #CubanBoxing https://t.co/xe9uQB25lv pic.twitter.com/QdjmR2oVbi— JIT Cuban Sport (@jit_digital) November 4, 2022
Albert had planned to make his debut on that card against the local Ben Eghis, while Castillo would seek his second victory in the fight against the also German Nikita Putilov, after a successful debut with a unanimous verdict over the Kazakh Sabyrgali Amanat.
The news comes shortly after Osvel Caballero, a member of the Domadores de Cuba franchise that is entering the professional circuit under the protection of the Cuban federation, decided not to return to the island after achieving his third success in the Mexican city of Aguscalientes. these kinds of fights.
Something similar happened with Billy Castillo, when on August 20 he made his debut in this type of competition with a victory over the Mexican host Miguel Ángel Luna in the 108-pound division. Hours later, it was revealed decision not to return to Cuba and settled in the United States to continue his professional career there on the ring.
As for the results on German soil, the island’s crew secured another three bronze medals this Thursday thanks to the performances of triple world champion Lázaro Álvarez (63.5 kg), Freddy Pérez (92 kg) and Saidel Horta (57 kg).
In this way they added their medals to those that in the opening day of the competition His teammates signed Yoenlis Hernández (75 kg), world champion in his division, and Rafael Joubert (60 kg), who will try to improve positions in upcoming billboards.
Boxing: Osvel Caballero does not return to Cuba after his professional fight in Mexico
Álvarez submitted the Danish Lundgaard Jenfen 3-0, Freddy beat the Kazakh Madi Amirov in the same way and Saidel also received a favorable verdict from all the bosses in his lawsuit with the Belgian Vasile Usturoi.
The day was marked by the non-appearance of two-time Olympic champion Roniel Iglesias (71 kg), undergoing treatment after an injury suffered during his victorious debut in the contest, the report states.
In turn, Alejandro Claro (51 kg) was left without advancement options by losing 0-3 to the experienced local Salah Ibrahim, according to the report of Hit.
