Cubans Alejandro Claro and Julio César La Cruz advanced today to the semifinals of the boxing tournament at the XXV Central Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026, after imposing their authority in their respective quarterfinal bouts.

In the 55-kilogram division, Claro defeated Mexico's Cristopher Santos by unanimous decision (5-0), having dominated the contest from start to finish with technical and effective boxing that allowed him to control the action throughout all three rounds.

For his part, two-time Olympic champion Julio César La Cruz also displayed a dominant performance in the 90-kilogram category, defeating Puerto Rico's Ángel Rivera by a 5-0 score, overcoming his opponent in each of the three rounds thanks to his experience and command of the bout.

In the remaining results at 55 kilograms, Guatemala's José Felipe overcame Venezuela's Andrés Cova by split decision (3-2), the Dominican Republic's Junior Alcántara defeated Puerto Rico's Joshua Lorenzo 5-0, and Barbados' Jabali Breedy prevailed by the same margin over Haiti's Welineton Ceneus.

In the 90-kilogram class, Venezuela's Alfonso Blanco advanced to the semifinals after the referee stopped the bout against Haiti's Carly Pierre, who suffered an injury in the first round.

Likewise, Colombia's Jhojan Caicedo defeated Nicaragua's Bayron Charly after the referee halted the fight in the second round, following two knockdowns of the Central American pugilist.

Dominican Cristian Pinales completed the semifinal lineup in the division by defeating Mexico's Emilio Molina 5-0.