Cuba Claims a Title at the Continental Boxing Championship

The conquest of one of the three titles sought yesterday sealed Cuba's foray into the Continental Boxing Championship hosted by the Mexican city of Puebla.

The merit was underscored by 2023 world runner-up Saidel Horta (60 kg), who celebrated for the fourth time at the Miguel Hidalgo coliseum, this time over Dominican Ezequiel Medina.

The fight was stopped in the opening round because of injuries to both fighters, and the judges awarded 5-0 the dominance exercised until then by the island's representative.

Taking silver were Yusnier Sorsano (70 kg), once again a victim of Dominican Ricardo Cuello, and Nelson Williams (90 kg), defeated by Brazilian Isaías Filho.

The first of those duels reissued the Central American and Caribbean final of Santo Domingo and had a dramatic finish: all the officials scored 28-28 at the end of the third round and then issued the conclusive 5-0.

Williams found a difficult opponent, with great mobility, who combined enough resources to reduce the effectiveness of his offensive actions and took the win 5-0.

The three finalists and the bronze medalists Luis Enrique Vinent (65 kg) and Dayira Mesa (70 kg) secured places for the Lima 2027 Pan American Games.