The Cuban boxing team has been living up to it's reputation as the world's top amateur team as it continues to shred it's competition at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Today at Worker's Gymnasium, the victory train rolled on as Middleweight Emilio Correa hammered out an 18-4 victory over Sergiy Derevyanchenko of the Ukraine, light flyweight Yampier Hernandez dominated Ukraine's Georgiy Chygayev 21-3 and flyweight Andris Lafitta defeated Great Britain's Khalid Yafai on points 9-3.
It was the same story yesterday but featherweight Idel Torriente did have a tougher time as he had his hands full with Mongolia's Enkhzorig Zorigtbaatar before pulling out a 10-9 win.
Bantamweight Yankiel Leon outpointed Kazakhstan's Kanat Abutalipov by a score of 10-3 while lightweight Yordenis Ugas closed out Friday's competitions for Cuba by outboxing Domenico Valentino of Italy 10-2.
Tomorrow light welter Roniel Iglesias meets Russia's Gennady Kovalev, with welterweight Carlos Banteaux squaring off with Egypt's Hosam Abdin and heavyweight Osmai Acosta engaging Greece's Ilias Pavlidis
Super Heavyweight Robert Alfonso sees action on Monday as does bantamweight Yankiel Leon and featherweight Idel Torriente.
Thus far the Cuban team have come through the competition unscathed and present a daunting challenge as the Olympic Games of 2008 roll on.
Share/Save
| (0) comments | Add your comments
Click to read more boxing articles by Alejandro Tostado
Discuss in Boxing Forum
Related Boxing Articles...
Cuban heavyweight champion to compete as super heavyweight in 2005.
HAVANA. Cuban heavyweight boxing champion Odlanier Solis, who replaced retired three-time Olympic champion Felix Savon in the division, has announced he >
This week, Arena CEO Ahmet Öner welcomed Erislandy Lara to Hamburg, Germany. The 2005 world amateur champion from Cuba joined his fellow countrymen Odlanier Solis, Yuriorkis Gamboa and Yan Barthelemy >
British lightweight sensation and Olympic silver medallist Amir Khan is set to make his professional boxing debut next month. July 16 is the day that Khan will set foot in >
Arena CEO Ahmet Öner confirms that two-times Olympic Gold Medallist Guillermo Rigondeaux has finally defected from Cuba , has arrived in Miami, Florida, and signing with Arena Box-Promotion.
“It’s true”, >
On September 30th Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing will present its second installment of VIP Boxing at the beautiful Russo's On The Bay in Howard Beach, NY.
Headlining the show will >
Peter Quillin: 161.5 lb
Sam Hill: 159 lb.
Ronald Hearns: 154 lb
Alexander Pacheo Quiroz: 155.5 lb
Danny O'Connor: 143 lb
Joe Guerrido: 142 lb
Peter Quillin: "This is my third charity fight; I may change >
On Wednesday night Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing presented it's second installment of VIP Boxing before a packed house at the beautiful Russo's On The Bay in Howard Beach, NY.
>
The last fight of British boxer Amir Khan's amateur career could be a rematch of the gold-medal bout at the 2004 Athens Olympics. The >
When super featherweight sensation Yuriorkis Gamboa, 9-0 (8), steps into the right to fight Darling Jimenez, 23-2-2 (14), for the vacant WBC international championship in Primm, Nevada tonight, it is >
Olympic gold medallist back in action on June 27th
“Rising Star” Yuriorkis Gamboa was shining bright when he beat Darling Jimenez from New York this Saturday in Primm, Nevada by unanimous >
Boxing News Tags: Andris Lafitta, Beijing, Emilio Correa, Enkhzorig Zorigtbaatar, Georgiy Chygayev, Idel Torriente, Khalid Yafai, Olympic Boxing, Sergiy Derevyanchenko, Yankiel Leon
