Cuba wins seven gold in Pan American boxing championship

HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 24 (acn) The light flyweight Joahnys Argilagos took revenge against Mexican Joselito Velazquez to provide the first of the seven belts with which Cuba led the continental boxing tournament staged in Venezuela.
Argilagos, who is only 18, had lost twice versus the double Pan American monarch, the last one in the final of Toronto, but showed ease and speed in the bout and received the verdict of the judges.
Cuba reached this match with its 10 men qualified for the universal contest in October and its performance included also victories by featherweight Andy Cruz and super heavyweight Lenier Peró who defeated the Dominican Hector Garcia and local Edgar Muñoz, respectively.
The Cuban golden harvest also included wins by light welterweight Yasnier Toledo, middleweight Arlen Lopez, welterweight Roniel Iglesias and cruiser Erislandy Savon.
But the forecasts by experts were not met because the two-time world champions Julio Cesar La Cruz and Lazaro Alvarez and the bronze medalist at that level Yosbany Veitia lost their fights.
The light heavyweight La Cruz was beaten by Venezuelan Albert Ramirez, whom he has defeated in the discussion of the Pan American gold in Toronto, while the lightweight Alvarez lost the Brazilian Robson Conceicao.
Meanwhile, Veitia was defeated by the local Yoel Finol, although the appreciation of the judges left some disagreements .