Men from Ecuador debut with defeat and women with victory in the Continental Boxing Championship | Other Sports | Sports

The longest arms Dominican Alexy Miguel de la Cruz they were an impediment for the boxer Ecuadorian Jose Andres Cardenas could impact him and change the history of the fight that, due to the division of 57-60 kilograms, took place on the first date of the Continental Boxing Championshipin it Colosseum Voltaire Paladins Pole.

De la Cruz took the victory by unanimous decision (5-0). The effort that Cárdenas made with his fists did not find an echo, since the Dominican, with skilful feints and more accurate impacts on the face of the Ecuadorianwas carving out the victory throughout the three rounds that the fight lasted.

The tricolor team had De la Cruz between the ropes in the first round, threw blows, made it 1-2, but his effort was only in attempts, because his blows collided with the air.

In a second roundFrom the cross He went out to wear down the Ecuadorian. With his right hand he had him away and with his left he hit his face; she was waiting for him, while with his gaze she tried to decipher what Cárdenas intended to do. So he was accumulating points.

For the third episode, De la Cruz threw his right hand and went back, taking refuge in the ropes; and Cárdenas could not take advantage of that, He threw punch after punch, but they were harmlessthey didn’t hurt, and rather allowed his rival to hit him when he lowered his guard, so much so that near the end he noticed blood coming out of his nostrils.

Like a brave man, the Ecuadorian he endured the final seconds throwing punches. In the end, the judges gave De la Cruz the victory.

In ladies, the local Valentina Valencia won 5-0 victory over Tatiana Nicole Ortizfrom Puerto Rico, in the 60-63 kilogram division.

Results

The markers of the first day were:

In the 48-51 kilos: Juan Sebastian Palacios (Colombia) 0 – 5 Erislan Romero (Cuba).

51-54 kilograms: Joshue Hazael Barrera (Mexico) 0 – 5 Caleb Tirado (Puerto Rico).

54-57kg: Kenneth Castillo (Guatemala) 0 – 5 Luiz Gabriel Do Nascimiento (Brazil); Antonio Harvey (United States) 5 – 0 Miguel Fernando Vega (Mexico).

57-60 kilos: Donnel Phillip (Trinidad and Tobago) 0 – 5 Jonathan Bourget (Canada); Moises Rodriguez (Panama) 4 – 1 Juan Reyes (Guatemala); Rafael Joubert (Cuba) 5- 0 Peter Murray (Barbados); Manuel Febus (Puerto Rico) 0 – 5 Jonathan Mansour (United States); Miguel de la Cruz (Dominican Republic) 5 – 0 José Andrés Cárdenas (Ecuador); Luis Orlando Verdugo (Mexico) lost because the referee suspended the fight (rsc) at one minute and eleven seconds of the first round against Jhon Orobio (Colombia).

in ladies, 57-60 kilograms: Valentina Bustamante (Chile) 1 – 3 Camila Gabriela Camilo (Colombia); Irene Fiolek (Canada) 0 – 5 Lasmin Ferreira (Brazil).

Second card markers

60-63 kilos: Alejandro Diaz (Panama) 0 – 5 Jehiel Neck (Argentina); Jorge Moirán (Cuba) 4 – 1 Yader Centeno (Costa Rica); Emilio Garcia (United States) 2 – 3 Jose Manuel Viafara (Colombia).

More than 92 kilograms: Abner Teixeira da Silva (Brazil) 5 – 0 Paul Nigel (Trinidad and Tobago).

50-52kg: Lorena Valencia (Colombia) 5 – 0 Micaela Robles (Argentina).

60-63 kilograms: Valentina Valencia (Ecuador) 5 – 0 Nicole Ortiz (Puerto Rico); Altagracia Solis (Mexico) 0 – 5 Angie Valdes (Colombia); Beatriz Palavecino (Argentina) 1 – 4 Sofia Gonzales (United States).

63-66 kilos: Victoria Chiroy (Guatemala) 0 – 5 Beatriz Soares (Brazil); Suzeth Ramírez (Mexico) 0 – 5 Cavanagh Charlie (Canada); Noelia Pérez (Argentina) 4 – 1 Velka Vélez (Ecuador); Melek Skoog (United States) 0 – 5 Stephanie Piñeiro (Puerto Rico); Morelle Macane (United States) 1 – 4 Maria Moronta (Dominican Republic). (D)