The men’s 51kg weight class in the boxing tournament saw Rogen Ladon, a Rio 2016 Olympian from the Philippines, fall short in his attempt to qualify for the Paris Olympics. Despite his best efforts, Ladon was defeated 4-1 on points by Spain’s Rafael Lozano Jr, the son of two-time Olympic medallist Rafael Lozano Sr.
On the other hand, Yuberjen Martinez, a Rio 2016 silver medallist from Colombia, had a successful start to his campaign as he aims for his third Olympic appearance. He scored a comfortable unanimous points verdict over Nepal’s Chandra Thapa. Other athletes who progressed in the competition include So Chon-ryong of People’s Republic of Korea and Huthaifa Eshish of Jordan.
The men’s +92kg superheavyweight division also had some exciting matches with Willys Mendoza of Colombia defeating Morocco’s Younes Bouhdid and Kennedy St Pierre of Mauritius winning unanimously against Ghana’s Mark Ahondjo. In addition to these matches, Rita Soares from Portugal and Nazym Kyzaibay from Kazakhstan emerged victorious in their respective bouts in the women’s 50kg class.
The competition will continue on Sunday with bouts from the men’s 63.5kg and men’s 71kg weight classes. Fans can look forward to more intense and thrilling matches as athletes strive to secure their spots in the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris.
Meanwhile, Yuberjen Martinez continued his successful campaign with a comfortable unanimous points verdict over Nepal’s Chandra Thapa in the men’s lightweight class (52 kg). Other athletes who progressed through round one included So Chon-ryong of People’s Republic of Korea and Huthaifa Eshish of Jordan.
In addition to this, Hamza Essaadi of Morocco stopped Fiji’s Chand Nehal while Baresham Harutunyan of Armenia prevailed over Tunisia’s Ala Eddine Zidi in another round one bout.
Ghana’s Theophilus Allotey claimed victory over Hungary’s Attila Bernath while Republic of Korea’s Kim In-kyu beat Britain’s Kiaran MacDonald in a close split decision.
The men’s heavyweight division (81 kg) saw some impressive performances as well with David De Pina from Cabo Verde knocking out Serbia’s Omer Ametovic while Hamza Essaadi stopped Fiji’s Chand Nehal.
However, it was Baresham Harutunyan who stood out as he emerged victorious over Tunisia’s Ala Eddine Zidi.
The women’s middleweight class (75 kg) also had some exciting matches with Germany’s Anja Breker winning unanimously against France’ Sarah Ourahmouni while Russia’S Marina Shyrokaia won by majority decision against China Li Yanjie.
