The Antillean representative of the 71 kg defeated Ugandan Kakande Muzamiru 5-0 to advance to the Sunday match as an opponent of Frederic Kiwitt, from Liberia
Cuéllar seeks to get the ticket for Paris 2024. (Photo: Mónica RF/ Periódico Jit)
Cuba celebrated the two triumphs attempted this Friday on the opening day of the Bangkok 2024 Pre-Olympic Boxing Tournament.
First, Jorge Cuéllar from Sancti Spiritus (71 kg) defeated Ugandan Kakande Muzamiru 5-0 in a match voted 30-27, 30-27, 30-27, 30-26 and 29-28 to advance to the Sunday matchday as Frederic’s opponent. Kiwitt, from Liberia.
In another of the sessions hosted by the Huamark room, the tanned Central Caribbean Yaquelín Stornell (66 kg) also won a 5-0 decision to eliminate the Romanian Crinuta Nicoleta Sebe, the 2022 European youth titleholder.
“She won by pure blow,” said one of the Island’s trainers present in the Thai capital, where the girl will face the Canadian Sara Kali next Wednesday.
This Sunday the world runner-up Erislandy Álvarez (63.5 kg) will debut, who will cross blows with Noah Talalot, from American Samoa, and on Tuesday the also number two in that instance Fernando Arzola (+92 kg), will do so against the Mexican Javier Cruz.
