BOXING

Sancti Spiritus light flyweight Yosvany Veitia guaranteed the bronze medal in the 2013 World Boxing Championships held in Almaty by beating 2-1 Italian Manuel Cappai.»

Cuban Gerardo Cervantes and Erislandy Savon were victorious today at the fifth round of the XVII World Boxing Championship in Almaty, Kazakhstan, leaving Cuba undefeated.»

Sancti Spiritus boxer Yosvany Veitia got one of the four titles obtained by Cuba in the Golden Belt Tournament that took place in the Romanian city of Constanta.»

Cuban boxing will depend on nine men in the iconic Golden Belt tournament that begins after tomorrow in Constanta, Romania.»

Cuban boxer Roniel Iglesias,  London 2012 Olympic champion , was suspended by the National Federation for a year due to an indiscipline committed.»

The national boxing team departed to Mexico for a training camp to prepare for the World Series, a semiprofessional tournament qualifying for the Olympic Games of Rio 2016.»

Sancti Spiritus boxer Yosvany Veitia got one of the six gold medals won by the Cuban squad that attended the Independence Boxing Cup, in the Dominican Republic.»

Seven Cuban boxers led by Olympic champion Roniel Iglesias, arrived in the Dominican Republic to participate in the XXX International Boxing Cup National Independence in the Dominican Republic.»

With more than enough merits the presence in the 49 kilos of Yosbani Veitia Soto was confirmed . The 52 kg, young Dariesky Palmero, was also called.»

Cuba will erect a monument and a plaza to pay tribute to the deceased three-time Olympian and world champion boxer Teofilo Stevenson in the eastern province of Las Tunas, Granma newspaper confirmed.»