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.»

In a moved semifinal, with more than enough exchanges and effective blows, Cuban boxer  Lazaro Alvarez lost 19-14 to Irish John Kevin and could not access the title dispute in the 56 kg division, in the 2012 London Olympics.»

Sancti Spiritus Yosbany Veitia was the second man of the Cuban boxing squad to fight in the 2012 London Olympics. The athlete beat Australian Billy Ward 26×4 and confirmed his favoritism before the combat.»

The Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro Ruz, dedicated his latest reflection to the recent deceased Cuban boxer Teofilo Stevenson.»

Fidel: “Teofilo Stevenson deserves the recognition of the Cuban people for his athletic success derived from his discipline, his dedication to the sport, his courage, his moral (…) We believe that he set an example even more valuable than that, and it’s evidenced in the moment he was spoken of …»

As part of the terrorist tactic to assassinate prominent figures in Syrian society, an armed group shot boxing champion Ghiath Tayfour to death in the northwestern city of Aleppo, the news agency SANA reported.»