Four Chinese boxers have
reached the finals of the Cuban 43rd International Boxing Tournament
Giraldo Cordova Cardin, which ends Sunday in Havana after almost one week of
fights.
Li Bing, from the 49-kilogram
category, Wen Yinhang, from the 75-kg, Wang Xuanxuan, from the 91-kg and Zhang
Zhilei, from the over 91-kg, will go up the boxing ring searching for victory
on Sunday.
Li defeated Venezuelan Ronald
Chacon in a close fight while Wen was much better than Karl Heel from Bahamas.
Wang won by disqualification of Colombian Deivi Blanco and super heavyweight
Zhang easily won by default of his teammate Gu Guangming.
The other Chinese boxer in
semifinals, Men Fanlong, from the 81-kg division, lost to Cuban world champion
Julio Cesar La Cruz, who showed more offensive effectiveness, as well as
mastery to shun and shift.
One of the most expected final
fights is the one between Zhang, Olympic runner-up in Beijing 2008, and Yoandi
Toirac, who is considered Cuba’s currently greatest boxer.
Wang will face Cuban boxer
Erislandy Savon, while Wen takes on Russian Petya Khamukov and Li meets Cuban
Yosbani Veitia. (Source)
